Poster: A snowHead
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Whistler-Blackcomb has had a miserable week, with heavy rain affecting the World Snowboard Championships, though I think the freezing level has risen again.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Headed out there Sat 5th. Anyone have an up to date report or long range forecast for Whistler?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Snow forecast is showing just a few cms earlier in the week. A couple of threads on here suggest things are not that bad. Am off on 17th myself so glued to the forecast
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just got back from Whistler last night. Skiied (sp?) for 4 days - 2 on Blackcomb, 2 on Whistler. Both mountains were not good. We stayed high on the mountain everyday, so we were still able to enjoy ourselves. Everything is packed, tree runs are basically non-existent, and the moguls are like glass. Skiing in was extremely treacherous, with huge patches of ice. A local I talked to said this was officially the worst conditions since 1975. That said, I am from the states and still had a blast while we were there. Our skiing was cut short a little bit, and we didn't get out as early as we normally would have, but all in all it was still fun. We'll be back next year, hoping for MUCH better conditions. Good luck if you're heading out.
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I am scheduled to go to whistler in a few weeks and I'm getting pretty worried with all this terrible feedback. Does anybody know what the Big White/Silver Star mountains are like and if conditions are any better up there? Thanks!
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snoopy215, Conditions at BW & SS when we we where two week ago were far better than Whistler: BW/SS had so much snow early in the season and the warm weather didn't affect them so much (being much futher inland), so (almost) everything was still open - even runs like Grizzly (at BW) which don't open in poor snow years were officially open. Silver Star is still showing above-average depths top and bottom, whilst Big White is only a little under average.
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Oh eeek, people are making me worry now.
Come on every one, snow dances...
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Robbie, me too, more new snow here than there I think
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Am doing the snow dances on the hour every hour. Think positive. Leave for Vacouver on 17th and head up to the moutains on 20th. It HAS to snow between now and then.
Snow forecast is showing snow Sunday night - a little!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I get to town on the 19th, Mouth, so my snow dances are getting a little frantic now too.
It is ok guys, we will all have a blast. Whistler rocks, whaterver the snow i always have a great time, and we will do this time too.
*Robbie collapses under the strain of being so positive and limps away to lie down*
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Robbie,
Great. Is it right that there will be Snowheads meeting in GLC on 21st for apres?- seem to remember a thread about this.
Foxy quite to day so far - than God!
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Robbie,
Yes indeed we will be there. Fresh from a day on the slopes and no doubt in need of a Moosehead/Molson or two.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mouth, sorry, was just looking at the powder falling outside, and thinking of Colorado. (update to follow)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mouth, Gaaaaahhhhh, he found us.
Doh.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Wear The Fox Hat,
Hey .. how the hell did you find us? We were quietly arranging our trip and meeting for a few beers and you butt in! Get back to the other thread!
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Robbie, I'll keep bumping up the thread on the meeting
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Great, thanks Helen. And finally, there is some snow in the forecast for W, Hurrah.
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Robbie,
Yes I saw that Tuesday could be the day that it starts to fall. Fingers crossed
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Yippe, can i stop with the snow dances now then, i'm exhausted
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Robbie,
Keep doing them just in case. Also good exercise for ski/board legs.
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Mouth, Oh alright then, just to be sure
*plods off and puts trainers back on*
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Robbie,
That's the spirit
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Eugh! Smelly trainers.
Robbie, you may want to get your golf shoes out, and check the spikes are tight...
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You know it makes sense.
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Wear The Fox Hat,
Foxy is a secret golfer I think hence the numerous references to golf attire recently.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mouth, by "secret" do you mean I sneak on to courses in the middle of the night, wearing a disguise, and get 18 holes in?
Cause the answer is NO.
It's not a secret, I do play golf ocassionally.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wear The Fox Hat,
A man of many talents... skiing, weather watching, winding up fellow snowheads bound for Canada and... a golfer too!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mouth, you don't know the half of it!
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