[silk]

Heard it on radio on my way home...

Local mountains are open tomorrow Nov/13. The season starts 1 month early this year


cypress is one of them http://cypressmountain.com/

[nack]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8FZvTWVukTk/Ss9SwFR_CoI/AAAAAAAAAG8/81tOfafEA2Q/s320/yay.jpg

[pawdregry4g]

hawoo !

[00EM1]

I'm calling in tired tomorrow and going

[pawdregry4g]

does this include grouse? don't see any news updates on their site.

[orange7]

not all the runs are going to open... i'm gonna wait till December when the mountain will be at full production.

[PiuYi]

great, thin layer of snow over jagged rocks
i'll wait till december thx

[roastpuff]

great, thin layer of snow over jagged rocks
i'll wait till december thx

That's what rock skis are for! :thumbsup:

[TRD Rs200]

new plans for tmw, snowboarding!

[Dan_Guy]

Grouse - Jib park and bunny hill open
Cypress - bunny hill open

[anl27]

yay bunny hill <3

[danizer]

yay bunny hill <3

x2...i cant ski/snowboard for shit ^^

[Harvey Specter]

yay for sexy ski bunnies!

[Peturbo]

x2...i cant ski/snowboard for shit ^^
Time to start practicing!

Time to detune and wax my board.

[Gh0stRider]

Winter has come early to Grouse Mountain.

The resort is kicking off its ski season this afternoon, a full month earlier than last year.

Spokesman William Mbaho says while the mountain won't be fully operational today, Paradise Bowl will be open much earlier than usual.

He says Mother Nature is bringing favourable conditions and it's going to be a "momentous" winter season.

[PavelGTR]

I gotta go get my board waxed. We should get some RS guys to go up one day.

[bcedhk]

need a new board, mine cracked!

probably gonna buy one from the states :D woot wooot!

hows the sale at comor? any decent boards left? I drove by and saw the 50% off 08/09 gears but im guessing is all poo?

[anl27]

im planning to buy a board with bindings and boots for the first time after 3 years of rentals rofl.

anyone have any suggestions as to where to get the most affordable deals?

[StealthFighter]

comor sale wasnt too bad. i got rome libertine boots for $150. they had much cheaper ones on sale like vans ones for 80 bucks but they didn't feel as good as the rome ones.

[1990TSI]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1843/194/109/529405224/n529405224_2257956_5389.jpg

ready to go

[pawdregry4g]

^sweet sheep!

[StealthFighter]

i liked how you put the alpine sticker on your board. next put a GT wing on the back and neons on the sidewalls.

[TheKingdom2000]

looks like the 2010 games are going to be GGRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT in regards to conditions!

I just got my snow tires put on too!

[Senna4ever]

Gone to Whistler for the weekend! :)

Newly renovated condo too! :D

[Gh0stRider]

mine has a rs.net sticker lol
waiting to get a pedobear one.

[KingCrimson]

I'm calling in tired tomorrow and going

rebbelll

[orange7]

how's the road condition?

[Senna4ever]

Road conditions were great. No snow (well, almost no snow) in the village, but plenty on both mountains. It's quite cold here though, and many of the restaurants are still closed with notices on the doors saying they will open on the 26th.

[K-Dub]

MOUNT SEYMOUR OPENS NEXT FRIDAY!

http://www.mountseymour.com/today#post183

[orange7]

MOUNT SEYMOUR OPENS NEXT FRIDAY!

http://www.mountseymour.com/today#post183


lol.. that's a shitty mountain..

don't care if it's open or not

[silk]

has anyone gone up to Cypress lately ? How's the snow condition there and is it crowd in terms of people ?

[Disillusion_10]

has anyone gone up to Cypress lately ? How's the snow condition there and is it crowd in terms of people ?

went on saturday, got there around 9:20 and lined up for about 5-10 minutes to grab tickets, first two runs didn't have to wait too long for the lift but by around 10:15 there was tons of people

conditions weren't that great, it was snowing so limited visibility and it was not soft snow it was icy snow that was coming down. but this saturday looks like clear skies!

[!YaoShi]

mine has a rs.net sticker lol
waiting to get a pedobear one.


http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs264.snc1/9129_318353230155_568280155_9511388_6996621_n.jpg


:thumbsup:

[1990TSI]

some recent stuff

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs051.snc3/13860_337543475111_588205111_9947700_4927007_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs051.snc3/13860_337544675111_588205111_9947703_3866805_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs051.snc3/13860_337544740111_588205111_9947714_2673025_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs051.snc3/13860_337543425111_588205111_9947693_2480320_n.jpg

last pic is from when whistler got 82cm in 24 hours :D

[silk]

wow, whistler is freaking sweet now

[roastpuff]

Exams are killing me here. I want to go skiing with my brother this weekend!

[shenmecar]

Exams are killing me here. I want to go skiing with my brother this weekend!

exams already? lol

[nismosx]

heading out to cypress tomorrow woot!

[orange7]

exams already? lol

some places such as colleges and BCIT have exams already.

[orange7]

where do you guys get your snowboard equipment tuned and waxed?

I've been getting mine done up at the mountain equipment rental places

[TRDood]

bump.

anyone up to cypress lately?

i have been wasting the past 10 days waiting for snow to come down. there's only 6 days left before school starts again! fuck

[TOS'd]

^ yea, anyone been to any locals recently? looking to go soon but dont know the conditions up there.

[GC8]

i was at cypress today.. it was ice ice but it actually snowed abit but that did not help

[Djiban]

went to grouse on sunday, the ground was hard and icy...

