Whistler Blackcomb Needs a Miracle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- It looks like us skiers need a Christmas miracle. The pineapple express packed a tropical punch the last few days at Whistler Blackcomb. Rain from the village up to the Peak washed away all the snow base coverage we had worked so hard accumulate. This wasn’t the iciest day I’ve ever had at Whistler, but it was definitely the sharkiest. Whistler Blackcomb's current skiing conditions are looking grim. We're begging for snow but whoever has a patent on P-Tex must be doing pretty well. Let’s get that snow voodoo going again.
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00:00 - intro
01:18 - Ridge Runner
02:36 - Springboard
03:40 - Carnage
04:50 - more carnage
05:24 - hydrating
06:09 - rocks everywhere on Harmony
08:55 - Burnt stew
10:11 - Olympic run
11:05 - the village - กีฬา
I love when you ask the guy if they’re ok and he says they’re fine while his friend lays motionless on the ground
Yeah that guy "resting" on the ground at 7:30 looked like he was doing more than "resting" laying there motionless.
motionless face in the snow... but ya hes fine
I've never seen anything like that...
“He’s fine.”
“Are you SURE!?!
“Yaya”
……WTF………
Who hasn't taken a mid run nap? totally normal. 😂
Hey, welcome to East coast skiing!! This is a normal day for us here! If you can ski the East you can ski ANYWHERE!!
East Coasters genuinely have the best attitudes on the mountain... Y'all are always stoking and I love it!
Winter in Nova Scotia doesn’t start until at least January these days it seems. We don’t have many hills but we at least used to get a lot of snow.
But why?
I learned on the east coast and it made going out west magical by comparison.
Welcome to the east coast?!?! This is whistler! Where is there 5000 vert. Feet on the east coast?…dummy
"Finally a snow video I can relate to - the audio sounds like everything I've grown up on" - everyone in Australia, that crunch is beautiful
Should have titled the video "11 minutes of soothing & calming skiing sounds for Australians and East Coasters"
@@riseandalpineno kidding! This is a solid day for most resorts out east. I’m still waiting for the man made base to build up at my local spots
haha, thats so true. this is your average season at perisher.
hey, don't forget about us in California, It's called "Sierra Cement" for a reason@@riseandalpine
Last time I skied Whistler was 20 years ago. Everyone was complaining about how icy things were in the morning and slushy it was in the afternoon. For me, it was like some of the best days I've had in Perisher or Thredbo
As an east coaster, you have my respect. Most west coasters wouldn't even think about getting after it in those conditions.
This is a pow day here in the midwest
midwest has super soft snow and rarely ice because of the cold temps.... nice try @@thechampagneroom1
Honestly just wrecking your shit, idk what he’s doing out in that
all 300 vertical @@thechampagneroom1
I’m always interested when I take my friends on the ice coast for the first time. I warn them of the patches, still doesn’t matter.
I feel like we're stealing all of Canada's snow. In some Austrian and Swiss ski resorts there is expected to fall around 100+ cm of snow the upcoming 6 days alone, over the past month there has fallen probably around 3 metres of snow or around 10-11 feet
I just came back and can vouch, there has been a lot of snow!
It’s payback from last season.
@@qwertyuiopasdfgh9328 I know right? The west coast got like 700 inches last season. now it's your season.
Anyone have any flight vouchers??
Ya'll got screwed last year. Enjoy it!
Glad your able to get a taste of what we been going through for the past two years on the east coast
I am glad you acknowledged that those conditions are standard fare for east coasters.
