Skiing with a Backpack | PROS & CONS
Should I ski with a backpack? This is a question I often ask daily before heading out to the mountain. If you’re into backcountry skiing, this isn’t something you ever have to contemplate. Wearing a backpack is a requirement for carrying your shovel, probe and additional safety gear. However, backpacks aren’t just reserved for backcountry […]
Spot X Review 2022/2023 – Pros and Cons After 2 Years
Whether I’m trekking, day hiking, skiing or fishing a remote river I always have my Spot X Satellite Communicator in my backpack. In the backcountry, an SOS call and a timely rescue could make the difference between living and dying. Carrying a satellite communicator should be a requirement for anyone adventuring in the backcountry. Most […]
Foggy Ski Goggles – 7 Ways to Stop & Prevent Snow Goggle Fogging
It’s a blower powder day you’re getting the best laps of your life. All of the sudden, your goggles FOG UP, you can’t see a damn thing so you tone down your riding and squint the rest of the way down the hill fighting off snow projectiles attacking your eyes. Regretfully you have to sacrifice […]
Whistler’s 8 Best Hike Accessed POWDER STASHES
The best snow is always the hardest to access. Whistler Blackcomb is the busiest ski resort in all of North America. The overall capacity of all of the lifts combined is a whopping 65,507 skiers per hour. On a packed day with fresh snow, you can be certain that that the best and most easily […]
How to Find The Blackcomb Glacier ICE CAVE in Whistler
The ice cave is without a doubt the most incredible natural wonder in Whistler Blackcomb. There is no other ski resort in the world with ski in ski out ice cave access. The turquoise blues, frozen rocks, and charcoal layers of ice are a sight to behold. A trip to Whistler Blackcomb is not complete […]
How Long Are the Lifts? | Everything You Wanted to Know About Whistler’s Chairlifts
I spend a lot of time on the chairlifts and lines at Whistler Blackcomb. Some days it feels like I spend more time on lifts and in lines than actually skiing down the mountain. The average lift takes around 6.6 minutes and I ski on average 15 runs in a day. This means I’m sitting […]
The 10 Best Groomed Ski Runs On Blackcomb
Weather at Whistler is unpredictable. We cannot expect to be skiing fluffy stuff day after day. When temperatures cool and the precipitation dwindles some skiers head to the park. Others, like me, are a little more old school. I head straight for the groomers. There is one thing that all skiers love to do. GO […]
The 9 Best Groomed Runs On Whistler
There’s a reason Whistler Blackcomb hosted the ski race events during the 2010 Olympics. The Groomers at Whistler are built for carving. From stomach dropping steep to easy cruising there’s a run for everyone’s tastes. Did I mention the panoramic mountain views… Those are nice to. Listed below are the top 9 groomed runs on […]
Whistler’s 14 Best Tree Skiing Runs
Whistler Mountain is best known for its wide open powder filled bowls and unbeatable alpine terrain. However, just below the Whistler alpine is tree skiing paradise. With 4,757 acres of skiable terrain there is lifetime of glades to explore on the resort. From marked runs to secret stashes there are perfect tree skiing lines for […]
How to Ski Spanky’s Ladder | Whistler Blackcomb Skiing Guide & Maps
Spanky’s Ladder is one of the most epic on resort free-skiing playgrounds in all of North America. It’s my all-time favourite area to play around on Blackcomb mountain and I hardly spend a day at the hill without doing at least one Spanky’s lap. Most locals refer to the entire area as Spanky’s Ladder. However […]