[Greenstoner]

any places with soft snow now ??

[dachinesedude]

just came back from cypress, like others said, icy with snow patches every so often, still fun

[nismosx]

^^^i was at cypress yesterday it was packed alot of beginners just sitting in the middle of the runs i hate that

[ntan]

^^^i was at cypress yesterday it was packed alot of beginners just sitting in the middle of the runs i hate that

that's why you gotta carve through them

[woob]

^^^i was at cypress yesterday it was packed alot of beginners just sitting in the middle of the runs i hate that

warn em. and if the same ppl havent moved the next time down, spray em.

[nismosx]

im saying like a group of 6 and i think they were korean next time ill spray them i guess
you would think they have the common sense to pull to the side

[albert116]

a lot of ppl sitting right in the middle of the run @ collins. These ppl are just sitting there chit chatting and hanging out..pisses me off.

if they are beginners and they fell down in the middle of the run and cant get up, i can understand that. But if they are just sitting there and chit chatting, then they need to GTFO.

[vitaminG]

how busy it is up there? did anyone hit up skychair, usually the noobs tend to avoid skychair... i plan on hitting up cypress tomorrow morning ill be sure to post an update

[TRDood]

2cm of new snow today.

LOL

[albert116]

how busy it is up there? did anyone hit up skychair, usually the noobs tend to avoid skychair... i plan on hitting up cypress tomorrow morning ill be sure to post an update


There's always lots of ppl at Collins. I didn't hit up skychair myself, but there is definitely less ppl on Panorama and Horizon/Rainbow

[woob]

lol it's cuz not many noobs don't wanna make the short hike to Eagle Chair or cant make it down the blue run (Horizon?) to get there.

[JSALES]

fuck, i feel like going snowboarding now

[PiuYi]

conditions at cypress were great today
there was some powder, lots of ice, but its not so horrendously bad that anyone should avoid it
got busy around 2-3... died down after that

[flawless]

Sucks how panorama is closed during night boarding :(

[Senna4ever]

Sucks how panorama is closed during night boarding :(

What? Really? Since when? That sucks, as Panorama used to be awesome at night.

[vitaminG]

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[vitaminG]

Well I'm cypress right now, was snowing earlier but it's stopped now, getting a little busy especially on the easy runs, but if your on blue square or black diamond it's not bad at all, lines aren't excessive either, food prices are though
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[flawless]

What? Really? Since when? That sucks, as Panorama used to be awesome at night.

The past couple times I've gone night boarding, it's been closed.

[albert116]

Well I'm cypress right now, was snowing earlier but it's stopped now, getting a little busy especially on the easy runs, but if your on blue square or black diamond it's not bad at all, lines aren't excessive either, food prices are though
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how's the conditions today?

[vitaminG]

how's the conditions today?

cypress was good, mix of icy patches and soft snow. A few runs had a lot of bare spots with rocks though, rainbow was especially terrible, horizon had some shitty spots especially after it merges w/ humpty dumpty. But it was snowing pretty good when i left so hopefully theyll have a few more cm tomorrow.

Lion chair got pretty busy by around 2-3 the raven ridge and eagle express both only had one run open (panorama and crazy raven) although there were no line ups at either.

I would also suggest for anyone going to cypress to get the ski card from a bell store, it only costs about $2 more than a peak period lift ticket ($55), but your first lift ticket is free so its practically free, and after that you get 20% off for the rest of the season.

[jmvdesign]

please tell me that they still have the rib sandwiches up there

[xyz123]

oh man, i hope it continues to snow up there in cypress, still recovering from catching my edge and falling on my ass onto ice haha. Nevertheless can't wait to go back up there!

[nismosx]

please tell me that they still have the rib sandwiches up there

yes they do

[flawless]

Just got home from Cypress. It was snowing pretty hard when we left. Hopefully it continues to.

[TOS'd]

I would also suggest for anyone going to cypress to get the ski card from a bell store, it only costs about $2 more than a peak period lift ticket ($55), but your first lift ticket is free so its practically free, and after that you get 20% off for the rest of the season.

When does the season end? Just want to see if its worth it.

[albert116]

^

usually ~ mid April

[TOS'd]

^ and then minus the olympic 2 week break right? or can we still skii/board during that time?

[vitaminG]

^ and then minus the olympic 2 week break right? or can we still skii/board during that time?

Timeline D: February 1 to March 8

Ski Area (alpine and nordic) Closed to the Public for Olympic Games Preparation, Competition and wrap up.

No access to the Alpine or Nordic areas.

http://cypressmountain.com/2010-impacts

although bear in mind the ski card more than pays for itself after the second use, so it you plan on going to cypress more than once its well worth it. They also have overall reduced rates this season regardless.

[kangel]

i iwsh i can afford it

[TOS'd]

Quick questions about the skicard.

Does it have my name on it?

If so, can I buy myself and a friend discount lift tickets on the same day? Or is it limited to 1 discount lift ticket perday (ie. 1 ticket for me).

If no, same question as above, is there a limit on how many discount lift tickets per day?

[zero_one]

It does have your name on it, and when you do use it you also have to provide a secondary ID. They also don't replace it, so if you lose it, it is GG.