Hey! In Upstate New York and Vermont, the ski report for these conditions would read "Good--some rocks"!! But in all fairness, my sister and I arrived at many a Western ski area. for our annual two week ski trip, with the forecast either "Icy, Windy, Frigid Temperatures" or--just as bad, as far as we were concerned "Blue sunny skies, warm all week" UGH! Anyway--you two were really good sports, sticking it out all day!! Thumps up! Lynn in NYC
Any day on the mountain is a good day :)
You are dead right on that!! (Just be careful on those rocks!!)@@riseandalpine
Just got hammered with rain here in the east also. Major bummer the season started off promising. This coming weekend will be the only one of the season I do not head to my mountain (Christmas at the folks house). Here's hoping and praying for some snow for the new year! Cheers
The guy that was "resting", that kinda shit just gets me. I had a guy at Big Sky who destroyed his knee but wouldnt let me call ski patrol because he "didnt want his son to see him like that". He was literally crawling down 1000' of moguls but his ego wouldnt let him ask for help.
It’s not necessarily his ego. Sometimes people have calculated the fastest route to care and getting others involved will prolong the suffering. Also staying engaged in your own rescue prevents shock.
Ive definitely attended scenes where buddy didnt want any help. Thats when you stand by and make sure they make it down. Ok, then lets get your shit on and get off the hill cause I cant leave you here... wothin 10 mins we are calling for toboggan, or they are walking.
@@pauloakes6952yeah also if you're are in a foreign country the medical bills may be staggering. That played into my decision to ski off the mountain with a snapped ACL in the USA and fly home where I have full healthcare.
That’s your opinion. He taught his son a lesson about mental toughness that will last with him forever
@@abominablesnowman3494 I drove from whistler home to Washington with a broken collarbone. Saved me thousands.
These are conditions we´ve grown upon learning how to ski in Central Europe! Consider yourself to be lucky when having two edges as a skier. Riding that thing on snowboard with one edge is a whole different realm!
Lol “consider yourself lucky” like you didn’t have the option to choose either or..luck is all on you.
Thanks dude, great report. I go to your videos to check for the conditions. I didn't know the alpine was this bad.
Glad I could save you a drive. Friday was really fun but things took a serious turn this week.
bro you should do a challenge where you come to the ice coast for a winter and ski every day and then come back to whistler. You will never complain again!
Love it!
The ice coast 😂 so true
Was gonna say this looks just like home for me lol
I spent 4 years skiing in Montreal and Vermont... Had lot's of fun but I'm going to leave that challenge for someone else hahaha
@@riseandalpineever skied at tremblant?
So glad I canceled my trip from Toronto this week lol! You're my go to guy to see the conditions out there... appreciate you!
Happy I could help give you the honest update
France and Switzerland are a better choice from Montreal and Toronto ... less expensive, better quality
Thanks for another great video. So glad your channel has started to take off now from when I first subbed. You deserve it. It’s just past midnight here in the UK so Merry Christmas to you all 🎉
My son and I got here 4 days ago. Loved watching this. Super super useful!!!!!!!!!
shoutout to everyone that hit the mountains earlier this week despite the rain. ponds were big enough for little fishes up in Vermont. not ideal, but makes for crazy stories. enjoy the season everyone!!
I was in Vermont last weekend. Skiing wasn’t an option at home in Maine this week. 7” of rain and washed out roads at my home resort.
@@sethchute223been bouncing between VT, NH, ME, 12 days on hill so far this last week was an unfortunate setback
I feel so lucky to be in Lake Louise. Nearly our whole mountain is open and I’ve had fresh pow every day since opening
lucky bastard
Bro lake Louise has not had fresh pow everyday ahahah I went last week and conditions were trash. It’s at least better than this though
@@airhead3333 dude just ski in different areas there’s always good snow
Last time I skied Whistler was 2005 and first couple of days were as bad as this but then one big storm came in and we got a pretty good fortnight out of the trip. Hopefully it'll be ok. I'm in three valleys again this year which is in great nick at the moment and was fine last year, despite a generally poor season in Europe. Fingers crossed for North America!
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East coaster here, I actually had my first really nice experience on my local mountain in years, they were spraying snow everywhere, nothing melted during the day, so aside from one or two spots the runs were pretty nice, in a few spots there were rollers and small jumps that I could hit, washout, and not end up in pain, that was a first for me.
just grow up on the east coast and it feels great to be home for the holidays!
