2011-20120Snow Condition Tracking Thread interior, helping, whether, thread

BiscottiGelato

Just want a thread to track snow conditions of Whistler/Local Mountains, or even conditions of the interior or Washington State ski-resorts.

If anyone have gone shredding, please come back and report on the snow conditions! I hope that this thread can stay up for the entire season helping people gauge whether they should it the slopes or not. Thanks!

Surreal

Cypress一個字 - 冰

B2L2

Survived my opening ski day this season on Whistler yesterday and I'm so not ready for it yet (physically).  Fun to meet my ski buddies after 7 months but I'm now dead tired.  I know I should go up to local mountains to warm up first.  

Anyway, back to snow condition.  Whistler, whole mountain is 95% covered like a mid-season.  You could ski all the way down to village without seeing a rock anywhere close.  Everything above round house level, condition was nice, very nice.  Everything below is hard pack and could be icy on high traffic runs.

B2L2

Whistler @ Dec 18th

Mixed with every conditions.  Suppose to have 8-10 cm of new snow which we don't quite found anywhere except in the bowls up top.  Up there, you could nice ankle deep powder.  Once you get back to groomers, they are all very icy especially the heavy traffic ones.  However, the blue sky and nice sun compensated everything.

Cypress @ Dec 18th
My friend reported that it was very icy

嘉嘉

I was planning to go to cypress for my 2nd time of this season last saturday but couldn't make it at last

later my frd told me I didn't miss much. It was very icy, worst than my last visit.

Catpiano

Whistler is good ar...

Anyone wants to go all the way to Banff /Lake Louise?

Catpiano

Whistler is good ar...

Anyone wants to go all the way to Banff /Lake Louise?

B2L2

I used to ski there once a year while visiting Calgary (brothers there).  Not this winter though since I switch my ski plan to Lake Tahoe on Feb.

BiscottiGelato

I went to Cypress yesterday. Yeah, Icy. Lots of runs closed due to lack of snow. Light rock slide scratching up skis and boards like madness on the only run which Raven Ridge serviced. Only plus was the blue sky and unlimited visibility.

esee

Any C Hing been Big White before?
I'm planning to there.  Any suggestion to me?
Thanks.