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Today’s gong show (1030am local): They just need to invest in a few more 10-person gondolas, and it will be the experience of a lifetime™️. Nothing a few more passes sold in the northeast can’t pay for ;)

As others have said, I think one’s opinion of the Epic Pass (and all the passes it has inspired) is dependent on the skier. On one hand, “unlimited” skiing is more affordable than ever, and I’ve observed a greater number of skiers cherry-picking the best ski days and leaving once the hill is...

Conditions on Thursday were a mixed bag but overall very enjoyable! An excellent opening weekend was followed by an atmospheric river event that brought rain all the way to the summits. However, some light accumulations since then have improved conditions considerably. With a big storm coming in...

What a great way to start a season! While I missed out on the free refills of opening day, sloppy seconds and sunshine is nothing to complain about! Catskinner I stayed on the dark side all day. Since freezing levels were approaching mid-mountain, I stuck to the Catskinner and Jersey Cream...

Today was pretty f’ing stellar.

I can’t recall ever making it to an opening day—or opening weekend for that matter. As someone who got a fraction of the ski days compared to some of you, I always preferred to wait for when the trail counts were higher. This year, however, opening day is an experience I'm actually excited for...

I can understand some amount of frustration with ORDA, and I agree they are amongst the worst in this regard. However, as others have pointed out—the lack of early season information is not unique to ORDA. For example, W/B opens tomorrow and there have been no announcements as to what lifts...

Indeed that is exactly what a local told me when I visited. Lots of sharks to watch out for. The only "triple-black" I've skied is Otter Slide en route to the Dicator Chutes. From what I've seen, it's one of the easiest of the triples and probably gets the designation because the pitch is quite...

Revy and other resorts can still be accessed from Calgary or even Kamloops. However, travel from Van to interior BC (or vice versa) will take a bit longer this season. Whistler via the Sea-to-Sky Hwy was not impacted. The Coquihalla—the main route east/west from the Lower Mainland to the...

I don’t have much to add on the subject, but I would echo the comments about housing for workers being a contributor of rapid spread of the variants in Whistler. Today was the last day of skiing for many areas in BC. I however moved on from skiing weeks ago. It’s not for a lack of snow. The...

Scratch that. They announced they are now closed for the 2020-21 season. No possibility for spring skiing at Blackcomb.

Sad to see when the conditions are so good at the moment, but it’s understandable given the exponential growth of Covid cases in BC with limited vaccine supply in Canada.

If I learned anything from my first visit to Whistler as a new resident of BC, it was A) avoid weekends at all costs, and B) if I do go on weekends, be prepared to lineup at 7:30 to get to the alpine at a decent hour. So when three feet of snow fell over the period from Thursday night to Sunday...

Thanks for the report! Your recommendation at the end is why this region is at the top of my list when travel resumes.

Totally agree. W/B is massive and it skis like a mashup of several places I’ve been too. It has a little bit of everything for everyone. Based on the webcams and conversations I had on the lifts, the weekdays have been significantly slower—so much so that Vail isn’t running the lifts past 3:00...

To be honest, I’m just trying to honor the restrictions that are in place. Technically, there’s still a ban on non-essential travel in BC. Folks in the lower mainland are supposed to stick to Crystal, Grouse and Seymour, but I’ve heard they have been super crowded. There is also Sasquatch and...

I definitely plan to! Kicking Horse is one of my favorites. If the border ever opens up, I’m looking forward to Baker.

Doesn’t every avid skier who lives in the Northeast, at some point, dream of living out west? I certainly did. But I never truly considered moving away from New York until the past couple of years. The thought of moving was always stunted by practical matters—things like family, friends and...

That side country looks gnarly—almost cartoonish with the snow clinging to those rock formations. Looks like a gem of a place!

This stoke is getting me excited for my move to the region early in the new year—even if skiing is low priority for me in the immediate future. Looking forward to exploring the region once I move to the Vancouver area. Shuksan from Table Mt.—Oct ‘19