pan

Went up early in the morning. Lots of traffic. Visibility is sometime limited. Drizzles rain... got all wet after an hour and decided to leave....

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.

Jan 04 Snowing during lunch time at the top. About 2cm of powder on Expo. Visibility is very limited, several white out. Will go up tonight for snow school training!

Yeah typo. Just got from Grouse for snow school training. Raining all night. A patch of dirt in the middle of the Cut. Visibility is ok, but limited. Snow is slightly soft with hard base. Great condition for practicing carving!

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

I was training last night... pouring rain... all my gears were all soak and wet in an hour. Visibility was limited and acceptable. Snow was wet and heavy, with irregular bumps everywhere. We will go up again tonight, hopefully it will stop raining. I rode Gordon few weeks ago. Our training schedule depends on availabilities of my work schedule and athletes'. I try to schedule every week evening/nights. If possible, early morning on Friday/weekends. Morning training is more specify on skill and technique while on nicely groomed runs. Night training is more about adjusting/adapting the technique in different situations. This month, I'm working on stance and balance with the team. Next month, we will start working on gates training. You are welcome to check us out.

I tried the tree runs at Cypress. I think certain places are ridable. I personally prefer my soft boot and freeride setup in extreme conditions.

Thx Roy. I have a pass, so I will go up to Grouse more often. Went up to Grouse this morning, using my staff pass. Great condition, hero snow. Think cloud/fog around mid section of peak. Did an hour of training with no traffic and downloaded at 10am. Will head up to Whistler during Christmas. Will back to Grouse on Tuesday!!! Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

Afternoon, lots of people uploading and downloading in tram. Condition: Icy, sugar over ice on certain spot. Peak, mostly icy. Visibility is great. Great condition to work on edging and commitment! Tomorrow will go up early to get some training.

thx Fin

Here is a Black Pearl Snowboard on Podium from this week LG World Cup at Italy:

News from LG World Cup at Carezza, Italy PSL http://www.fissnowboard.com/uk/news/psl-win-for-swiss-and-austrian-riders,293.html PGS http://www.fissnowboard.com/uk/news/fischnaller-und-calve-siegen-parallel-riesenslalom-von-carezza,291.html *Congratulation to Canadian Rider Caroline Calve's victory. First career world cup victory Question: Does anyone know what Simon Schoch using? Also, what is plate system Benjamin Karl using? thx

Dec. 19 night: Very foggy, but no traffic. Snow condition was icy on certain area. Top of peak, huge bumps. Dec. 20 afternoon: Nice weather, good visibility. Lots of traffic and bumps on certain area. Top of peak, icy with huge bumps everywhere. Saw a guy with F2 board in the tram, but can't find him once got out... Dec. 21 afternoon: Nice weather, unlimited visibility. Flat light in the back side. Very icy on Expo. Huge bumps on the peak. Saw a guy on Cut riding hard boot

This season, I will be coaching NSST alpine racing team at Grouse. In addition, I'm giving training session at snow school. Therefore, I will be up at Grouse almost every week nights and occasionally week days. If you like carving, feel free to pass by and say hi.

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!

Hey Gord, I may have a day off next week and thinking to do some riding with other friends at Whistler. You wanna join us?

Paid ~4$ for lift ticket with CASI card. Great deal! Condition is pretty good for carving, except too much traffic and big line-up. Hopefully, more run will be opened and still discount lift ticket.

Oh YEAH!!!

Will go up to Cypress tomorrow? Probably, go skiing to teach friend. After, if time permit, will change on snowboard in the afternoon. Can't wait to get on snow!!!

Triple Slalom! Woo

Wonder anyone will go up tomorrow or this weekend?

They ride a lot different few years ago when they were at Glacier! Good feeling from their riding!

We just updated our GS training program web site. http://www.nsst.ca/program_gs.html Whether you ride competitive or not, as long as you are interested in carving or making nice turns, you are welcome to join us. Please feel free to contact us for more info. Whistler will be opened Nov. 24!!! On snow in less than two months!!!

Hey guys, Anyone interested in 2 hours raceboard training at Whistler during the weekends? Any levels is welcome, from entry level to competitor. If you are interested, please leave a message on this thread. Thx Pan

From FIS rule book: 2502.1 Technical Data Parallel Slalom For Parallel Slalom(PSL) the vertical drop of the course must be between 80 and 120 memters with a minimum of 18 gates. IT is recommended to set around 25 gates in PSL with a horizontal distance (turning pole to turning pole) of between 10-14 meters. 2502.2 Technical Data Parallel Giant Slalom For Parallel Giant Slalom (PGS) the vertical drop of the course must be between 120-200 meters with a minimum of 18 gates. It is recommended to set around 25 gates in PGS with a horizontal distance (turning pole to turning pole) of between 20-27 meters.