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Cambrewski
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Anybody from whistler ? I'm from California and I'm headed up the Whistler for the first week of January, how are the conditions? Should I bother with bringing my pow skis?
Dec 28 2013 5:36PM
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liftedresearcher
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worst start to a season in 5 years, its brutal up there. i wouldn't worry about the pow skis unless some type of miracle happens.
Dec 28 2013 5:43PM
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Benson.
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No, nobody is from Whistler. EVER.
Dec 28 2013 6:01PM
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paige.
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Yup I'm still having fun but there are rocks everywhere. I'd bring up whatever skis you're the most okay with getting scraped to shit.
Dec 28 2013 7:41PM
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cool_name
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first year i bought pow skis and i cant even use them
Dec 28 2013 7:50PM
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Chinchi
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I'm here on vacation right now, I mean the actual skiing is way better than anything I would get in VT but its still not great, and nowhere near as good as the other times I've been here.
Dec 28 2013 7:56PM
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NPF
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i am...

conditions are pretty fucking bad. the park is sick tho. they have pretty much everything set up on blackcomb.

looks like it might snow that first week but i have pretty much given up on the weather forecast being correct...

Dec 28 2013 8:06PM
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Backyard.Skier
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found waist deep snow all the way down to creekside from the top of kybers.

other then that it has been terrible, parks looking on point though. whis park at the bottom of crabapple now is alright but I'm hoping it goes back under emerald.. anyone know whats going on with that?
Dec 28 2013 10:59PM
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Aidan-G
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Get it?
Dec 28 2013 11:12PM
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NPF
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there are no snow making setups under emerald for the park and there isnt enough snow to build one so they had to compromise.
Dec 29 2013 6:29AM
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blindside
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Park ranger told me yesterday they're still planning to build the park under Emerald, there's just not enough snow to do it yet.



The conditions are terrible to answer this thread. Like fucking terrible.
Dec 29 2013 11:40PM
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NPF
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Dec 30 2013 1:35AM
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switchskier206604
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brought the pow boards up earlier this week… and will be crying all the way home next week. GREAT days to work on your form! :P
Dec 31 2013 5:57PM
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grambo
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I know it's mean but the thought of people coming here for one season this year, or coming for a week holiday around Xmas and getting completely skunked is hilarious to me. We have been totally spoiled the last 5+ years with ridiculously good early seasons.

We've been overdue for a bad season and it should help kill the over the top hype of Whistler and maybe reduce the insane line-ups we deal with it.
Jan 1 2014 3:40AM
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switchskier206604
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Hey now, I take the good with the bad up here. but its still a bummer, can't knock that.
Jan 2 2014 12:28PM
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