We’ve been in whistler for 5 days now.
Today is my first day of rest. I’ve rode since Monday. So I’m giving my body a break and doing some photo/video editing and we’re going tubing tonight after everyone else returns from the spa.
Sunday K and I landed in Vancouver and we met up with Mom, Dad and Mom’s cousin Emma. We drove out to Whistler and checked in and then walked around the village and checked stuff out. The village is much like other Intrawest villages just way bigger. There’s no luxury stores much to Mom and K’s displeasure. Not surprisingly there’s lots of snowboard and ski shops though. Which makes Dad and myself happy. It was overcast so we weren’t sad about not riding.
Monday
Monday was our first day on the hill. Everyone else went off for lessons for the day so I rode by myself. I did the whole day on Whistler mountain riding blues and a few blacks. The snow was marvelous. Whistler has the second highest recorded snow fall ever this year. Lots of people are asking where this snow was last year for the Olympics but I’m happy it’s here now.
Tuesday
Mom and K took the day off and went to Squamish for some groceries and did some light shopping in the village so Dad, Emma, and I skied/boarded together all day. It was still overcast so I didn’t shoot any video or stills at all. In the afternoon the weather went quite nasty and visibility dropped like crazy. But the snow was falling so heavily that we couldn’t stop riding. The powder was building visibly by the minute. Wednesday would be great.
Wednesday
We got up earlier than usual so that we could catch a mountain tour. If you ever go to a new mountain I really recommend these. They’re a great way to get to know the terrain and the good runs that only the locals visit. At about 12:00 they opened the alpine runs. They hadn’t been open for three days. There was almost three feet of powder. We headed up there with the group. At the bottom of Harmony Express chair we met some funny birds. Whiskey Jacks. Apparently they’re a member of the Jay family and they’re totally awesome! They’re really cheeky and will steal food right from your hand! If you hold up a ski pole they love to come land on it. I borrowed my Dad’s pole and stuck it up in the air.
When we got to the peak the views were awesome and we got to hit the real powder. It was lightly tracked but nothing too bad. The wind was pretty awesome and I had to pull up my bandanna for the first time that day.
I love riding powder. I forgot how much I missed it.
It’s hard to video with the camera in hand. But it’s good that it’s water proof! A lot of people have those head mounted cams here. I want one pretty bad.
Last night I took my board in for a tuneup and I’m regretting it. The weather is the nicest it’s been all week and my board won’t be done till 5:00. Ah well. I’ll take a trip round the village to do some shopping and hangout with a coffee or a pint. It’s St.Paddy’s day after all. There’s an Irish Pub in town and when we were there last night during our Après-ski someone in our group (I can’t remember who) asked if they’d have green beer. Of course the server said no. Green beer is silly.
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny all day 
Tags: Black, Blackcomb, Powder, Snowboarding, Whiskey Jack, Whistler