[TRDood]

good good. snow up on the mountains =)

but i will be down at portland for the weekend...fuck! and school starts next monday. sigh.

anyways, how's the raven chairlift? the blacks on that end is the best part of the mountain. there are no one lining up for the chairlift, EVER.

but the shitty part is that it's below the parking lot, so it get icy easily. there's this one time, the chairlift closed and i had to hike 45 mins back up. by the end of it, my friend unzipped his jacket, and there were smoke coming out. LOL

[TOS'd]

It does have your name on it, and when you do use it you also have to provide a secondary ID. They also don't replace it, so if you lose it, it is GG.

mmmmm ok.

but can i use my skicard to buy me and my friend both lift passes? or am i limited to buying one for me only.
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[moomooCow]

^never tried but I don't think so.

[TRDood]

mmmmm ok.

but can i use my skicard to buy me and my friend both lift passes? or am i limited to buying one for me only.
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u can buy as many as u want. i bought 3 at once at a bell store. they take a pic of you up at the cypress ticket booth wen u redeem your ticket
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[604778]

Just came back from Whistler a couple days ago. Fresh powered when snowboarding (Y)

[moomooCow]

u can buy as many as u want. i bought 3 at once at a bell store. they take a pic of you up at the cypress ticket booth wen u redeem your ticket
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Pretty sure he meant get multiple lift tickets with the same skicard, on the same day, at nearly the same time.

[YK86]

mmmmm ok.

but can i use my skicard to buy me and my friend both lift passes? or am i limited to buying one for me only.
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The Skicard is only good for the person who bought it. So no, you can't buy 1 skicard and get yourself and a bunch of friends discount tickets. Same goes for the Whistler/Blackcomb Edge card.

BTW, anyone go to Whistler the past day or 2? Thinking of going with a friend this Sunday (2nd) but we don't want to go if it's too icy.

[TRDood]

oh sorry. its 1 discounted lift ticket per day per skicard.
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[LYC]

The Skicard is only good for the person who bought it. So no, you can't buy 1 skicard and get yourself and a bunch of friends discount tickets. Same goes for the Whistler/Blackcomb Edge card.

BTW, anyone go to Whistler the past day or 2? Thinking of going with a friend this Sunday (2nd) but we don't want to go if it's too icy.

i was at whistler today (friday) and it was really good. lots of of new snow but they did close all the alpine chairs and runs due to really high winds. surprisingly not all that busy either.

[Greenstoner]

went to grouse yesterday and it closes at 730pm. I went there for night ski, got full refund back and free lift :D

[+Kardboard+]

Grouse closes at 10, no? Night skiing, no? And they're open 24/7 during the Olympics. O__O

I learned there and will always have a soft spot for that mountain. Went up on NYE and a had a beautiful time!

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/861/200912310541182166.jpg (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200912310541182166.jpg)

[TOS'd]

Grouse vs Cypress

I always hear people going to Cypress more often than Grouse, is there a reason for that? Haven't been to Grouse yet, but dont know if its any better than Cypress.

[+Kardboard+]

Grouse is more accessible, but more limiting than Cypress. Grouse has a way better view of the city. At the moment, I would say Grouse definitely > Cypress because of the 2010 stuff going on and I also hear you need chains for the road or something? Grouse you just take the gondola up muahahaha :lol

[SilveRx]

but grouse you gotta pay for parking@@
is there any ski cards or discount at grouse?
cuz cypress have ski card for 20% off

[Djiban]

i found that there were more noobs at grouse than cypress.
most of the runs are way wider than cypress and if there's fresh powder, they tend to be less groomed, unlike cypress they're more flat

[+Kardboard+]

20% off what? Free parking at the gravel lots at Grouse. Hardly a longer walk if you get a spot close enough. Like I did. :p

[TOS'd]

i found that there were more noobs at grouse than cypress.
most of the runs are way wider than cypress and if there's fresh powder, they tend to be less groomed, unlike cypress they're more flat
kardboard is a noob and goes to grouse :haha:

[Greenstoner]

i thought parking at grouse cost 5 bucks ? unless i miss something mentioning it is free? i just came from there 2 days ago

[stealth604]

^ its 5 bucks if you park at the paved lots. Its free on the unpaved lot.

[+Kardboard+]

kardboard is a noob and goes to grouse :haha:

See you on the Black Diamonds, sir. :D
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[TOS'd]

^ sure, but we would be on different mountains. haha
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[+Kardboard+]

^ sure, but we would be on different mountains. haha
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We'll sync with mobile streaming video streaming streams. Ustream.com LOL :haha:

[matrixfwd]

was up at Cypress Saturday. Weather was horrible. Nothing but rain....so we ended up turning back after looking around. Hope it gets better next weekend. I was going to do XC by the way.

[TOS'd]

We'll sync with mobile streaming video streaming streams. Ustream.com LOL :haha:

Oh my. :hay:

[+Kardboard+]

We'll race down while on two different mountains...online. D:

[Volvo-brickster]

the parking restrictions at cypress come into effect tomorrow

that being said, if im not going to whistler, i'll be going to grouse

im not parking at the lower part of the highway and then walk for 15 minutes to get to the chalet

screw that

[TOS'd]

the parking restrictions at cypress come into effect tomorrow

Quel restrictions?

[nismosx]

the parking restrictions at cypress come into effect tomorrow

that being said, if im not going to whistler, i'll be going to grouse

im not parking at the lower part of the highway and then walk for 15 minutes to get to the chalet

screw that
do you know why ?! thats lame
isnt grouse paid parking ive never been there

[+Kardboard+]

do you know why ?! thats lame
isnt grouse paid parking ive never been there
See above. Paved lots at Grouse = paid, gravel ones = free.

