There was a strong, cold wind around the Roundhouse level, but once out of it, the weather was mild and the skiing great. The snow remained great until the bottom of Emerald chair, but became heavy smoo just below.
Archive for February, 2010
Olympics – Day 2
Sunday, February 14th, 2010First Competition of the Olympics
Friday, February 12th, 2010Today, I got to watch the first competition in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games – a qualifying round for the Short Hill Ski Jumping. The first medal events take place tomorrow, with the Mens Downhill and Moguls among the list. As for the ski jumping, it must take a lot of courage to fly off those things at around 90klms/hr.
Olympics Eve
Thursday, February 11th, 2010So, as far as skiing, Whistler is pretty darn sweet right now. Visibility would be the only complaint for most people, as it can vary a lot during weather systems. Regardless, we are about to get to ski some powder 
Perfect Groomers
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010What a day, absolutely perfect groomer skiing, and great snow overall. We ended up just blasting run after run on piste, since it was perfectly groomed with no one around. It was almost like skiing our own Olympics. Off-piste was fun, but when you see untouched groomed – you ski it.
Lots of Sunshine
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Another sunny day, we have had quite of few of these lately. Usual story, no one skiing the mountains and everyone is loving cruising the groomers. The forecast looks pretty good too, for a skier, with snow for the higher elevations