HOME SWEET HOME!!!
Fortunately the forecast for the next seven days is 48” of new snow at Whistler Blackcomb.
The forecast is looking bonkers!
Hey, Squamish guy 93/94 Whistler season had a 80cm base until mid Feb. then the snow came crazy fast, pushing 300cm base by season end. Yup Pineapple express is crazy! Also the local logging road had many culverts washed out! best memory of 93/94 season, mastered hard packed bumps, and learned the east coast expressions of snow. I hope this Pineapple ends soon..... it sucks.
Tough to see this. Utah has been warm as well. Hopefully everybody gets a couple storms here really soon and consistently cold weather!!
Don’t tell me that … we are coming there ….
already in too deep on my flight & hotel out to Lake Tahoe @ Heavenly Mountain, so I really am praying for some big snow soon (especially since I got a buddy to commit who is going to be skiing for his first time ever this trip lol)
This is a powder day at Mad River Glen. The coverage is great, not a lot of rocks at all. Aim for the patches and don't turn on the ice- keep going straight until you find some snow to slow you down.
Ski the East! Not until January. I’ve never seen a Mt that bad, and still be open! We feel for you dude! 🤷♂️🍺
Needed a little extra liquid courage!
@@riseandalpine Seven Springs just opened last Saturday and had better conditions than this! Never would think an east coast December 16th opening would feel better to ski than Whistler Blackcomb on the same date, even though there weren't that many runs open
Heading to Whistler for the first time in Feb. Hoping conditions at Blackcomb will be great then!
Big fan of your channel! Congrats on your CBC interview tonight !
THIS is like a typical moderate ski season in Greece.. We actually learned to ski on these conditions😅
Except this is not greece, this is supposed to be the premier ski destination in the world.
Going next week for the first time with my parents! I hope we have a Christmas miracle and a bit more snow to work with! Thanks for always keeping us updated!
The forecast is looking pretty epic!
Based on this video, bring your ‘rock skis’. Dude was using his new boards….just no. The shops won’t even rent when the conditions are that bad. Almost guaranteed the rip your base or lose an edge.
This is the best snow to learn how to use your edges. Because you can easily tell when you start carving vs skidding.
Looks way better than my 14/15 season in whistler where it rained all the way through till march when it finally turned on for a few weeks.
Looks like the alps last year, never had worse conditions. Going up North this year where temperatures below freezing are still non-negotiable - you can bring warmer clothes but you can't bring the weather :)
It was really hot in New York which is quite unusual as our friends went there on holiday. Came back yesterday and it was over 15c. Yes the Alps are getting good snow at the moment in Europe. Hopefully will get even more soon.
I'm coming to Whistler for the first time ever end of January all the way from the UK. I'm praying that there'll at least be some good snow by then as it's gonna cost me an absolute fortune 😭
I got my fingers crossed for everyone!
Come to big white instead
@@danielstory2761you guys getting dumps up there?
There is quite a bit forecast for Dec. 24/25. Hopefully it will materialize.
I'm local, year thirty four up there, and I believe the conditions will be very good at that point. From five days ago, my expectations are that the mountain should have good groomed runs starting the 26/27th. 7th Heaven and Glacier Chair might be shaky but I believe there will be absolutely ample terrain for you in January.
opening montauge was just perfect.
I got to whistler on the 1st and we lucked out. That snow storm saved it
The real travesty is the price of a lift ticket in conditions like that
If you got a seasons pass or an edge card it really doesn't matter... But a day ticket on a day like this would be wacky. Always check the weather!
Only fools buy lift tickets.
@riseandalpine oh for sure, it's just gotten crazy how much hills charge. Hills in the Rockies charge less at the beginning of the season til all the chairs are open. I've bought a seasons pass at my hill for the last 5 years, thankfully I live close to make it worth it. A day pass here costs 139-155 unlike whistler where it costs $200+.
@@je5406 earn your turns, eh?
