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WHISTLER/BLACKCOMB | BRITISH COLUMBIA | CANADA
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December 7, 2010
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Powderpirate: February 27, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Just a small 4cm ovenight but consistent snow from first light meant there was a decent layer of pow to shred today. Windy early on but alpine open by 10am, visibility poor for most of the day. Still ...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 26, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
No new stuff today and -18 at midstation was pretty cold. High alpine not opened due to winds, expect the same tomorrow unless it clears up....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 22, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Amazing snow again today, 6" fresh, ob.runs off glacier chair filled with pow...small hike from top of showcase tbar also offering prime lines and knee deep fun stuff....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 17, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Whistler has seen 73" in the last 7 days. Incredible conditions today with waist deep powder all over. Best day skiing in a long time. Tree lines to access Symphony Amphitheatre were heaven. bc access...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 13, 2011 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
A foot of fresh powder carpeted Whistler and Blackcomb this morning. Absolutely glorious conditions, great skiing in the out of bounds tree runs into Symphony Ampitheatre and behind Franzs Chair. Tree...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 11, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
10cm's today kicked off a forecast of 60cm over the 6 days, it was more than welcome as Whistler hasnt seen any significant dumps in over 3 weeks. There was great skiing in the trees off Symphony Ampi...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 10, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Small drop last night of 2 inches, first we've had in weeks, was just enough to give a light layer to play on. Visibility was perfect and the out of bounds tree runs along the peak to creek were great...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 8, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Bluebird day, low winds in the high alpine, good skiing through VD trees. Still no fresh stuff....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: February 6, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
After a week in Vegas, im happy to be back in the mountains. Very firm all around today with no new snow for the last week. Sunshine late on but good visibility all day and no wind,very good day....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 27, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Just a few cm's of snow last night, clear skies and no real wind to speak of. Best runs through VD trees and some fun off Peak to Creek with small pow pockets off in the trees....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 22, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Clear day with stable snowpack, a few nice powder full chutes off Yard Sale on Blackcomb. low winds in the high alpine, late cloud cover affected visibility but not until close to last lift so cant co...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 19, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
No new snow and strong winds meant icey conditions all over today. Low lying cloud cover also made for tough visibility. Surprisingly found some small powder stashes through VD tress and off back of H...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 16, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Raining constantly for the last 2 days below 1600m, have lost alot of the nice stuff that dropped last week. Freezing level staying at 1600m tonight so unlikely to see a change tomorrow, although it i...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 13, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Another nice dump last night gave us a foot of pow to shred this morning. Visibility was poor on both mountains and late rain again spoilt some sweet lines. Avalanche blasting in the alpine tomorrow i...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 12, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
A foot of fresh powder fell overnight however very high winds in the alpine closed alot of terrain and cloud cover and midday rain meant the day didnt have much life to it. Be cautious in the alpine b...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 11, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Really icy out there today and temp of -10c at the peak, with winds of 25km/h to boot it wasnt a great day skiing. Forecast is snow for Thursday....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 7, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Another 6 inches overnight added to the 3 feet in the last 72 hours, bluebird day with optimal visibility across the mountains, VD trees on Whistler was madness with great lines somehow still untouche...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 6, 2011 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
2 feet of fresh in the last 24 hours. Awesome conditions all over both mountains, great skiing up under garbonzo chair with knee deep powder in plenty of spots. Heavy cloud cover late in the day. Repo...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: January 3, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
6 inches of fresh powder and clear skies equalled great skiing today...more snow forecast for tonight......[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 31, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
A couple of inches of fresh overnight gave us a bit of powder to see out 2010. Visibility was incredible with an absolute perfect bluebird day. Piccolo face and West Cirque offering best skiing early ...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 25, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Sloppy conditions today after rainfall through the night,ok skiing up in 7th on Blackcomb but massive Christmas crowds made it tough to find anywhere fresh....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 21, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Awesome conditions today with 6 inches of fresh. 7th Heaven on Blackcomb was simply epic, nice lines, empty runs, visibility for miles. Avalanche testing tomorrow....[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 19, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Bright blue skies this morning, 2 inches of snow on top of firm base. Slight winds around midday and cloud cover early after noon.Tree runs very friendly through Cirque and good skiing all through Sym...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Nothing new overnight.. icey conditions by mid afternoon, with tight tree runs proving tougher than recently. some decent visibility all day so spent the afternoon in Harmony and flute bowls. Ok bc of...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 15, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
A foot of fresh last night. Spent all day up on Whistler in Harmony bowl...West Cirque was primed for some out of bounds runs..also good bc to be had through the back of Symphony. Avalanche testing to...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 12, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Six inches overnight was decent enough to hike up to Blackcomb Glacier first thing today..Minus 3 at the top with great visibility.. Good skiing in 7th heaven...few cornices developing for some drops ...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 9, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
only some sloppy wet stuff fell overnight and scattered showers today meant it was pretty wet all round.... up in the high alpine it was a little drier and some good skiing to be had up in harmony and...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: December 7, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
8 inches in last 24 hours made for some decent riding on both mountains today and yesterday. Overcast conditions meant low visibility however it cleared up late afternoon. Considerable to high adviso...[view]
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Powderpirate: November 27, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
We scored another 9 inches of snow in the last 24 hours bringing the two day total to about 50 cm. The alpine is beginning to get filled in, although early season conditions still prevail. Signs of na...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: November 25, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Today was the opening of Blackcomb mountain for the season and it also doubled the number of options for the powder hounds among us. Although nothing substantial, constant snowfall all day meant good...[view]
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Powderpirate: November 23, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Hey all...We're still waiting for a big dump here but even so there is riding to be had. It was -15 at the peak with 14-20km/h winds today so was chilly but a few runs gets the body temp up. Good ridi...[view]READ MORE
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Powderpirate: November 19, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Greetings from BC Canada! This is the first powder journal from Whistler and ill be looking to keep you all updated on weather, riding conditions, events, etc during the 2010/2011 season. So it was op...[view]Already have a blog about this area? Link to it here.
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