Whistler Session

[Gtanner]

Folks, I wanted to open the floor on discussing the potential for a WES this year. Pan and I were talking about it last week and think that Whistler would definitely give us a deal on passes, plus I'm pretty sure Chris and the Prior guys would like to be involved.

So sometime the third week of Feb... Feb 20th is a day off I think...


Thoughts, opinions, offers to get the ball rolling, funny anecdotes?

-Gord

[Cousin of Beagle]

Sounds fun.

February 20 is not a holiday. However, it does coincide with Presidents' Day in the US, which may result in more Americans at Whistler for that weekend.

February 20 through February 24 is Mid-Term Break at UBC.

[BlueB]

Ah February! SOmehow I thought you were talking now, December, my bad...
I'm in if a Sunday or maybe a Monday.

[pan]

I know several hard boot riders in Whistler snow school. I'm not sure if they can come out during the president week... but I'll ask them first!

[eastcoastcarve]

At the moment the 20th works for me :)

[CarvingScooby]

Any update on site snow condition in Whistler/Blackcomd?

Thx
RT

[pan]

Any update on site snow condition in Whistler/Blackcomd?

Thx
RT

Will go up this Friday and Sat for fun and work? expecting powder on glacier. :biggthump

[pan]

Just got back from Whistler. Lots of powder run in Harmony, Symphony and Peak! Knees deep powder in tree runs! Line up at Harmony and Symphony was around 20-25min.

Will go up to Whistler again for snow school training sessions. Hard boots in the morning and soft in the afternoon. :biggthump

[Gtanner]

Folks, just got off the WB website...there is an amateur BX event on the Sat/Sunday 17+ ski and snowboard divisions.

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/todo/events/mountain/snowcross.htm?aheading=0

Thinking of stepping in and depending on the course, rocking the HBs...anyone wanna join?

-Gord

[P06781]

Let me know if you are still meeting up for the 20th ? I have the 18-21st off and might drive up ? Never been to Whistler yet but catski near kelowna every year. Need to go once ...

Jim

[BlueB]

I'd love to, but can not pull of two days in a row...

[charliechocolate]

Count me in if it's going to be on the 18th or 19th.

[tenorman]

Let me know if you are still meeting up for the 20th ? I have the 18-21st off and might drive up ? Never been to Whistler yet but catski near kelowna every year. Need to go once ...

Jim


Count me in if it's going to be on the 18th or 19th.

seems like the 20th is the day with potentially the biggest turnout. BLUEB and CARVINGSCOOBY can probably only make it that day. PO6781 can make that day. GTANNER and i can also make that day. so that's a minimum of 5 confirmed/confirmables before contacting more potentials such as CHRIS PRIOR, C5GOLFER, PAN and the balance of the vancouver crew.


can CHARLIECHOCOLATE please confirm (on this thread) if you can definitely make it on the 18th? GTANNER is riding on the 17th and probably the 18th. i am sure that he will be extra motivated to ride 2 days in a row (17th and 18th) if you can confirm on the 18th. i will also be there on the 18th so that's at least 3 people that day. CHRIS PRIOR usually only rides on weekday mornings but i'll ask him anyway to see if he can make an exception for saturday the 18th. my email is disabled but you can email either BLUEB or CARVINGSCOOBY or GTANNER and they can give you my email and cellphone number. hope to see you on the 18th.


in addition to the 18th and 20th i will also be riding on the 22nd and 24th and 26th (my bum shoulder and advancing age won't let me ride on consecutive days anymore) so if any of you are still around on those days then let me know to meet up with you. will take the liberty of announcing on bomberonline that GTANNER will be entering the BX race on hardboots on the 25th and 26th--now that the cat is out of the bag he can't chicken out. in between breaks from riding i will try to take some photos of GTANNER in the BX race on the 26th so if i can get some decent shots i will post them on this thread.

[charliechocolate]

I go up to Whistler every Saturday anyway so yes, I'm confirming the 18th. I have no problems with 19 either, but 20 may be pushing it.

[pan]

From 17-23th, I will have CASI courses. I've tried the BX track at Blackcomb on race board. Definitely, have more advantage due to the berms.

[pan]

Update on snow condition at Blackcomb:

Perfect condition for carving on Jersey Cream. Yesterday, condition became soft after lunch. Today, most of the time were flat light. Long time haven't carve on groomed runs!!! Feel GREAT!

[BlueB]

BLUEB and CARVINGSCOOBY
Confirmed.

[Gtanner]

Pan, is the BX course the one by Solar that is always open to the public? If so then it's all rollers and banked turns... :)

[pan]

Pan, is the BX course the one by Solar that is always open to the public? If so then it's all rollers and banked turns... :)

Yes, it's the one beside the Solar chair. Mostly berms -> rollers -> berms, very simple.