@@theclimbingchef Season pass. I ski for about 75 per day. My buddy rides for $20 per day😉
I love seeing some East Coast Conditions on the West Coast. Strangely enough brings me joy, I can say that my home conditions can also be found on the West Coast lmao
Sierra Cement homie, when it first gets applied it's thick and heavy and by the next day it's hard as a rock
Glad this video helped you feel at home 😂😂😂
Thanks for the update! I was hoping to get one last day this week before heading off to Ireland for Christmas but it doesn’t look good. Hopefully more snow for when I get back 🤞
Should be ready to party when you get back
It’s not even Christmas yet..appreciate the fact your skiing whis, the mountain has plenty more to offer this season
Thanks for the report from the mountain! To put things into context, I would love it if you mentioned the name of each run you are skiing. The big picture is clear though: it is too icy and rocky for me. I though it was bad on Dec. 8 but this looks a lot worse. Awesome video!
Thanks for watching. Since I ski a lot of the same runs I tend not to put them in. If you want to learn some more about my favourite runs you should give my guide videos and blog posts a browse!
If he named the runs he skied above mid-mtn., you'd be able to figure out that they didn't have snowmaking as a base. Sun Bowl? Really? Why would you torture yourself by skiing runs with no solid artificial base? Choker or Wishbone would have been good choices to protect your skis, but wouldn't have "fit the narrative".
dear god somebody looked like they died on the run and they were acting like it was just another tuesday lol
I was super worried about them. Still notified patrol at the lift. Figured it couldn't hurt.
Basically everywhere is north america needs snow. The east coast was just hit with multiple inches/centimeteres of rain and its havent even dropped into the 20s F or -5 C this entire year for me.
Love the mild winter weather on the coast but sucks for our ski hills.
I was always under the impression the Vancouver area was colder than it really is, the climate doesn't seem to far off England's is some regards.
It's not. It doesn't freeze or snow here very often. Most of winter is around 5-10C and rainy.
Vancouver is very temperate! Very seldom snow in the wintertime. The mountains have so much elevation we get lots of snow.
@@paolointhenight Im from the UK, more in the north granted. But if you look they arent too disimilar at all.
it rains 6 months non stop in Vancouver from October to April .... very depressing west coast
It's sad to say that I am actually now not upset that I skipped Whistler this year. I'm sure it will improve soon but the much higher $$$ hotel prices combined with so-so snow means I will be happy to wait until next year. Appreciate the honest snow review.
That's a bummer. Hopefully you get some more snow!
Should be fine come January February it's still early
Sad dry year... thanks for video looks brutal!
That ice/snow mix will provide a good, solid base layer for the January-February snow fall.
In Vermont this is how we learn to ski. You guys don't know how great you got it.
Isn't this the standard Vermont 'loose and frozen granular' I grew up with? :)
I spent 4 years out East. I know what y'all go through. It makes your knees tougher than nails hahaha
As an ice coast rider, you gotta learn to love ice. While pow is undeniably more fun, sketchy conditions do make you better. They force you to adapt and carefully choose your lines. Or maybe I have Stockholm syndrome...
It's true, if you can ride ice, you can ride anything. And you also get really good at sharpening your edges.
lol I live in Alberta and have never skied conditions like this in my life
Here too dude! The snow is terrible up in the northwest right now. Hoping for a change soon.
Hope we both get some storms!
Hold the faith. I temembet arriving there around this time in 91, the villlage was all grass. I don’t even think the mountain was open. A front moved in on New Years Eve and by the 2nd there was well over a metre on the ground… good times
Ah… sounds like Scotland on a very good day,! We’ve gone from powder to zero snow and pouring rain in a week. But that’s Scotland!
Weather will be weather. Makes all the good days that much better!
Same thing happened here in Vermont…from GREAT conditions (deep enough to ski out-of-bounds, which is unusual for this early in the season) to a day of pounding rain and 60 degrees F, which left us with nothing! It’ll be back though!
