Great Conditions – Quality Snow and Sunshine

Another great day in the sun. Not much (officially) in the way of new snow, but still plenty of powder to be found. I guess the freezing level was around the height of Pig Alley (the recording station on Whistler) because there was a lot more than 1cm above the treeline, and nothing below it.

I managed a few runs around Harmony and Peak zones, then ended with a groomed Peak to Creeker. I was surprised at how busy it (P2C) was, especially since the rest of the mountain was empty (skiing onto chairs).

Basically the off piste powder was great, with only a few aspects having a slight crust to it. I had some nice fresh turns on T-Bar roll and Upper Grand Finale, both had patches of untouched snow large enough for 3/4 turns. The cut up stuff was fairly soft, just a little inconsistent……

The groomed runs (mid to upper mountain) are in fantastic shape, they don’t get much better. Soft snow, smooth grooming, empty runs and good coverage = good skiing. Especially in the sunshine we had today.

I was really pleased with the snow quality in the valley, I figured it would’ve been ruined by the rain. It is not as nice as the top of the mountain, definitely harder packed and a few ‘cookies’ from the grooming but still fun.

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