Comments on: Looking forward to Summer http://whistlersnowreport.com/looking-forward-to-summer-802.htm Unofficial Snow Report for the Whistler ski resort Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nick Fieldhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/looking-forward-to-summer-802.htm/comment-page-1#comment-751 Nick Field Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:17:58 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=802#comment-751 Yeah, I head out today and I had a pretty decent time. I got some good pow on places like pacalolo and Sapphire bowl. The entrance is still sketch to sapphire though. Yeah, I head out today and I had a pretty decent time. I got some good pow on places like pacalolo and Sapphire bowl. The entrance is still sketch to sapphire though.

]]> By: Wugmotherhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/looking-forward-to-summer-802.htm/comment-page-1#comment-750 Wugmother Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:37:44 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=802#comment-750 Today is Saturday, April 11. Best part about today: the waffles at Crystal Hut! We were not alone. It was something we've been wanting to do for years and with Crystal closing tomorrow we just made it. Waffles are extra large round guys and you can have any toppings among the following: strawbs, bluebs, maple syrup, choc chips, and whipped cream. Yup. We went for all toppings excdept blueberries. It's a lovely rustic hut at the top of Crystal Chair, or part-way down Ridge Runner on Blackcomb. Now on to the ski conditions. There was a light rain on the bottom, very heavy fog mid-mountain, and pretty clear around the Roundhouse level and fog again in the alpine. Hail mid-mountain, occasional snow higher. Conditions were slush from the Green Chair down, sticky stuff with a firm base mid-mountain and lighter stuff with a firm base higher up. It got very warm this past week so I can see how everything softened up and now has frozen. It will be lots of fun when we either get lots of fresh snow (expected Sunday afternoon) or warms up to spring temps again. It wasn't so icey today that you couldn't enjoy the snow; it was just more firm underfoot than I like. We explored some of the treed bump runs like Bark Sandwich (firm), Arthur's choice (more fun, smoother), and Marmot trees. My knees didn't complain as much as they usually do because the icey bits beneath the few cm of fresh were smooth as opposed to death cookies. As I type this, it's sunny at our place near Creekside. Go figure! Oh ya, the mountain was pretty empty. No lift lines. Today is Saturday, April 11. Best part about today: the waffles at Crystal Hut! We were not alone. It was something we’ve been wanting to do for years and with Crystal closing tomorrow we just made it. Waffles are extra large round guys and you can have any toppings among the following: strawbs, bluebs, maple syrup, choc chips, and whipped cream. Yup. We went for all toppings excdept blueberries. It’s a lovely rustic hut at the top of Crystal Chair, or part-way down Ridge Runner on Blackcomb.

Now on to the ski conditions. There was a light rain on the bottom, very heavy fog mid-mountain, and pretty clear around the Roundhouse level and fog again in the alpine. Hail mid-mountain, occasional snow higher.

Conditions were slush from the Green Chair down, sticky stuff with a firm base mid-mountain and lighter stuff with a firm base higher up. It got very warm this past week so I can see how everything softened up and now has frozen. It will be lots of fun when we either get lots of fresh snow (expected Sunday afternoon) or warms up to spring temps again.

It wasn’t so icey today that you couldn’t enjoy the snow; it was just more firm underfoot than I like. We explored some of the treed bump runs like Bark Sandwich (firm), Arthur’s choice (more fun, smoother), and Marmot trees. My knees didn’t complain as much as they usually do because the icey bits beneath the few cm of fresh were smooth as opposed to death cookies.

As I type this, it’s sunny at our place near Creekside. Go figure!

Oh ya, the mountain was pretty empty. No lift lines.

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