24hr snow = 19
base depth = 100
cumulative = 264
freezing level = valley
days riding = 4
five day forecast
back in ontario i used to do a lot of fishing and a buddy had this fake tape measure that showed 1" for every real 1/2" - it was great for trip pics and new personal bests. anyway...i'm pretty sure that the snow reporter on whistler got one of these tape measures for christmas.
i went up early this morning, pretty skeptical since i only measured about 10cm of new in my parking lot. i would normally only count 20cm in 24hr as a true powder day, but this year 19 will have to do. it was relatively quiet when i hit creekside at 8:30, and by the time i got to the top of red, franz' meadow was still untracked. i sucked it up and decided to check out the potential mine field. it was definitely a high alert status run, but i did manage to hit some nice powder and not hit any rocks. upper franz was decent groomer, and i took lower franz past the boundary signs and hit some more powder on the way to the base. by the time i got down the lineup at creekside was at least 20 minutes and that was too long for me. might head back up a little later when it thins out.
snow coverage: C
snow quality: B+
run selection: B+
crowds: C-
visibility: B
overall: B-
this is what i measured this morning on a car that hasn't moved in 2 days.
the scale is in mm (americans 25mm = 1")
our snowy parking lot - doesn't quite look like 19cm to me
2 comments:
Wow, sad news on the snowfall so far this season. I'm planning on being in whistler mid january and staying for the season but having second thoughts - just gotta trust the snow will come I guess. Keep up the good work with the honest reports - appreciate it. happy new year
it's getting better, but it's going to take a bit more time. i'd like to think that you'll be good by mid-jan, but we got off to a really slow start and the snowpack is not healthy. it's going to be a really dangerous year for backcountry.
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