We left for Whistler after work Friday, driving through Everett, WA in freak snowstorm (Vancouver too). Both Sat & Sun were sunny, with the top 4000 vert feet of Blackcomb firm but carve-able, and groomed to perfection. What a blast and a great last weekend of the season. Even got a little boot-deep pow on one run down Blackcomb Glacier. Very cold the whole weekend, with high-temps around -15C up in the alpine. Finished off the season with a top-to-bottom-non-stop last run from the top of the Horstman Glacier T-bar, for the full 5200+ vertical foot last dose of my favorite mountain. Kicked myself the whole weekend for leaving the GPS home since the surfaces were outstanding for high-speed cruising. Global climate change treated Whistler very well this year. As of yesterday, April 20, they still had full coverage to within 100 vertical feet of Blackcomb base.
For anyone who doesn't understand the Whistler experience, here's a taste. (Some overactive marketing gland did this, but it's pretty cool.) Click the 'compare acreage' feature on this page and then select 'compare acreage' at the top of the little pop-up app and then select your favorite mountain:
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/mountain/maps/index.htm
Ok, that does it for the ski season. From here on out, I'm all about whitewater trips, my whitewater websites, and all things rafting.
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