vancity_kid 0 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 What's up everyone, anyone going back to Vancouver for the holidays? Checkout www.blackcombwhistler.com They are getting dumped on right now! For all you non-Canadians, have you been to Whislter? What did you think of the resort? Link to post Share on other sites
tisk2000 0 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 im going to whistler january 16-21...cant wait!! Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 25, 2003 Author Share Posted November 25, 2003 Have you been to whistler before? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 What do you want to know. end of story park great. piste A1. Hotel vill. party till you want but a little pricy sometimes Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 If only.... I really want to go.... Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 I am hoping to go over there in March. Here's hoping for a great season over there as well. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 If you do go. Just pick one mountains to go to. There is so much terrain that if you try for both mountains you will always be just looking for the good stuff instead of actually finding it and exploiting it. And which mountain. I say Blackcomb. If your into steeps and chutes. My favorite. Go into Spanky's on the Blackcomb Glacier. Got Ruby, Dimond, and Saphire bowls. Not really bowls but more just faces which lots of possibilty. And then Whistler has the Peak Chair and Harmony. Harmony gets tracked out quick but the Peak has a few lines and a few hidden areas. Link to post Share on other sites
SkiBaka 0 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Yep, WB has great terrain ... but Enjoy the humidity and endless days of rain, even in January. Their marketing will not tell you about that. Teaching in the rain to people paying a fortune to be there ... .. the world`s most over rated ski resort .. sorry. Ever been to Hokkaido ? Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 Are you from Vancouver? I've ridden Whislter/Blackcomb since I was pretty young and can honestly say that it has got to be one of the best. Have never noticed any humidity on the west coast ever............although it does rain quite a bit, I have only ridden a few times up in Whistler when it was unbearable. Maybe you caught a bad patch of weather???? Where are you guys from? Van? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 I'm from pretty close to Van so yes Vancouver. I have had even drizzly days at W\B and even some of them are fun. Of course its going to rain sometimes. Look where it is Geographically. And of course they arn't going to mention the rain in ther marketing. Does any hill. Pretty much every hill in British Columbia experiences a few days of rain every season. Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 Yeah, rain on the west coast sucks................but the riding is incredible. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 I remember skiing in Arai in Easter this year with the zeroman. It was warm (16C) and it was raining. I was thoroughly soaked through from both rain and sweal....but it didn't stop me from having a good time. I was very surprised at the snow quality, not very slushy at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Its the next day that the snow gets slushie. Snow is quite funny that way. Plus they is no off course sking at Arai so most of the snow is rider packed. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 In BC that next day though is usually when the Pineapple Express leaves and a polor front comes in freezing everything and making a nice slippery layer for more snow to fall on. Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 From my experience, I would have to say that Blackcomb caters to boarders and Whistler more to skiiers. But of course, everyone has their own preferences..........I guess if you are looking for hits and a good board park, Blackcomb is where its at......... Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Well there is way more to Blackcomb than just the park. and can you really draw that generialization between skiers and snowboarders. Sure snowboarders like to go in the park but so do many skiers. I think its more of a personality thing. Blackcomb has lots of chutes Whistler has wide open bowls Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 as i said............."everyone has their own preferences" Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Exactly. Where are you from Aichi? Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 I'm from Vancouver, where are you from? I hope I did not offend skiiers in my previous post, that was definitely not my intention. What's your fav place to ski in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 No no. Not at all. I'm from the Valley. Chilliwack to be exact. Should I be saying that. Don't hold the smell against me. I'm not a farmer. This is my first year here so don't have any favorites yet. But I am going to Niseko for 3 weeks over the holidays. But my local hill will be Hirayu in the town of Hirayu Onsen. Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 You're from, "THE WACK" huh? Sweet.........What year did you grad? UBC uni? Are you a seymour kid or a cypress guy. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Yes the WACK. I gradded from UCFV in Abby in 2003 so just this past June. And I'm neither of the local hills although I do like Cypress but have never been to Seymour. Before this I was a Manning person with a pass there for 8 years. And before that Hemlock for many years which I do not like admitting to. What year did you grad? And where did you ski/ride? Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 Manning, man I remember going there for my Elementary School Graduation trip............was pretty nice! If I go local, I usually go to Cypress, the guys at Seymour are a little too hardcore for me. But, most of the time I just drive up to Blackcomb. I went to UBC and graduated in 2001. I'm on my 3rd and final year in Japan. You??? Jet? Nova? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Goodness me. Just ask him out and get it over with. Link to post Share on other sites
sweetaz 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 YAY!!! more canucks!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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