[moomooCow]

was up at Cypress Saturday. Weather was horrible. Nothing but rain....so we ended up turning back after looking around. Hope it gets better next weekend. I was going to do XC by the way.

eeeeek

I was about to go up that day at 4 pm for night skiing. Checked the site at 2:30pm and it said it was raining so I called it off!

But my friend checked at like 3 or 4 pm and apparently it was snowing at that time... regardless I didn't want to take the chance!

How much of the mountain is open?

[Nintensity]

Sunday was pretty decent. Snow conditions were hard packed but during the afternoon the sun came out for an hour or 2 just to warm the snow. One thing i didn't like was that knowing it was my first day up in a year, i had decided to tackle a black diamond run as part of my ritual warmup. damn hard snow got me falling off my skis :(

[+Kardboard+]

Wait, you're a skier too?!?! YESSSS T________T

You, me and Mananetwork stand as the mighty triumvirate against the hoardes of demon snowboarders. D:

[TOS'd]

Anyone up at Cypress today? Says raining at base but snowing midmountain and up. Thinking of going at for night owl.

[Greenstoner]

Anyone up at Cypress today? Says raining at base but snowing midmountain and up. Thinking of going at for night owl.

i went up to grouse the other day for night ski, by the time my gf got her rental. They told us it will be closed in half hour.

please note the same day cypress was closed as well. Just be careful they will close early on you depending on the condition and the crowd. if i were you i will try to go there in the day time, simply the weather is not at the best right now.

[Nintensity]

Wait, you're a skier too?!?! YESSSS T________T

You, me and Mananetwork stand as the mighty triumvirate against the hoardes of demon snowboarders. D:

i've been skiing before i could walk, buddy haha
and i gotta talk to you soon... in regards to something i should have given you a long time ago >_>

[Volvo-brickster]

Quel restrictions?

do you know why ?! thats lame
isnt grouse paid parking ive never been there

Parking restrictions are for the olympics and prepping everyone for the gong show that will be the end result.

http://cypressmountain.com/alpine-parking-map

Lot 3 is where you used to be able to park if you got there relatively early or when the first rush of people left.

Highway lot is where you went if you got there late...now everyone is going to have to park there.

One long ass walk

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cypress+mountain+vancouver&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=33.487161,93.076172&ie=UTF8&hq=cypress+mountain&hnear=Vancouver,+BC&ll=49.391256,-123.193538&spn=0.007933,0.022724&t=h&z=16

[+Kardboard+]

i've been skiing before i could walk, buddy haha
and i gotta talk to you soon... in regards to something i should have given you a long time ago >_>

<_<

Let's go skiing LOL

Wait...how could you ski before you could walk? ARE YOU A MUTANT? D: (was it on Grouse or Cypress? :haha:)

[TOS'd]

wait...how could you ski before you could walk? ARE YOU A MUTANT? D: (was it on Grouse or Cypress? :haha:)

Nintensity probably goes to Cypress, since hes seems pro and not a noob like you, kardboard.


Just came back from Cypress, went for Night Owl. Weather was pretty good up there, slight fog going up. And even worse fog going down, huge line following someone going 20 km/h...... one lane downhill.

[+Kardboard+]

Oh man, we should do an RS snow meet. I would even go to Cypress for such an event.

[woob]

make it in two weeks when my new (snowboard) boots come in

[TOS'd]

Oh man, we should do an RS snow meet. I would even go to Cypress for such an event.

Hmmm I think in two weeks when this meet happens I'll be up on Grouse. =/

[+Kardboard+]

Let's do it.

[nismosx]

just got back from cypress i arrived at 830ish and got a good parking spot right across from the drop-off zone
it wasnt that crowded, powder was good up top and mid

[Amped]

Parking restrictions are for the olympics and prepping everyone for the gong show that will be the end result.

http://cypressmountain.com/alpine-parking-map

Lot 3 is where you used to be able to park if you got there relatively early or when the first rush of people left.

Highway lot is where you went if you got there late...now everyone is going to have to park there.

One long ass walk

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cypress+mountain+vancouver&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=33.487161,93.076172&ie=UTF8&hq=cypress+mountain&hnear=Vancouver,+BC&ll=49.391256,-123.193538&spn=0.007933,0.022724&t=h&z=16

They have shuttle buses to take you to the lodge from the parking lot. No more 15 minute walk in snowboard boots.

[TRDood]

shit. i love going to cypress because the chairs are way faster than grouse and seymour.

hmm... going skiing tml, which one should i go?

$44 for cypress
$55 for grouse

lame.

[TOS'd]

shit. i love going to cypress because the chairs are way faster than grouse and seymour.

hmm... going skiing tml, which one should i go?

$44 for cypress
$55 for grouse

lame.

Its only $35 at cypress for skicard holders. I thought you would of had one since you were helping me answer questions about them.

Seems like its going to rain for the next while...and I was so wanting to go the next few days. =/

[Greenstoner]

I dont go to whislter that often to notice but did they raise the price for lift ticket ???

[Ichi]

Yes of course. ticket purchase at the window is $93 according to website.
Might as well buy a edge card or buy the tickets at 7-11.

[TRDood]

just came back from cypress.
wow, what a shitshow with all the olympic preps construction and lack of snow. almost all runs has bald spots except for the humpty dumpty.

dont even waste your time. i wouldnt go back even if they only charged me $35 because of shitty conditions.
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[albert116]

cypress has been really disappointing this year.

i bought the season pass and was super hyped for taking advantage of the pass this season...went a few times last month...

now i am not even remotely tempted to go back there.

agreed with the previous post. Don't waste your time/money going there..spend a little more and hit up Whistler instead.