[Cousin of Beagle]

7-11 day ticket $82 + tax
Sportchek ski card $82 + tax (must buy 2 days in advance)

[eastcoastcarve]

Folks, just got off the WB website...there is an amateur BX event on the Sat/Sunday 17+ ski and snowboard divisions.

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/todo/events/mountain/snowcross.htm?aheading=0

Thinking of stepping in and depending on the course, rocking the HBs...anyone wanna join?

-Gord

Would love to join you in this for old times sack but I don't think I can make it up both days that weekend :( might come out for one day though.

[charlie]

Lets ride tomorrow, who is here riding what mountain?

[Gtanner]

I'll be at Whistler and likely in softies based on the weather report for tonight....and the fact that it was puking snow when we left today.

-Gord

[tenorman]

Lets ride tomorrow, who is here riding what mountain?

hi CHARLIE

i am meeting GORD on whistler near the ROUNDHOUSE (not rendezvous) restaurant around 10am tomorrow. i think PATRICK is doing the same. my email isn't enabled but GTANNER and BLUEB's are so you can email them for my cellphone number if you need it--otherwise i will be warming up on the emerald chair prior to meeting up with GORD. you can grab me as i get off at the top of the emerald chair anytime between 9 and 10am. you will have no trouble identifying me--just look for heavily duct tape gloves! even the dirtiest of the dirty dirtbag lifties up there prostrate themselves in awe when they see my gloves.

GORD and PATRICK have decided to ride their softboots. i'll wait until tomorrow morning to decide. if we get more than a foot of snow then i will be on a blue supermodel with softboots. if less a foot then on either a green 4wd or red alp with hardboots.

hope you can join us tomorrow.

time to go wax my boards and get a good night's sleep.​

later

doug

[Gtanner]

20th, 9am Rendezvous - WES 2012

[tenorman]

both GTANNER and i were late getting up the mountain. with close to a foot of fresh powder the gondola lines were just packed. neither of us got up to the roundhouse until about 10am which probably caused us to fail to meet up with both PATRICK and CHARLIE. hope you guys enjoyed all the powder--we certainly did.

by monday all this powder will be nicely packed over 2 days of grooming. monday morning should be epic corduroy as there is negligible snow forecast until then. hence the decision to hit all the fall-line groomers (springboard, gandy dancer, cruiser etc.) on blackcomb just off the rendezvous restaurant early in the morning.

looking forward to riding with everyone again.

[eastcoastcarve]

Looks like tomorrow will be a great day of riding. Will bring out both softies and Plates to see what the conditions dictate. I plan on starting with the HB for the morning.
See anybody meeting up at 9am Rendezvous

Also I am driving up from New Westminster first thing in the morning if anybody is trying to find a ride. PM me your number and I will check this board in the morning and give you a call to make arrangments. Planing on Leaving New West Sapperton Area at 6:30am latest.

John

[Cousin of Beagle]

The cartoon wall pic was downstairs in the Rendezvous Lodge.

[tenorman]

great riding with everyone yesterday.

GTANNER said he was going to monitor snow conditions before making a definite decision to ride on any particular day--sounds good since we had to suffer through deep powder on the 18th and just enough snow on the 20th make it a bit bumpy (i hope the east coast guys aren't reading this and comment about a west coast a**hole complaining about too much snow.) i just checked the weather report. up to 10 cm tonight and up to 5cm tomorrow so wednesday will be a powder day--poor carving conditions. however thursday will be great no snow the night before and it will be sunny--hero conditions. so i am revising my original plan of riding on the 22nd and 24th to riding on the 23rd and 25th instead.

see you guys up there on the 23rd--conditions will probably be the best so far this year for hero corduroy.

[pan]

Saw some of you guys on solar. If it wasn't because of work, I would definitely ride with you guys.

Update on snow condition:
Feb. 20: Most bumps/moguls run got fill-in. Nice carving snow condition.

Feb. 21: Little bumps build up during lunch. Still good snow condition.

Will go up to Whistler until Friday. Riding softies.

[CarvingScooby]

I wish it was less traffic but it always good ridin together. Going thru the vids, some of the lighting isn't so great due the fogs but it's fun to watch. Will share in the "Drop Box".

I have to pass this week to ride in Whistler, have fun and GT good luck with the race, keep us posted.

