Sirui Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 spent new year holiday time at sun peaks & big white, mostly on green runs teaching friends. Still recovering from injury... Snow was good, so much better than the last time I was at whistler, and obviously better than the 3 local resorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Snow is back to the local mountains! Some freshness in the am, combined with poor vis, turned into skier-compacted solid pack in the pm. Instructor training sessions whole day. Toys: Nidecker Spectre and Coiler BXFR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Excellent carving snow, even for the evening conditions! Nice instructor session. BXFR. Getting to the mountain was an absolute mess, though. Had a mini bumper-bash on Hastings, then got stuck on 2nd narrows bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Very nice snow, appart from couple of boobytraps. 2x 3hr sessions, am - skiers and snowboarders mixed, pm - boarders only, fun. I think that I caught a glimpse of Tony, on Horizon... I folded the nose on BXFR, which launched me into a front flip, bounced of my back back onto the base of the board... ninja... but not so much now, that all the bruises have cooled off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 (edited) We had a mix of carv/freerde instructor session, last night. Even 2 skiers started with us! We progressed from mild runs, angulatilon and early edge while carving concepts, to progress onto steep and bumpy stuff. Everyone had fun. Toy: Spectre 163 Edited January 19 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 (edited) Fun laps with Patrick all morning. Big Nirvana performing like a champ. Around lunch I switched to Spectre, to get some bumps/trees. Yucky conditions of the Sky Chair. Run of the day: Windjammer. Cafeteria adventures: Good: pulled pork is back! Bad: I have slipped on the wet floor and fell on my elbow, dangerously tweeking the shoulder. I'm icing it as I'm writing this. Edited January 20 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechocolate Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 On 1/20/2024 at 1:22 PM, BlueB said: Bad: I have slipped on the wet floor and fell on my elbow Less likely to have happened on softies, just saying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, charliechocolate said: Less likely to have happened on softies, just saying Traitor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirui Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 been riding a few times, seem to be fine as long as I stay on the snow. No big jumps, no pain. Also found this on youtube that's a very detailed explanation, loved it when he said there are so many videos on the internet made by people that can't even carve on blacks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 (edited) ^ That's our own Crackaddict, from Revelstoke. Edited January 23 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Drizzle all day... Sessions in the am and pm. Limited vis at the times. BXFR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackaddict Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 When are you Lower Mainland boys gonna get up to Revelstoke? This is where all the snow lands you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirui Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 11 hours ago, crackaddict said: When are you Lower Mainland boys gonna get up to Revelstoke? This is where all the snow lands you know? Probably mid~late Feb actually, I have CASI level 3 exam at Lake Louise and am thinking about swinging by Rev for a few days before / after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackaddict Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 19 minutes ago, Sirui said: thinking about swinging by Rev for a few days before / after. Do it! Keep in touch, let's ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Another drizzly evening at Cypress, but actually not too bad snow. It seems we had quite a lot of new snow, the previous night. Only 2 people showed up for the session, but it was a good one. BXFR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirui Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 On 1/25/2024 at 9:38 PM, BlueB said: Only 2 people showed up for the session Wish I could go, was up on Cypress the other day and sadly found out my employee pass is not working anymore. Says "terminated employee" when scanned. One of the reasons for me to apply to Cypress was training sessions, luckily I still have pass for grouse in days when I don't feel like going to whistler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirui Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 So so much rain in Vancouver again, temperature should be dropping on Thursday. Whistler not looking too good either, let's see how my Wednesday trip will go. Thinking about going to Manning this weekend. To get away from whistler crowd and enjoy some quiet groomers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roch Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 On 1/25/2024 at 11:43 AM, crackaddict said: Do it! Keep in touch, let's ride! Well I may be doing a trip up to revi tomorrow for 3 days need to figure out acom but I got 4 days off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackaddict Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, roch said: Well I may be doing a trip up to revi tomorrow for 3 days Sweet! Send me a DM if you're riding up here, I'll come out for a few laps for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Wait, what??!! Cypress open Monday. It'll be a semi "earn your turn" session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I think you'll be able to upload/download on Lions, to get to Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 9 hours ago, BlueB said: I think you'll be able to upload/download on Lions, to get to Sky. Yup. Upload on Lions Chair to access Sky Chair. The run is T33, to the cattrack on the left, to lower T33. Hike 2 mins from the bottom of Sky Chair to the top of Lions for mandatory downloading. T33 coverage was good. No pebbles at all. Easyrider snow was grey with small rocks and pebbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarcode Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Looks like my season will be coming to an early close this year due to a multitude of reasons, including limited snowfall. I have a couple weeks before I head to Vancouver. Hoping things will improve in future seasons. A staggering amount of staff have been quitting this year. @Sirui I heard that you talked to someone who tried to radio me while I was on shift. I have a lot of work at Manning this year, so I can’t just respond to these requests while in private bookings. If you’re back at Manning, you can either try to catch me on my days off, or book a lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 It was a sunny Whistler day for me, with a bunch of ski trainers from Cypress. Toy of the day: Nirvana 180 Run of the day: Whistler peak t-bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirui Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 14 hours ago, Jarcode said: I heard that you talked to someone who tried to radio me while I was on shift. Yeah I should have went to the bunny hill to say hi, didn't know there was another run until I was leaving. I might not be going to Manning again in the near future, there is not enough snow at the moment and I have trips planned for the coming month...But I did manage to get some turns on the covered parts of the run. Maybe I'll see you on Whistler later this season, if you are heading back to Vancouver? 15 minutes ago, BlueB said: It was a sunny Whistler day for me It was a great bluebird day, some icy patches but overall very good condition. The snow guns are at full blast, even managed to pile some kickers on the green run under Emerald chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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