[TOS'd]

just came back from cypress.
wow, what a shitshow with all the olympic preps construction and lack of snow. almost all runs has bald spots except for the humpty dumpty.

dont even waste your time. i wouldnt go back even if they only charged me $35 because of shitty conditions.
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Ive been a few times this season, it wasnt that bad. Still enjoyable.

But how was the weather like? Raining?

[TOS'd]

I saw on the Grouse website that they have that After Hours Pass during the Olympics for $150. It gets you an unlimited pass between the hours of 8pm to 6am, since Grouse is open 24/7 during this time. Seems like a pretty good deal imo. Anyone else purchase one?

[+Kardboard+]

Dammit. I need to.

[TOS'd]

^ Yay, we can ski/ride together!

[TRDood]

Ive been a few times this season, it wasnt that bad. Still enjoyable.

But how was the weather like? Raining?

it was raining really hard.

within 1 hour, i'm soaked already. the conditions are worse than slushy, think mud and slurpee mixed together and you are riding on it.

i don't know how cypress is going to pull a good show for the olympics. it looks like shit as of yesterday still.

[TRDood]

oh, and on the way there, i saw the raven's side where all the black runs were. it was all grass and gravel. half of the mountain seems like the lower half of whistler when you go skiing in mid May.

[+Kardboard+]

^ Yay, we can ski/ride together!
Let's set this up. Like I said, an RS meet on a local mountain would be fantastic.

Next two weeks, maybe another one during the Olympic midnight madness at Grouse?

[matrixfwd]

let's pray for snow folks. It won't be good if the conditions stay the same or get warmer for the Olympics.... You know that you all want to also take advantage of our installed snow tires :)

[albert116]

anyone hit up Grouse / Seymour lately?

how's the conditions on those 2 mountains compared to Cypress?

[TOS'd]

just came back from cypress. was clear/misty for the most part. sky chair to the top was pretty good.

but then there was a brief period oh rain fall. then it cleared up and was just foggy.

almost landed on a couple of ppl though. was going for a jump but last second i saw 2 ppl sitting waiting for their friends. they were right where i would have landed. fucking fobs ( they really were lol )
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[woob]

^^ how was the snow

[Noizz]

it was raining really hard.

within 1 hour, i'm soaked already. the conditions are worse than slushy, think mud and slurpee mixed together and you are riding on it.

i don't know how cypress is going to pull a good show for the olympics. it looks like shit as of yesterday still.

Of course its going to suck if its raining, it would be crappy on all the other mountains that are raining as well. You just happened to have gone the wrong day. Did you check the weather before heading up?

There should be new snow by the end of this week http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Cypress-Mountain/6day/mid going to head up over the weekend.

[TOS'd]

^^ how was the snow
it was a bit icy, but it wasnt packed hard. still ride able.

only thing i dont like about the top is the run is a bit short.

[woob]

so Top Gun isn't open huh... damn.

[nismosx]

cypress is closed monday and tuesday check website

[moomooCow]

All this rainfall is really depressing....

[StylinRed]

so weird seeing the rest of the world under snow (even florida) and we're at +10c

[Greenstoner]

heading to whistler in the next few weeks

[kitsune]

I will be praying to whatever snow god there is for a dump of snow by friday evening.. >_<

[woob]

k my boots have been shipped. I should have them in the next few days.


stoke level is rising exponentially with each passing day.

[TOS'd]

k my boots have been shipped. I should have them in the next few days.


stoke level is rising exponentially with each passing day.

for me its declining exponentially with each passing day because of the weather..

[TOS'd]

I saw on the Grouse website that they have that After Hours Pass during the Olympics for $150. It gets you an unlimited pass between the hours of 8pm to 6am, since Grouse is open 24/7 during this time. Seems like a pretty good deal imo. Anyone else purchase one?

Having second thoughts about this now. Weather has been pretty crappy recently.

[Amped]

Whistler this weekend wooo!

[4chinit]

Cypress closing down...... (http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/cypress-mountain-alpine-runs-closed-early-to-preserve-snow--prepare-venue-for-2010-winter-games_209836IR.html)

[Greenstoner]

who knew there isnt going to be much snow in the year of 2009-2010...hahaha

they are probably in a panic mode right now

[Orion]

can't they get snow makers?

[will068]

Whistler this weekend wooo!

me2

[alex.w *//]

can't they get snow makers?

already doing that at higher elevations..and moving the snow downward

thats why cypress is closed

[TOS'd]

Apparently they are shipping snow from whistler to cypress.

[albert116]

seriously all this rain and warm weather is FTL.

[Orion]

already doing that at higher elevations..and moving the snow downward

thats why cypress is closed


ic

my coworker actually filled me in too.. these snow is ok for regular riders but is no good to the olympic events and such

[Volvo-brickster]

just got back from whistler

so damn foggy you couldn't see ANYTHING at the peak

rest of the mountain was decent

[nismosx]

anyone been to grouse or seymour?!?! how are the runs

[Toeknee]

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Cypress-Mountain/6day/mid
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Grouse-Mountain/6day/mid

Looks like Grouse and Cypress are getting some snow.

