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Whistler end of April?
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Any views on how the skiing will be in Whistler at the end of April? It looks like Whistler shuts but Blackcoombe stays open, so what kind of skiing could I expect?

Regards,

Greg
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kitenski,

Meet us in LG.
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Looks like I may be in the Seattle area at the end of April, so not too close to LG JT Wink
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kitenski,

Priorities, Greg, priorities...
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kitenski,
Should be loads of snow as they have a really good base. I've not skied blackcomb after mid april (because they shut it normally - this year they are doing something with the whistler gondola so have shut Whistler instead). It was pretty much spring skiing - wait for the sun to get on the slopes a bit then follow it round to get them whilst just right before they go to slush. Sitting outside the roundhouse for lunch or a beer down the bottom, chilling in the sun is great - no crowds, very chilled Cool
Saying that, apparently it's not that unusual to get a big storm and end up skiing powder snowHead
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I was there the other week and this bloke told me that the season doesn't really end until June 2nd!

So you should be OK.
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kitenski wrote:
It looks like Whistler shuts but Blackcoombe stays open, so what kind of skiing could I expect?

Why do all the British insist on calling it Black-"coom"? You don't pronounce one of those implements with teeth for brushing your hair a "coom" do you?

Tsk! rolling eyes wink

PS The mountain should be quiet at least, even if it is slushy.
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

Snowy, you mean a comb Very Happy rather than a coombe which is an english valley or hollow. i think we had the pronounciation first Very Happy
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rayscoops, I mean Blackcomb ("Black-coam") isn't pronounced Blackcoombe ("Black-coom"). It has nothing to do with little hamlets in the west country. Little Angel

When in Whistler, pronounce places as the Whistler-ites do.
(When in Squamish, give up trying to pronounce "squARRmish" properly.) wink Very Happy
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Snowy, I've never heard anyone pronounce it "Black-coom" - is it some kind of (English) softy Southerner talk?
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Snowy, I thought you were suggesting it was Whistler/Blackcoombe but pronounced comb, I stand corrected Very Happy Thinking about it, I was over there in Feb and have the pronounciation of Blackcomb as 'Blackcoombe' in my mind for some reason too Very Happy Strange, I shall ponder this at leisure Madeye-Smiley
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We had pretty wintry conditions in the alpine parts in mid-April last year
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I agree with Snowy, it's quite irritating to hear the Brits (who do) mis-pronounce it around here.
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You know it makes sense.

Thanks for confirming I'm not going mad veeeight. Smile

I did look down at all you supergroup instructors one week, when on the Solar Coaster and wonder which one you were. Isn't it time you got a new uniform? The snowboard instructors seem to get a new uniform every other year. I'm not sure about the powder-blue though. wink
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Yup. New outfit next year.

We refer to that particular blue as "brokeback blue" wink
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Snow was good for most of last week as the wearther was cold, but started warming up Wedndesday and by Thursday getting bare and slushy on the lower runs and sticky/slushy in the afternoon from just above Glacier Creek.
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22cm in the last 12 hours, 34cm in th last 24 hours, freezing level down to 700m.

And it's light stuff too, none of that gloop.

I'm off out now!
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