Whistler 2013 / 2014 - The Community Blog
Heck yeah got up there yesterday and did a few laps. The cover felt pretty good and sun was out making it a really good opening day!
There were only a few lifts spinning so it’s was only a small amount of terrain open but it was still really fun to just get back into riding and get used to the differences between riding in Australia and Canada. One of the biggest differences being that the runs are so freaking long it’s awesome but when your legs are only used to sorter runs it’s a massive leg killer.
So yeah only did a few laps and had a bast until I took a few decent stacks and ended up struggling to walk to the gondola at the end of the day and can barely walk at all let alone bend to reach halfway down my shins. So I haven’t left the couch today just trying to recover and get some form of flexibility going.
Great stuff, mate!
Make sure you take it a bit easy on the mountain until you build up some conditioning. There are always people getting injured very early in the season. Best to slowly build up your strength and endurance, then go nuts when the deep cover and powder arrives! 
Stretch, stretch, stretch! If you look around you might find some really cheap introductory offers for yoga studios around the village. There’s a great yoga studio at Function Junction: http://www.yyoga.ca/our-centers/neowhistler/
Actually, found you a deal here…
http://www.yyoga.ca/utility-menu/membership/
30 days unlimited for $40. Includes mat and towel hire. Do it. 
I know that feeling of the long run! My first day in Whistler for the season I decided to do Peak to Creek for my first run. It was the longest most painful run ever hahaha
Talking about yoga, our lifts department is going to be running it 2-3 times a week in our common room early morning, should be fun.
Looks like you guys are having a blast at whis already!
Or you know - my first day - hitting up EVERY lift (well until i lost everyone!)
But Yes Wilms - go to Yoga!
I know that feeling of the long run! My first day in Whistler for the season I decided to do Peak to Creek for my first run. It was the longest most painful run ever hahaha
Hahahaa!!!!!
I bet it was hard pack too?????
I’d love to bomb that on a fresh day!!!!!
It was all crud cos it was at about 130-2pm on a sunday! So it was even harder on the legs haha
WHISTLER MOUNTAIN OPENING DAY - FOOTYFIEND
Do they still rope off hit run?
Any instructors on the forums working yet? I need some lessons. I’ve watched some tuts but are still struggling.
What are you strugglin with, ADS?????
Ask in the Rider Progression Thread, and there’ll be a heap of feedback!!!!!
hey mizu, im at a point where i need a instructor to help as im a hands on learner and probably shouldn’t be riding with out some more instruction as i might hurt myself and the greens that are open here in whistler are probably still too steep for an amateur lol dunno tho its a combination of stuff lack of confidence, can’t work out my toe side turn etc. Thanks tho 
Still worth askin for some pointers in there, though?????
After all, we were all L Platers at one stage!!!!!
Might be enough to get you off to a better start too!!!!!
* I can even take a wild guess that you’re trying to learn falling leaf toe side on a very gentle slope (hence you sayin you’re on the Green Runs)????? In my view, a little more steep to your practice area will benefit you when learning to execute falling leaf!!!!!
It will give a bigger gap between your non-contact edge and the snow, and therefore give you a greater room to avoid error!!!!!
Less grabbing the heel edge and whip lashing you to the ground!!!!! (I’m guessing this is your current outcome?????)
Still worth askin for some pointers in there, though?????
After all, we were all L Platers at one stage!!!!!
Might be enough to get you off to a better start too!!!!!
* I can even take a wild guess that you’re trying to learn falling leaf toe side on a very gentle slope (hence you sayin you’re on the Green Runs)????? In my view, a little more steep to your practice area will benefit you when learning to execute falling leaf!!!!!
It will give a bigger gap between your non-contact edge and the snow, and therefore give you a greater room to avoid error!!!!!Less grabbing the heel edge and whip lashing you to the ground!!!!! (I’m guessing this is your current outcome?????)
Haha a BIG L, i think its my toeside falling leaf and getting there from the heelside that is freaking me out i get onto it and want to go back the heelside and then fall because i over lean (i think thats what im doing), i can heelside slip easily enough to stop and such, but i think i need to purposely get onto my toeside and practice the slip from there again a confidence thing and not being able to have a visual on what im doing wrong is hence the whole instructor thing i think i need.
Yeah, don’t start to try to initiate your turns, until you feel comfortable and relaxed with goin across the slope on your toes!!!!!
And try to go as far across the slope as possible too, as this will help you to learn to control your speed!!!!!
At the very end of the “arc” try to wash off your speed at a smooth gradual pace!!!!!
This control will then help you transition into initiating a turn with confidence and control!!!!!
* I’m not an Instructor so the guys on here might say otherwise, but this is how I taught myself!!!!!
I hope that makes sense?????