^Seymour is a shitbowl unless you're into park/pipe stuff

[albert116]

^

LOL i don't give a shit about Cypress now since it's shut down :(

[jerche]

Anyone need a lift ticket for Whistler? I have an extra one for sale that expires in May, 2010. PM me

[nismosx]

just came back from grouse and i wont be going back anytime soon ill stick with cypress and only cypress

[TOS'd]

^ lots of patches? or just shitty runs. next couple days they should be getting snow i believe.

[Volvo-brickster]

just came back from grouse and i wont be going back anytime soon ill stick with cypress and only cypress

:haha:

grouse was never good

it was only decent when you got the Y2 play pass

[nismosx]

it was my first time at grouse the only runs were cut, peak and expo
there wasnt that much snow

[ghetto fobolous]

just came back from grouse and i wont be going back anytime soon ill stick with cypress and only cypress

uh, cypress is closed until march 8th now.

[nismosx]

^^^i know thats why id went to grouse

[TOS'd]

^ so are you done for the season now that cypress is closed?

[ShyGuy]

anyone wanna go to big white this weekend? I still have a few spots left on my trip (rented coach bus, accomodations on hill, discount lift tickets). PM me for details. Need to be a group of 4 or more.

[nismosx]

^ so are you done for the season now that cypress is closed?

uhmm i dunno i might hit up seymour havnt been there in 8years
but for now i hoping there will be a snowfall in march

[TRDood]

i think sunpeaks and bigwhite would be the best ski places in BC right now.

unless you want a quick fix, i guess grouse is okay too (i have never been) but Seymour suck major asssssssssssssssss. you can fall asleep waiting to go up the lift and it only takes 1 minute to ski the whole thing down.

[+Kardboard+]

I don't mind the quick fix. :D

Big White would be boss, but that's not always feasible. :(

[jmvdesign]

anybody been up to mt. baker recently?

[K-Dub]

Went on Sunday. It was drizzling/icy flakes in the morning, foggy at times. Cleared up after lunch, still cloudy but the sun was putting up a fight.

Conditions, the runs were decent, the sides were wet and sticky though, so even though they lookd like fresh pow, it was stiiiicky. Alright if you were on a blue/black as they were steeper, but at times they were near flats and so it sucked to suddenly slow down.

I had a lot of fun on their black runs, as there were cliffs & drops galore.

[nismosx]

man i miss snowboarding
found a funny clip of some idiot jumping off a chairlift on mt seymour lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuB9--cydg

[K-Dub]

man i miss snowboarding
found a funny clip of some idiot jumping off a chairlift on mt seymour lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuB9--cydg
I've always thought about trying that... but not in that spot LOL.

[Alatar]

Anyone been up to Seymour lately? Both chairs still have snow? Or is it looking bare and brown like the Grouse?

[nismosx]

^^^^have u check their website? it says 266cm summit but i doubt it

[saveth]

I was up in big white last weekend and the conditions were great. If you wanna board or ski you need to leave the lower mainland.

[TOS'd]

Anyone been up to Seymour lately? Both chairs still have snow? Or is it looking bare and brown like the Grouse?

Plenty snow, theres only a vary faint brown patch starting to show near the base where the chair is. Other than that, the top and all is fine. Mystery Lake was closed though due to bare patches, so i never got the check that out.

[Gt-R R34]

Whistler's condition still very good. But it's packed way more then usual, With all local mountains being garbage or worst right now.

Highly recommend it

[00EM1]

anyone drove up to whistler lately ? I wanna go boarding on Saturday, just wondering if there's any Olympic road blocks yet and how the parking is.

[dspot]

anyone drove up to whistler lately ? I wanna go boarding on Saturday, just wondering if there's any Olympic road blocks yet and how the parking is.

www.google.com

[ziggyx]

anyone drove up to whistler lately ? I wanna go boarding on Saturday, just wondering if there's any Olympic road blocks yet and how the parking is.

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/olympics/index.htm

You can see the parking lot closures and stuff. You can also tab over to transportation and it will give you details about access to whistler

[G]

anyone been to silverstar lately? Im going during olympic break... btw, how come silverstar lift chairs close at 3;30pm??

[TOS'd]

anyone been to silverstar lately? Im going during olympic break... btw, how come silverstar lift chairs close at 3;30pm??
All the other resorts close at around 3:30pm too, not just Silver Star.

[Orion]

anyone drove up to whistler lately ? I wanna go boarding on Saturday, just wondering if there's any Olympic road blocks yet and how the parking is.


i heard this morning that driving up to whistler is not allowed but they could be talking about next week

[LYC]

there's really limited parking starting feb1. for the few lots that they have for the public i think it was 20 bucks to park. i wouldn't even bother driving honestly.

[alex.w *//]

was up seymour last evening.

condition was perfect,

over 10cm of fresh powder and nobody on the runs = joy

[hk20000]

oh joy something to do :D

[Orion]

was up seymour last evening.

condition was perfect,

over 10cm of fresh powder and nobody on the runs = joy

i was up last two nights... besides the fog and scary driving... very nice

[00EM1]

i just got back from Seymour, not a lot of people there and a lot of fresh snow
the only thing that sucks is for night riding there's only one chair open

definitely worth going up tho 4PM to 10PM is $36, or you can get a rest of the season pass for $100

[Toeknee]

Is anyone going to cypress and grouse this weekend? Since it's now supposedly snowing and collecting snow?

Hoping to get a couple more runs in before this season ends

[nack]

Is anyone going to cypress and grouse this weekend? Since it's now supposedly snowing and collecting snow?