The old switcharoo. When the North America sucks for skiing, its paradise in Europe.
The good ole' switcharoo eh... Might have to get on a plane!
Lived there for 10 years thank dog I never had a season like this ‘23
I was there on Xmas day in 2009. We had 25 cm of fresh on top an over 2 metre base at the mid field. Looks like a completely different ski field. Hope it sorts itself out and you stop getting all that Hawaiin air
thoughts and prayers! growing up in the PNW I've skied worse.up here in south central Alaska its been powpocalypse
Maybe I need to put an Alaska road trip in the books. Super sick you're living there!
Rain like this is NO JOKE! (And can even be dangerous! ...The following freeze may be a blessing in disguise, though.)
I recall one year at Snoqualmie (Snowcrummy) Pass when it rained so hard, so fast, that the water flowing over the frozen ground, yet under the snow, literally created a geyser that shot a 1/2 meter thick jet of water several meters in the air! I remember seeing a bunch of collapsed spots, big enough to swallow several people!
And, at one of the ski areas, Hyak, the water ate away at the ground, causing several dozen acres of ground, a meter or so deep (and the snow above it), to slide, destroying the entire main face and damaging the lifts...
Conversely, I remember 1998 at Mt. Baker!! (record for the most snow recorded anywhere, ever: 1,140 inches!). The snow was so deep that they had to use dynamite to clear it in places... The avarage was a foot of pow every day for the whole season! And, one 100-meter long stretch of a chairlift was actually about 3-4 meters BELOW the snow level, towers and all. It was surreal.
So, it goes both ways... This ol' wheel will come around again.
The Wheel always comes around. That Geyser sounds insane... is there a video of that anywhere?
Was just there last Wednesday- Saturday really lucked out on the ski conditions and had a bit of snow Thursday to hold us over.
This video made me smile :)
Yes, my home mountains are in the Pocono’s :(
Too Funny 😂
Great video and good editing, I give you a score of 90 points for this video, if you have touched the electric fence you would have gotten 100 !!!!
I'll keep that in mind for the next video hahahaha
Another great review. I was there this morning, Wednesday at Blackcomb. Just did half day. That's right pineapple express knows where we are and it will hunt us till the end of the year.
It has come with a serious vengeance 😂😂😂😂
30 seconds in and New Englanders are thinking how good that looks. 😅 Powder day for real.
Thank you for your service
Glad I could be of assistance 😂
1 Like closer to peeing on the Electric Fence.
cmon guys we gotta make him pee on the fence
Me and my willy really don't want this video to go viral hahahah
liked and only 9600 more to go
Man…this is exactly how we ski every day in the Pirineos in Spain. Besides 1 or 2 resorts, snow is like this almost through out the season. Hard, sketchy, icy and thin…that’s the reason I spent 18 years on the same skis. No reason to buy new and get them destroyed. Hahaahah
It gets like that in New Zealand and they have to close the mountain for a few days to let the snow "Dry".
Can you believe Vail is selling tickets when the condition is like this. Vail let's us down too frequently.
Skiing on ice cubes is not what dreams are made of.
Lol if they weren’t people would complain they’re not open. Season passes have never been cheaper 🤷🏻♂️, well unless it’s IKON, double the price
Do you expect them to just not open cause conditions are bad? I think people would rather shitty skiing over no skiing. Nobody is forcing you to buy tickets when it’s bad
I appreciate them keeping it open for us season pass holders!
@@riseandalpine I feel like bitting them when the opportunity arises. As you may guess I'm not a fan. I think this was lost on some readers.
average pow day on the east coast
yeah I was gonna say that this is what it looks like in early march lol
I'm not going to lie... I don't really miss the east coast riding :). I had some epic days at stow, Jay Peak & Tremblant but today reminded me of all those very crunchy days in between!
