i feel that my hatred of grouse is legitimate and justified. i love skiing, and my time skiing the terrain at grouse was great. however, i feel that the management mentality at grouse is ample reason to hate on the resort. the terrain is great and has much potential, but management's sanctimonious attitude and ignorant policies are shameful and deplorable to the point of ridicule and scorn.
the ordeal that myself, haywood, petznick, and nixon went through was ridiculous. skiing out of bounds is not a crime and not even disallowed at ski resorts in BC. so management's reaction was utterly inappropriate and unjustified.
and therein lies grouse's true crime. failure to live up to the incredible potential. there actually is incredible terrain available at grouse. sick on a whistler scale. if you drop in on the north side of olympic chairs, there is a rad 20-30 foot cliff band and some super nasty road gaps that would make devun walsh blush, and with no hiking in or out.... oh, but you cant ski there cause its out of bounds. in thrasher creek, there are really bad ass north facing cliffs and chutes with a hike about the length of chimney on blackcomb. for a hike the length of spearhead, there is epic AK alpine terrain available with thousands of feet of vert
grouse's true crime is not seizing its potential as a gateway to incredible backcountry terrain and instead recklessly slandering responsible backcountry users and propagating policies that will actually endanger backcountry users. with an open minded backcountry policy, vancouver skiers would be able to access phenomenal skiing easily, within city, and importantly with very close access to rescue services should the need arise. instead, the narrow minded and foolhardy management at grouse has ruthlessly denigrated responsible backcountry users and has made skiing more dangerous for all.
the mountain has sick potential, but i hate the grouse management and their ridiculous mentality. so fuck you grouse, it is thine own hate which has brought mine to bear.
