Comments on: Powder Day in Whistler http://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.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: Philhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.htm/comment-page-1#comment-534 Phil Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:27:59 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=598#comment-534 No worries, these things happen and kudos to Ski Patrol for making sure everyone was OK. They also kept Harmony running well after closing time to make sure everyone could get out conveniently. We also got vouchers at Guest Relations so overall I think they tried to make the best of a situation that no one could help. No worries, these things happen and kudos to Ski Patrol for making sure everyone was OK. They also kept Harmony running well after closing time to make sure everyone could get out conveniently.

We also got vouchers at Guest Relations so overall I think they tried to make the best of a situation that no one could help.

]]> By: Greg (admin)http://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.htm/comment-page-1#comment-533 Greg (admin) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:03:55 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=598#comment-533 Phil, sorry to hear you got stuck on Symphony. I had heard about it while Patrol was getting ready to do an evac, but didn't hear that they got it going again on the back-up. Good thing they did, as not many people like having to be lowered off a chair in ski gear (bad enough in normal clothes). 10am right now, and I am about to head up, but according to the website, Symphony is still closed..... (although it normally doesn't open until around this time of day anyway) Gary, yup 1 day can make a big difference, like today I expect most of the mountain to be average at best , due to the freezing levels being so high again ...... I am not too sure where you are hearing about 1m of snow over the weekend (must be the WB PR machine ?) I have seen various reports stating maybe a dump or two of 10-15 each - I would happy with that right now ! Hey Nick, cheers for the mention on your site. I had a quick peek, and you must have a decent readership if someone donated a SLR camera to you !!! (is Erin a volunteer Patrol this year?) Phil, sorry to hear you got stuck on Symphony. I had heard about it while Patrol was getting ready to do an evac, but didn’t hear that they got it going again on the back-up. Good thing they did, as not many people like having to be lowered off a chair in ski gear (bad enough in normal clothes).

10am right now, and I am about to head up, but according to the website, Symphony is still closed….. (although it normally doesn’t open until around this time of day anyway)

Gary, yup 1 day can make a big difference, like today I expect most of the mountain to be average at best , due to the freezing levels being so high again …… I am not too sure where you are hearing about 1m of snow over the weekend (must be the WB PR machine ?) I have seen various reports stating maybe a dump or two of 10-15 each – I would happy with that right now !

Hey Nick, cheers for the mention on your site. I had a quick peek, and you must have a decent readership if someone donated a SLR camera to you !!! (is Erin a volunteer Patrol this year?)

]]> By: Nick Fieldhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.htm/comment-page-1#comment-532 Nick Field Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:25:02 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=598#comment-532 Oh my god. That's so crappy about the symphony chair. I'm going to write something about it on my site, I'll reference this page for sure. Thanks for the heads up! Oh my god. That’s so crappy about the symphony chair. I’m going to write something about it on my site, I’ll reference this page for sure.

Thanks for the heads up!

]]> By: Gary ABZ, Scotlandhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.htm/comment-page-1#comment-531 Gary ABZ, Scotland Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:23:17 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=598#comment-531 What a difference a day makes !! Cant wait now on my to the airport maybe see you in the bar tonight for a beer. It also looks like nice weather till Friday then potential for upto 1m falling Friday night through till Monday - hope they are right. Gary What a difference a day makes !!

Cant wait now on my to the airport maybe see you in the bar tonight for a beer.

It also looks like nice weather till Friday then potential for upto 1m falling Friday night through till Monday – hope they are right.

Gary

]]> By: Philhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.htm/comment-page-1#comment-530 Phil Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:13:26 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=598#comment-530 Agree with Greg...an awesome day I think will be hard to beat. We hit up Whistler today and spent the morning skiing powder on runs around Big Red and Emerald. They were pretty crowded due to the snow and everything up top being closed, but doable. Plenty of powder to be found all over. After lunch, it was game on, as Harmony/Peak/Symphony opened. We headed over to Harmony and the visibility was pretty bad up top, BUT the powder over there was ridiculous. 30cm easy in spots and well over that in the windblown area to skier's left right after the first lip coming down from the top of Harmony chair. The snow up top stayed good through most of the day and was great if you had a break in the fog. Heading up on Symphony for the last run of the day, the lift stopped and we sat there for a good hour and a half. Ski patrol told us they were going to evacuate, but about a minute afterwards the lift started moving and they were were able to offload everyone using the backup diesel motor. So, who knows if it will be running tomorrow. Not the best finish to the day, but overall still fairly close to epic in my opinon. Agree with Greg…an awesome day I think will be hard to beat. We hit up Whistler today and spent the morning skiing powder on runs around Big Red and Emerald. They were pretty crowded due to the snow and everything up top being closed, but doable. Plenty of powder to be found all over.

After lunch, it was game on, as Harmony/Peak/Symphony opened. We headed over to Harmony and the visibility was pretty bad up top, BUT the powder over there was ridiculous. 30cm easy in spots and well over that in the windblown area to skier’s left right after the first lip coming down from the top of Harmony chair. The snow up top stayed good through most of the day and was great if you had a break in the fog.

Heading up on Symphony for the last run of the day, the lift stopped and we sat there for a good hour and a half. Ski patrol told us they were going to evacuate, but about a minute afterwards the lift started moving and they were were able to offload everyone using the backup diesel motor. So, who knows if it will be running tomorrow.

Not the best finish to the day, but overall still fairly close to epic in my opinon.

]]> By: Cameron Ferronihttp://whistlersnowreport.com/powder-day-in-whistler-2-598.htm/comment-page-1#comment-529 Cameron Ferroni Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:38:44 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=598#comment-529 I'd love to see the stats on the Symphony Chair - it seems to break down more than any other chair - and it's the newest one..... I’d love to see the stats on the Symphony Chair – it seems to break down more than any other chair – and it’s the newest one…..

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