@@riseandalpine you should move to wyoming and ski grand targhee. They never get rain and get 500 inches of snow per year
Looks like you guys are going to get a nice Christmas gift from Mother Nature! 🌨️
I have some friends out there working as ski instructors this season, meanwhile I’m out here in Austria and it’s pretty decent. Makes a change lol. We were in Europe this time last year and the conditions were awful, now they go off to Canada expecting pow days and they got this lol
there's more rain coming until the weekends. freezing level is supposed to drop. keep those those fingers crossed! stay cool and safe. peace!
The FL needs to get LOW LOW LOW
Oh look. East coast skiing goes out West! Those of us growing up with East coast just seen normal skiing lol. Sounds like my childhood.
I know it's a mood point but I raced for 5-6 years in Northern Michigan and this is nothin! Takes me back, thank you for the video.
Living/working in Salt Lake / Park City now though :)
Moot*
I'm a west coast wimp 😂😂. But I damn prefer powder over boiler plate.
Good thing a $300 day pass wasn’t on my radar this season 😅 I’ll stick to the Rockies
I haven't bothered going up yet. I live a half hour south of Whistler and it's like 10°C everyday. Lots of rain
10:00 is so funny. Every time at the exact same spot, whenever you go to ski on Whistler. You see a bunch of snowboarders lying there. That's a flat area and they don't pick up speed so they stop. It is a long walk if you stop right there lol.
Thanks for the update. I cancelled my trip up there just in time for a full refund.
East coaster here. HA HA! I was just in the alps for 3 weeks and it tickles me a little since I know yall usually have great snow. You got an East coaster weekend! lol
Meanwhile, in the upper Midwest we still don't have any snow. 😢 last winter we had more than we knew what do do with.
I had to start icing my knees half way through watching this...damn, guess I won't be rushing up there anytime soon 😖
Hahaha days like this in Colorado I’m staying at the base drinking beers… hopefully the snow gods bless you guys soon.
Base Beers are def the veteran move hahaha
man what a gorgeous view
I'm tempted to say that is a typical day back here on the Ice Coast. LoL. In all seriousness though, it's not that bad here usually. It's rare the entire mountain turns into a skating rink like that. Freaking El Nino. Washed us out here in Vermont as well and Maine got hammered! I feel bad for all the people that spent good money to vacation in Whistler this Holiday!
In Austria/ Stubai, Ötztal, Zillertal the snow-circumstances are perfect.
Skied Loon Mountain in NH after freezing rain storm the night before. Sounded just like this one. Top was solid ice. No fun day
Fingers crossed for more snow coming in the next week
Awesome video! me heading out on whistler mountains tomorrow! hope to see ya!
Most coastal mountains are getting hit harder than Whistler, some will be lucky to open this season
im not even surprised that it's like this up there...there has been 0 snow in the lower main land this winter and don't expect to see much this winter.
sad times for snowboarders/skiiers
Is there any hope for new year’s weekend? Heading up from Seattle the 28th! 🤞🏻
And I haven't finished watching the video but from the looks of things EVERYONE is having the time of their life waterskiing and wakeboarding up there at Whistler Blackcomb.
Same here in Oregon...thoughts and prayers.
Sending my love and prayers hahah
The conditions there always suck. I was there skiing and it was raining at the bottom, blizzard at the top. It’s cause they have an insane vertical.
thanks Vail Resorts
Same in the East ... Jay season pass holder here ... I will not say my name as I am a Loco Local ;) We have enjoyed many POW days until a cpl days ago we were hit by "the" deluge and ... Yeah, followed by -18, -25 C ... Farm On, West Coast Comrades !
We're due at Whistler on 18 Jan. Should we cut our losses now? I mean given where we are right now with respect to the weather, can conditions completely reverse even with days of snow showers between now and then (given the existing base depth of snow)?
Be careful what you wish for. There's 2.3m in the forecast over Christmas which on top of the boiler plate will be avi central
I newly minted some rock skis this past week. Booked a week long stay in Big White, no refunds for all the ice and rocks 🫡
Sometimes it feels better to rip the band aid off so you can send it without concern hahaha