Hoping to get a couple more runs in before this season ends

im waiting for the MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS :D

[albert116]

Is anyone going to cypress and grouse this weekend? Since it's now supposedly snowing and collecting snow?

Hoping to get a couple more runs in before this season ends

well i wanna go to cypress during the weekdays when i get off work.

But apparently they close at 7pm?!!! major thumbs down from me since they already had to shut down the mountain for 2-3 weeks early in January.

[saveth]

i was in whistler last weekend and the conditions were great. Their should be adequate parking now since the olympics are gone. The only thing too watch out for is the creekside condola. During the olympics they closed it off so if you start the day there or end up on that section of the mountain your screwed. You have to bus it back to the village. I dont know if they are reopening it during the paraolympics but i doubt it.

[vitaminG]

if anyone goes to cypress can they report back on the conditions

[G]

I was at silverstar and the conditions were pretty good, some fog here and there but pretty much empty and having the whole mountain to ourselves!

Someone tell me if Cypress is worth it...I heard its expensive, and they have lots of runs closed and they close early + its packed... doesnt seem worth it IMO

[falcon]

Seymour has pretty wicked conditions considering, right now....

[k2_alpha]

^ condtions are good but the lifts suck major ass monkeys.

The lift takes a good 6 mins for a run that's last 2...
Was up there all day monday.
All I did was work on tightening my turns.
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[Toeknee]

I think seymour mostly appeal to people who are into parks, jibs and jumps.

I like jumps but yeah I agree, the craptastic lifts there make me rather go to other places, even if there are no good parks or jumps elsewhere.

[nack]

what do you guys think of this?
YouTube- Tom Wallisch Freestyle Skiing POV (Freeskier Magazine)

makes me want to start skiing =[

[Toeknee]

u can pull off same stuff with snowboard too, no?

[nack]

u can pull off same stuff with snowboard too, no?

YouTube- Snowboarding Clip 21 (w/ Mint Royale)

[TRDood]

what do you guys think of this?
YouTube- Tom Wallisch Freestyle Skiing POV (Freeskier Magazine) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Lb9USLpv8)

makes me want to start skiing =[

wow, those conditions and the park is pretty sweet

[umpadupa]

what do you guys think of this?
YouTube- Tom Wallisch Freestyle Skiing POV (Freeskier Magazine) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Lb9USLpv8)

makes me want to start skiing =[

skiing is fking sweet, BUT it will scare the SHIT out of u if u slip on a rail.. i did... i got a HUGE bruise on my inner thigh, fkkk almost thought i had 2 give up sex for a while.. luck i didnt have 2 :thumbsup:

( i just like skiing cuz there are too many boarders now.. i boarded too but i donno y skis appeal 2 me more)

[alex.w *//]

YouTube- GoPro HD HERO camera: The Snowboard Movie

[alex.w *//]

holy seymour was packed last night

anyone went yesterday?

[77civic1200]

I went up for a bit, visibility sucked, snow was deep but a little slow.

I left when it started dumping, my truck sucks in snow and I didn't want to get stuck up there.... or hit a snow bank ;)

[wacko604]

Did anyone hit up any of the local mountains today? If so how were the conditions?

[TOS'd]

Anyone been to Cypress in the last couple days? How are conditions up there.

[Spectre_Cdn]

I went up from 10-4 today. The snow was awesome! There was lots of powder, especially in the morning. It wasn't extremely busy but there was limited visibility a lot of the time. It was snowing the whole time, and it was getting harder when i left.
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[TOS'd]

^ Cypress or Seymour?

[Spectre_Cdn]

^ Cypress or Seymour?
Cypress
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[TOS'd]

^ Sweet, thanks!

[Toeknee]

I'll see some of you on the slopes tomorrow ;)
Spectre, how is the driving road up there? does it look like I'll die without winter tires? (I know it's mandatory)

I wish it was open sooner than 10.

[saveth]

Just came back from whistler. I gotto whistler at around 8 to find a HUGE lineup for the village parking lot so we went up to the upper village lot by the excalibre gondola. As soon as we got there the lot was full 5 minutes later. To give you an idea of how bad it was. A friend of mine wasn't lucky enough to get a parking spot in any of the public lots so he paid 35$ to park somewhere around the village. Conditions were good until the fog rolled in. Visibilty was maybe 10-15meters. Also the mcdonalds in Squamish was packed at 730 when we left.
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[saveth]

I'll see some of you on the slopes tomorrow ;)
Spectre, how is the driving road up there? does it look like I'll die without winter tires? (I know it's mandatory)

I wish it was open sooner than 10.



Check the website before going. It will tell you if winter tires and/or chains required.
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[TOS'd]

^ Wondering the same thing too. I'm good, but my friend's car isn't. Wondering if there are any road checks etc.GOOD WINTER TIRES OR 4X4 ARE MANDATORY ON THE CYPRESS ROAD.

[Alatar]

I was on Grouse today, 10-4ish, skiing for the first time. My only other experience on skis were two occasions, a year apart each (12 and 13 years old) when I went Cross-Country skiing for 3 hours each time.

Needless to say, it looks like I suck at skiing, and it's definitely a workout learning how to ski, when you're so used to snowboarding!

Next time I go up, I think I may just take my snowboard instead of my skis. :/

[TOS'd]

^ how were the conditions? cause pre-olympics they were really crappy, as you can see all the bare patches on the cut. and many of the blue and black runs were closed.

[Vulcan300]

I was at Cypress today, it says good winter tires or 4x4 is mandatory but there were many cars with all season tires up there. Only the roads at the top by the parking lots were not completely cleared of ice/snow.

