Comments on: Snowing Lightly All Day http://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.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: Greg (admin)http://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-528 Greg (admin) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:59:53 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-528 Simon, stay away from the lower mountain. Like I have said a few times already, I am comparing Whistler to how it 'can' be - not to other resorts. Even on a bad day Whistler is better than a lot of other places :) I have no plans to go out this week, but could be persuaded to watch a Canucks ice hockey game at the Cinnamon Bear Tuesday at 7pm - let me know if you are keen. My only real complaint is the lack of snow (base) so there are a lot more rocks to dodge than normal. Lorence, I am sure you will find some runs here that you like, and lets hope you get a powder day or two !! Simon, stay away from the lower mountain. Like I have said a few times already, I am comparing Whistler to how it ‘can’ be – not to other resorts. Even on a bad day Whistler is better than a lot of other places :)
I have no plans to go out this week, but could be persuaded to watch a Canucks ice hockey game at the Cinnamon Bear Tuesday at 7pm – let me know if you are keen.

My only real complaint is the lack of snow (base) so there are a lot more rocks to dodge than normal.

Lorence, I am sure you will find some runs here that you like, and lets hope you get a powder day or two !!

]]> By: Lorencehttp://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-527 Lorence Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:51:52 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-527 Thanks for the great reports boys - very useful. Coming over on the 15 Feb and never been to Whistler before. Only boarded in Aus. Even with the sub-par season to date (interm rider), will the slopes still be awesome! Thanks for the great reports boys – very useful. Coming over on the 15 Feb and never been to Whistler before. Only boarded in Aus. Even with the sub-par season to date (interm rider), will the slopes still be awesome!

]]> By: simonhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-526 simon Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:40:05 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-526 Well i made it to whistler and did a couple of runs today only on the fitzimmons chair as i was feeling a little under the weather. Now i thought the conditions were fantastic compared to what i am used to home in NZ. Cant wait to get up the top tomorrow and see what its like. Greg- would be great to meet you and buy you a beer (no im not here for gay week hahaha) Well i made it to whistler and did a couple of runs today only on the fitzimmons chair as i was feeling a little under the weather. Now i thought the conditions were fantastic compared to what i am used to home in NZ. Cant wait to get up the top tomorrow and see what its like. Greg- would be great to meet you and buy you a beer (no im not here for gay week hahaha)

]]> By: Greg (admin)http://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-525 Greg (admin) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:28:31 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-525 Phil, sounds like what I would've guessed.... and why I am heading to the glacier first thing tomorrow morning :) Thanks for the report ! Phil, sounds like what I would’ve guessed…. and why I am heading to the glacier first thing tomorrow morning :)
Thanks for the report !

]]> By: Greg (admin)http://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-524 Greg (admin) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:27:11 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-524 No idea about the snow being predicted for the weekend - I sure do hope so. To top it off, I am hearing about the Canadian prairies being buried in snow - even the UK is getting snow !! No idea about the snow being predicted for the weekend – I sure do hope so.
To top it off, I am hearing about the Canadian prairies being buried in snow – even the UK is getting snow !!

]]> By: Philhttp://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-523 Phil Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:23:27 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-523 The goods on Blackcomb were definitely on the the Glaciers today. We were bummed to see 1-2cm on the Sunday morning forecast but happy to see much more on the mountain. We found boot-deep+ powder in the top part of Blackcomb Glacier and skier's left of the Horstman T-bar...even got a few waist-high shots here and there in the windblown areas. We ended up lapping the glaciers most of the day. Spanky's was open but we didn't see ,uch that looked worth hitting. Coverage on the off-piste still leaves a lot to be desired, BUT there are pretty good conditions to be found if you explore a little bit and avoid the usual groomers that get all the traffic. The goods on Blackcomb were definitely on the the Glaciers today. We were bummed to see 1-2cm on the Sunday morning forecast but happy to see much more on the mountain. We found boot-deep+ powder in the top part of Blackcomb Glacier and skier’s left of the Horstman T-bar…even got a few waist-high shots here and there in the windblown areas. We ended up lapping the glaciers most of the day. Spanky’s was open but we didn’t see ,uch that looked worth hitting.

Coverage on the off-piste still leaves a lot to be desired, BUT there are pretty good conditions to be found if you explore a little bit and avoid the usual groomers that get all the traffic.

]]> By: Greg (admin)http://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-522 Greg (admin) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:22:43 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-522 Thanks for the report Chris ! Sounds like the upper is nice, but the mid to lower is 'dust on crust' with the crust being a nasty hard packed/ice layer. I am looking forward to skiing the glacier again tomorrow - it is still snowing lightly. I just walked the dog and there is a good 5cm or so on the ground now. Thanks for the report Chris !
Sounds like the upper is nice, but the mid to lower is ‘dust on crust’ with the crust being a nasty hard packed/ice layer.
I am looking forward to skiing the glacier again tomorrow – it is still snowing lightly. I just walked the dog and there is a good 5cm or so on the ground now.

]]> By: Chrishttp://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-521 Chris Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:22:08 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-521 Looks like a big dump is due this weekend (I know they all say it on the forecast). Does anyone have any info on this? Looks like a big dump is due this weekend (I know they all say it on the forecast). Does anyone have any info on this?

]]> By: Chrishttp://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-520 Chris Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:19:01 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-520 Hey Greg. Today was pretty good up high. Decent amounts of fresh snow in Harmony/Symphony. The middle third of blackcomb though is still pretty nasty. A patroller I rode up with described it as a thin coating of white paing on 100 year old siding. Pretty accurate. We took the P2P back over from Whistler towards the end of the day and skied some runs off 7th. We took a final run down the front and the conditions around Solar Coaster were bordering on East Coast hardpack (I'm from there and ski it all the time). It was truely nasty, piles of fluff interspresed with bulletproof ice. That being said the upper part of the mountain seems to be shaping up and I had some truely good runs through the glades on Whistler. Hey Greg. Today was pretty good up high. Decent amounts of fresh snow in Harmony/Symphony. The middle third of blackcomb though is still pretty nasty. A patroller I rode up with described it as a thin coating of white paing on 100 year old siding. Pretty accurate. We took the P2P back over from Whistler towards the end of the day and skied some runs off 7th. We took a final run down the front and the conditions around Solar Coaster were bordering on East Coast hardpack (I’m from there and ski it all the time). It was truely nasty, piles of fluff interspresed with bulletproof ice. That being said the upper part of the mountain seems to be shaping up and I had some truely good runs through the glades on Whistler.

]]> By: Greg (admin)http://whistlersnowreport.com/snowing-lightly-all-day-593.htm/comment-page-1#comment-519 Greg (admin) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:46:32 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=593#comment-519 I ended up in Squamish over night and didn't make it back until around midday. I will let it snow and pick up the powder in the morning :) I ended up in Squamish over night and didn’t make it back until around midday. I will let it snow and pick up the powder in the morning :)

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