Cheers
RT

[tenorman]

hi GTANNER et al


i'm shocked!! the whistler forecast last night was accurate for once lol.


just checked the whistler snow report a few minutes ago and no new snow overnite...cool and sunny (like SONNY STITT) tomorrow morning so it should be nice firm corduroy.


hopefully you won't have any family obligations tomorrow and can join me for some turns. i've been waiting for this type of snow condition for the last 2 weeks to try out the 2012 carbon silberpfeil and despite catching a slight cold today i am going to take a contact-c and wake up at 4 am to apply a heat pack to my shoulder for at least 3 hours tomorrow morning in order to give myself every possible advantage to have an awesome carving day.


i've been riding very conservatively the last few days to avoid re-injuring my shoulder but tomorrow i'm bringin' it. if i reinjure the shoulder i can't think of any better snow conditions to do it in.


hope to see you tomorrow.



later


doug

[tenorman]

forgot to add that the meeting place will be the same if you can make it--rendezvous restaurant at 9am or 10am. will text you tomorrow morning as soon as i get off the chairlift.

later

doug

[snowboardworm]

Im going to be in whistler for the provincial high school races on the 27 - 29. BlueB. You owe me some chocolate! You able to make it??
greg

[pan]

Riding at Whistler during the day. Saw a couple hard booters. Happened to sit with one of the riders on Burton Factory Prime. His name is David. He was doing the time trial in the boardercross track on race board. David, told me there will be a PGS event next month. Probably, I will bring my athletes up to do that race.

[tenorman]

Riding at Whistler during the day. Saw a couple hard booters. Happened to sit with one of the riders on Burton Factory Prime. His name is David. He was doing the time trial in the boardercross track on race board. David, told me there will be a PGS event next month. Probably, I will bring my athletes up to do that race.

hi PAN


i saw that guy too. he had a red factory prime right? and what looked like a briko shaped helmet? he was also carrying a second board as he was riding towards the race course the first time i saw him. was it that salomon boardercross shaped board with plate bindings that was sticking in the snow by the starting gates? i couldn't see the topsheet but the base definitely said SALOMON and it had plate bindings.


conditions were just too good that i didn't want to waste unrrecoverable riding time to go check out the boardercross race--most of the racers looked older. masters?


i bumped into a german guy named ANDY riding a yellow f2 speedster. he commented that i was the first guy he saw in whistler riding an f2 (i was on the 2012 carbon silberpfeil--great board and will write a review later.) ANDY wore what looked like black raichle flexons with yellow tongues (fult tilts?) he was also wearing a yellow and blue jacket with a cross on the back. it looked to me like a ski patrol jacket. is ANDY a bol member or do any of the canadian ski patrol bolers know him? would like to have talked to him more but i was more preoccupied with trying to get at the relatively untouched corduroy as that was just before 9am--my first run of the day. ANDY also seem to be carrying a pretty serious looking camera and was preoccupied with taking pictures so we got separated soon after meeting. btw he said that i was the 5th hardbooter he saw that morning--maybe you saw the same guys as he did.


GTANNER had to attend a family birthday party so we just exchanged greetings via text. GTANNER rode on the whistler side with his family. i stayed mostly on blackcomb as it seem to have better carving conditions today. did the solar chair and crystal chair all day. springboard, ross's gold, cruiser, ridgerunner and a few other lesser known groomers. the sun didn't show much so the snow stayed firm almost until closing time--what great carving conditions we had today!

[charliechocolate]

Is anyone going tomorrow? Looks like another super powder day. I just hope they don't wait until 11 AM to open the peak chairs.

[tenorman]

hi GTANNER


are your family obligations going to prevent you from entering the boardercross race on the 25th and 26th? if not then i will come up on the 26th (instead of the 25th as there is less snow forecasted on the 26th) to take some photos of you during breaks from snowboarding.


i'll wait for the evening forecast to see if anything changes and revise accordingly. currently, neither day looks like a good carving day. actually the 27th is the best day in the 5 day forecast--cold and sunny with no new snow from the previous night. if you won't be entering the boardercross race please let me know ASAP either here or phone or text so i can make alternate plans to go on the 27th (with BORIS if he is over his cold by then) to make some turns with SNOWBOARDWORM.


later


doug

[tenorman]

Im going to be in whistler for the provincial high school races on the 27 - 29. BlueB. You owe me some chocolate! You able to make it??
greg

hi SNOWBOARDWORM

depending on whether or not GTANNER will be able to race in the boardercross on the 25th and 26th, i might be able to make it on the 27th. i am going to be out of town feb 28 to march 4th so the 27th is the only day of the 3 that i can possibly make it.

