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 #1 a month in whistler Posted 06/09/2010 @ 13:26 |
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hi everyone,
I been snowboarding for years, but never for more than a week at a time, due to a change at work i have taken voluntary redundancy, so have decided to do some temp work till christmas and then head off to whistler for the whole of Jan.
any advice? |
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| #2 Re: a month in whistler Posted 06/09/2010 @ 18:33 |
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Nope. The only way you can improve that plan is to stay even longer. 
Have you sorted accommodation? And work (with appropriate visa)? Have you been to Whistler before? |
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| #3 Re: a month in whistler Posted 06/09/2010 @ 21:35 |
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yup place to stay is sorted with seasonit.co.uk, not planning on working at all! just literally a month in whistler with a mate of mine, glad to say my VR is paying for the whole thing  |
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| #4 Re: a month in whistler Posted 06/09/2010 @ 23:00 |
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Good choice, Whistler is so much fun, your going to have the time of your life!
You should be able to catch the last of the heavy snowfalls in January
Try and get yourself to a few different resorts in BC if you can, and even Alberta
Just a warning, once you get a taste of riding 24/7 you wont want it to stop! |
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| #5 Re: a month in whistler Posted 07/09/2010 @ 09:09 |
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QUOTE (mossco - 06/09/2010 @ 13:26) hi everyone, I been snowboarding for years, but never for more than a week at a time, due to a change at work i have taken voluntary redundancy, so have decided to do some temp work till christmas and then head off to whistler for the whole of Jan. any advice?
Early bird season passes on sale now at a discount, get it while its at its cheapest!
Enjoy it! |
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| #6 Re: a month in whistler Posted 07/09/2010 @ 09:11 |
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thanks for the tip i noticed they were a bit cheaper until oct 11th, will get me one of them! |
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| #7 Re: a month in whistler Posted 07/09/2010 @ 09:27 |
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QUOTE (snopro - 06/09/2010 @ 23:00) Just a warning, once you get a taste of riding 24/7 you wont want it to stop!
Where can you snowboard 24 hours, 7 days a week?  |
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| #8 Re: a month in whistler Posted 07/09/2010 @ 18:14 |
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I assume Whistler Blackcomb still does 'Night Moves' where they have night riding at the base of Blackcomb, think it was Thursday, Friday & Saturday until about 10pmish. So that's nearly 24/7, I'm not sure it starts until further into the season though.
January is pretty good right after Xmas, as there are barely any tourists, as Xmas has just finished and it's too early in the season for most taking holidays. So you get some pretty quiet slopes, only downside is the old keeping the high alpine lifts closed if there is a big dump of snow until the weekend, so that all the people come up from Vancouver for it. As the month goes on, you should be in for some decent snowfall.
Not sure how into Park you are, but I'd still expect the Park to be in early days.
At the end of the day though, fantastic opportunity to get a way. |
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| #9 Re: a month in whistler Posted 07/09/2010 @ 18:44 |
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Out here in Banff and probably quite a lot of resorts!
When the hills are closed the " crazy committed riders" can climb the local mountains for some moonlight pow until daylight then head out for first tracks at one of the hills, then for some park and some night riding in Norquay or Louise to top it off.... |
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| #10 Re: a month in whistler Posted 08/09/2010 @ 20:56 |
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Oh man, that's gonna be awesome. You lucky bar-steward. |
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| #11 Re: a month in whistler Posted 08/09/2010 @ 23:28 |
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The only advice I can give is buy the people that have done seasons there before a lot of beer and they will show you about the hill  |
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| #12 Re: a month in whistler Posted 10/09/2010 @ 21:40 |
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Hi R1ch,
Sorry to say, but we no longer have Night Moves at Whistler Blackcomb.
With regards to keeping the snow for the people from Vancouver, I just wanted to give you a bit of background about Whistler Blackcomb's operations decisions. Generally, when we have a heavy snowfall, the snowpack becomes unstable and it isn't safe to let our guests access that terrain until patrol has had a chance to do avalanche control. Safety is the No. 1 priority for Whistler Blackcomb. Patrol does their best to get the alpine open the day after big snow dumps by using avalanche control techniques like ski cutting, avalanche bombing and heli bombing. Unfortunately, even after their efforts, the snow may remain unstable or weather conditions may be variable and we have to close areas of the alpine for longer than a day to keep our guests safe. It may seem like we're keeping it closed for the weekend visitors, but in reality, we'd love to open the mountain up just as much as you. Usually, if the high alpine is closed you will see that the avalanche advisory is either high or extreme. For more information about avalanche advisory, you can visit our website http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/weather/advisory/index.htm or call the hotline at 604-938-7676.
Hope that clears things up! 
Hayley @ Whistler Blackcomb |
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