And the conditions were amazing, I would say its the best snow of the year so far. If you want the soft powder stuff you will have to venture into the trees

Get there early if you don't want to walk 20 minutes from your car. I got there around 10:40 and was near the end of the 3rd lot

[Alatar]

^ how were the conditions? cause pre-olympics they were really crappy, as you can see all the bare patches on the cut. and many of the blue and black runs were closed.

Conditions on Grouse were great. Only crap thing was visibility. As far as snow, it was pure powder, TONS of it, and still coming down heavily most of the day. Today should be the same in terms of snow/snowfall.

They've had over a meter of snow in the past week, and it definitely shows. All major runs are now open, including Paper Trail, Tyee Chute, Expo, etc. The major terrain park is not open, as of yet, and the upper portions of the blacks are also still closed. The lower portions of those runs by Olympic Chair are, however, open.

[triplexcel]

Went to cypress today and it was snowing up there! surprisingly the line ups weren't even big at all. i hope it dumps for the rest of the week.

[albert116]

anyone picking up the y2play pass from grouse ? thinking of picking one up

[Alatar]

anyone picking up the y2play pass from grouse ? thinking of picking one up

They upped the prices from last year on the pass. I won't be doing it this year. I'm just going to ride out the remainder of my Y2Play pass from last season.

[Greenstoner]

is it spring break for the students or is it over already ?

[TOS'd]

HS and Elementary school spring break is over now. But some private schools might still be off for 1 more week.

[albert116]

They upped the prices from last year on the pass. I won't be doing it this year. I'm just going to ride out the remainder of my Y2Play pass from last season.

just curious as to how much it was last year?

picked up my Y2Play pass today and hit up grouse for the first time this year today. Conditions were good--was there from around 330pm - 630pm. Not much fresh powder left and the snow was a little wet and heavy, but still good nevertheless. Visibility was great...i hope they'll get another dump of snow soon, but somehow i doubt it. The Quicksilver terrain park was open today--i am not a park person, but just wanted to bring that up in case anyone's interested in the Quicksilver park.

[77civic1200]

Spotted: alex.w *//

Today at seymour, saw your car parked near the mystery chair lift

[Toeknee]

Did anyone go to whistler during this weekend? Really curious about how busy the place is.

Thanks :)

[chouchou]

^i know a couple friends went on saturday, they said it wasn't busy at all. conditions were decent, too.

[Volvo-brickster]

Did anyone go to whistler during this weekend? Really curious about how busy the place is.

Thanks :)

today was pretty quiet

village was a ghost town

line ups maybe 10 minutes at the worst

peak = foggy at times, 6 inches of powder then pure ice underneath

mid mountain = awesome

lower mountain = all slush like a giant slurpee

[dink]

How is the road leading to cypress?
Cypress bowl road, wonder if my summers can make it... hmmm haha

[mmmk]

How is the road leading to cypress?
Cypress bowl road, wonder if my summers can make it... hmmm haha

I went up in my G35 with with all season tires. Made it up and down fine since it's not that cold and the roads aren't icy (assuming you're going there while it's open, somewhere between 10am to 7pm).

[alex.w *//]

Spotted: alex.w *//

Today at seymour, saw your car parked near the mystery chair lift

haha, my last day boarding for the season.

snow was so icy. never going when its hard packed groomed.

[Toeknee]

Does anyone have a whistler season pass?
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/tickets/seasonpass/students/index.htm
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU I'm graduating this year, I won't be able to get it next year :fuuuuu:. I wonder if I could get a friend to buy it for me... all asians look alike right?

^why make that your last boarding day? ;) whistler is going to dump snow, I'm going to see if I can keep going there til May

[TOS'd]

yea, check out cypress, alex. seymour is pretty icy and wasnt getting as much snow as cypress.

im also thinking of heading to whistler soon, atleast a few more times. it only takes like 1hr30min-1hr45mins to get there.

[mmmk]

i went to cypress again today. roads were clear of snow, im sure summer tires can make it up no problem.

went there at 2pm...snow was good. by around 5-6pm it got a bit icy.

[nismosx]

going to cypress sunday woot

[Toeknee]

tomorrow's better :) sunday is massive snow http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Cypress-Mountain/6day/mid

ooh 777

[nismosx]

damn was it ever shitty yesterday wind+snow=shitty conditions i was soaking wet when i left

[alex.w *//]

any ride snowboard fanbois here?

[TOS'd]

Zomgggg, just checked Whistler site and...

http://i42.tinypic.com/mjvhb6.jpg

[Toeknee]

any ride snowboard fanbois here?

I want a ride machette or DH. Using capita sierrascope right now. What do you use?

[alex.w *//]

I want a ride machette or DH. Using capita sierrascope right now. What do you use?

you must love what i use then haha

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5517/03302010092.jpg

[nismosx]

never tried a ride board but i do have a rome artifact 1985

[dink]

i got a ride cue series for sale.

currently riding step child, jp walker board

[LYC]

Zomgggg, just checked Whistler site and...

http://i42.tinypic.com/mjvhb6.jpg

i was in whistler on tuesday and my god was it epic. 60+ on whistler peak and tons of pow everywhere else.

an awesome way to end the season with an epic pow day. doubt there will be another one like that this season.

[TOS'd]

^ dont say that! ill be heading up soon :)



btw, how was parking, the day lots specifically. how early should i go if i want to be in lot 1 or 2? and its free day parking there right? tia