BLUEB has a bad cold which might still be lingering on the 27th. if so then i will go get your chocolate from him and deliver it to you lol.

you can get my cellphone number from BLUEB or i can get yours from him if i do come up on the 27th.

btw do you have a child competing in the provincials?

later

doug

[tenorman]

Is anyone going tomorrow? Looks like another super powder day. I just hope they don't wait until 11 AM to open the peak chairs.

hi CHARLIECHOCOLATE

my motto is: if it's powder, stay home. lol

sorry we missed you on the 18th--didn't get off the gondola until about 10am.

i will be there either the 26th or 27th if you are still around.

have fun tomorrow. with about 30cm since last night and possibly another 10 tonight there should be lots of fresh powder.

[Gtanner]

So I'm signed up for the BX race this weekend. Time-trials tomorrow and 4x4 on Sunday. Tomorrow I'll be probably bringing a pow board aswell so that I can take an hour at the start and end of the day and enjoy the soft-stuff.

As for Sunday, some family will be up, but significantly less. Not sure of their exact plans as of yet. Otherwise, I'm hoping to ride on the 28th before we fly out.

-Gord

[deebee]

Hi Pan, it's David spoke with you on the lift at Whistler the other day.I encourage all you carvers to make the effort and come out to the Kokanee PGS on thursday March 15 it's the last race of the season,tons of prizes and it will spook the skiers to see a bunch of hard booters turn up.For the record the other board I had under my arm and sticking out of the snow wasn't a saloman but a Skwal

I'm up Whistler every weekend would like to carve with some new people
regards David

[tenorman]

So I'm signed up for the BX race this weekend. Time-trials tomorrow and 4x4 on Sunday.

good for you GORD. i'll bring my camera on sunday and try to get a few photos of your 4x4 heats in between carving runs to post on bol. don't worry about meeting up with me for some turns after the race as i know you wll barely have enough time for both the race and all your relatives from back east.

good luck in the race.

[CarvingScooby]

So I'm signed up for the BX race this weekend. Time-trials tomorrow and 4x4 on Sunday. Tomorrow I'll be probably bringing a pow board aswell so that I can take an hour at the start and end of the day and enjoy the soft-stuff.

As for Sunday, some family will be up, but significantly less. Not sure of their exact plans as of yet. Otherwise, I'm hoping to ride on the 28th before we fly out.

-Gord

Good luck. Your too fast to chase :eplus2:

Doug, post pixs please.

RT

[tenorman]

Good luck. Your too fast to chase :eplus2:

Doug, post pixs please.

RT

just a quick note to let you guys know that GORD won as expected. will post pics when i get back next week. no time now--gotta pack for trip tomorrow night.

later

doug

[Gtanner]

Whistler BX Race Report:

Ok so here’s what happened on the weekend.

Friday night it snowed ~37cm…which was awesome, however not so awesome for the 173 Coiler VSR which was turning out to be a SICK BX stick. So through the day Saturday, I bounced through the powder bumps and ran the course faster and faster throughout training. All was going well until I released twice on my front binding in one run…then something didn’t feel right. It felt like my front foot wasn’t fully engaged in the binding…like my front toe was lifting up…which felt oddly like it did last year when I cracked a shell…here I’m thinking “oh crap not again”.

Ok so dilemma time, I had 20 mins until training closed, and I had brought my powder board (Tanker) and soft boots up to the top of the mountain so that I could hit some pow after the Time-Trial. So after tightening up my TD2s and it still feeling weird, I went to Plan B and ran the time-trial on the pow-stick…with one run of half-speed training. Results from Day 1 – Top qualifier!!

Post-mortem on the board/bindings/boots, no cracked shell and a pair of bent toe-bails.

Day 2, it was effin cold, but bluebird sky. I decided to not risk the hardboots and switched to my new BX board (F2 Eliminator with softies) that I’d ridden twice and ended up having a great day, didn’t lose the red bib, and won the race...and realized that I miss racing. Hopefully our Vancouver relocation plan can come to fruition and I can start coaching.

Happy Shredding!

-Gord

[BlueB]

just a quick note to let you guys know that GORD won as expected.
Hip-hip-houray for Gord! Well done buddy!

[pan]

Congrat Gord! You should definitely come to Vancouver!

I will be go up to Whistler for gates training with snow school. Hopefully, it will be fun!

[pan]

Hi Pan, it's David spoke with you on the lift at Whistler the other day.I encourage all you carvers to make the effort and come out to the Kokanee PGS on thursday March 15 it's the last race of the season,tons of prizes and it will spook the skiers to see a bunch of hard booters turn up.For the record the other board I had under my arm and sticking out of the snow wasn't a saloman but a Skwal

I'm up Whistler every weekend would like to carve with some new people
regards David

Hey David, nice to meet you. If possible, I will try to come up for the race.

Anyone else planning to go up to Whistler too?