Conditions – Page 5

Blackcomb Backcountry – Maxim Arsenault: April 5th

April 7, 2015

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The Coast has been going off lately and we're seeing more and more videos/images of people getting into the high alpine and shredding all sorts of aspects in classic coastal pow. Watch Max get it good on som...

Whistler Peak Chair 7cm Session

Dave Treadway

April 1, 2015

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These are my favorite days skiing the resort. Enough fresh snow to make it exciting (7 cm's), but not enough to bring up the masses. Fast laps on the Peak Chair, and getting my heart going in more ways than o...

Chancellor Peak – March 27th

Mikeynix

March 30, 2015

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Chancellor Peak is one of the biggest, most badass peaks in The Rockies. And in spite of the low snow year and warm temps, Trevor Sexsmith tagged it on the weekend. Check the vid to see what he had to endure...

Special Public Avalanche Warning for Backcountry Recreationists in Sea-to-Sky and Northern Interior of BC

Mikeynix

March 25, 2015

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Recreational users urged to exercise caution and restraint. Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning for the Sea to Sky region including areas adjacent to but outside the ski area boundar...

Sexy Results on Blackcomb’s Disease Ridge – Photo Essay

Mikeynix

March 23, 2015

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The sky was blue-ish and the powders were fresh. So we assembled a crack crew of shred specialists and set out for the backcountry just outside Blackcomb Mountain. Sunny pow days, not unlike unicorns, have ...

Swiss Avalanche: Complete Burial and Rescue

BigLines

March 23, 2015

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It is important to learn from the mistakes of others as well as yourself. I have uploaded this video to act as a learning tool to demonstrate what ill preparedness looks like in an avalanche rescue situation. A...

Don’t Swirl – Blackcomb Backcountry: March 16th

Mikeynix

March 17, 2015

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Here's a quick clip of Matty Richard unleashing some epic baseball-hat-and-sunnies style in the backcountry just off Blackcomb Mountain. The Coast has had a bit of a reset up high recently. But with the Duff...

Delirium Dive Check – March 11th: Sunshine VIllage

Mikeynix

March 12, 2015

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The situation looked grim as I drove west towards Sunshine Village. The forecasted broken skies were turning into a solid greybird. And with warm temps having taken hold of The Bow Valley the day before, my exp...

Conditions update… The year of the Rockies?

kevin hjertaas

March 11, 2015

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The Rockies continue to offer opportunities for big lines. I’m certainly not going to make any predictions on the weather this season! But if we’ve had this much good stability and “spring-like” conditions, ...

LPP #35 – Whistler Blackcomb Nintendo Terrain Park – Charles Beckinsale

Low Pressure Podcast

March 9, 2015

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WHISTLER BLACKCOMB - NINTENDO TERRAIN PARK GROOMER - CHARLES BECKENSALE Listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/lowpressurepodcast/35_Whistler_Terrain_Parks.mp3 ...