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I thought we were friends, Lano?  cool hmm

Hehe.  tongue wink

 
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rider26 - 30 November 2011 12:36 AM

Welcome to Boardworld, soulman! shaka

Thanks Rider,
nice update, its looking good over there!

 
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lanox - 30 November 2011 05:23 AM

grrrrr i am so jealous right now just by seen pictures, i hate you rider and everyone else that is going/staying for a season up there. I HATE YOU all lol

Calm down there young fella!!!!!

We all hate you too!!!!!  smirk

 
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Mizu Kuma - 30 November 2011 06:02 AM
lanox - 30 November 2011 05:23 AM

grrrrr i am so jealous right now just by seen pictures, i hate you rider and everyone else that is going/staying for a season up there. I HATE YOU all lol

Calm down there young fella!!!!!

We all hate you too!!!!!  smirk

it was just a joke i dont hate anyone, u know what i mean Mizu common get with it.

teacherboy

 
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rider26 - 30 November 2011 05:25 AM

I thought we were friends, Lano?  cool hmm

Hehe.  tongue wink

Oh we are, we are Jez but right now you in snow/cold weather me in this heat suffering , there is no friendship there just jealousy raspberry

 
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lanox - 30 November 2011 06:07 AM
Mizu Kuma - 30 November 2011 06:02 AM
lanox - 30 November 2011 05:23 AM

grrrrr i am so jealous right now just by seen pictures, i hate you rider and everyone else that is going/staying for a season up there. I HATE YOU all lol

Calm down there young fella!!!!!

We all hate you too!!!!!  smirk

it was just a joke i dont hate anyone, u know what i mean Mizu common get with it.

teacherboy

Oh, I’m with it lano!!!!! Or I will be in January anyway!!!!!  dance

 

Hi all,
Im spending a month in whistler arriving late february. It’s my first time in canada. Im thinking of booking at the hi whistler hostel. Does anyone have any feed back about hi whistler hostel, or any other better places to say?

 
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Welcome to Boardworld, b milard. cool smile

Are you travelling alone? I don’t know anyone who’s stayed there, but it looks really nice and four people per room isn’t too bad at all. It looks like you will spending $39 a night which isn’t cheap, but this is Whistler - nothing is cheap.

Just to compare, you could look at the Southside Hostel. One of my friends stayed there and he had something like 10 people in his room and it wasn’t in the best condition. http://www.southsidelodge.com/southside.php

If the prices compare, which I think they do, I would take the HI Hostel for sure.

 
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Jez mooooorre pics/video of shred  or else michelle

 
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Rider’s Blog: Day 2

Temps stayed cold overnight and we received another 10cm of snow. It was -4 degrees in the valley today and -8 at the Roundhouse, so the snow quality was excellent. The sun was out in full force and it was really a beautiful day out there.

Shaner came over in the morning and we went up to burn a few fast laps. He had to leave early today as he is flying to Hawaii for a few days. The snow was significantly better than yesterday, with a nice fresh layer of powder on top of yesterday’s snowfall.

We did a lap through the steep trees near Harmony and Shane found us some nice hits near the trees. The groomers were in very good shape; fast, fresh, and perfect for carving. It was so nice to put some fast carves into the snow.

They built more of the terrain park overnight. There’s new features in the upper and mid sections. The mid section only has a rail and gap to box. However I’m sure the park will start coming together rather quickly. I resisted the temptation to hit the park today, as I still need to build up strength. I don’t really feel like taking a fall just yet, hehe.

I rode down to the village to see what the ride-out was like. It’s actually in really good shape; they have been grooming it, the cover is good, quite an easy ride-out actually. Creekside ride-out is still similar to yesterday; ungroomed, chunky, not nearly as good as the village ride-out.

Overall, it was a great second day on the mountain. Fresh snow, sun shining, and legs burning. I’m looking forward to finney arriving today (call me, buddy!) and looking forward to more snowboarding. Good times in Whistler! cool smile


Whistler Peak from Red Chair


Looking up to Whistler Peak and Shale Slope


Looking down from Red Chair


Looking down from Red Chair


Looking up from the cat track towards Harmony


Shaner


Looking down on Ego Bowl from Emerald Chair


A bird’s-eye view of Creekside


Village ride-out, looking up


Village ride-out


Whistler Village


Looking up from the Village

 
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Damn.  Got me so excite.  Packing nearly done fly out tomoz :D. See you sat !!

 
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Have a safe flight and we’ll see you when you get here, Blake! shaka

 
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Peak chair opening friday, Harmony on saturday. Show me around riderrrr!!! :D

 
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Jez I am sooooo jealous! It looks amazing there, loving the pictures and the blog!

We are still planning on one day of riding while we are in the US, somewhere on the East Coast.

 
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Nice write up, rider!!!!!

Is it January yet?????  cool hmm This waitin is gonna kill me!!!!!  confused