Whistler 2013 / 2014 - The Community Blog

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Excellent.

Wow holy crap and f*****g aye!

What an awesome season! So pumped with how it’s all turned out! So many awesome new things I’ve done.

I arrived in Whistler and can still remember looking up from Olympic plaza and seeing two huge mountains and thinking that this is where it’s at! I can still remember my first run on Whistler mountain racing down from the top of the village gondy to the top of Creekside gondy before first public and slaying the fresh corduroy.

First time ever riding the park and having Andy there to help me to nail it! Now at the the end of the season being able to stomp 180s off medium jumps

This season has been un freaking believable can’t wait for glacier riding and then summer ops

Your stoke is stoking me mate

  This ^^^^^^^^^ 

Joining in on some of that stoke! Congrats on busting 1s on mediums, thats mad!   

That’s awesome, mate. I’ll get in on this stoke as well! Whistler is where dreams happen.

Talking of dreams in Whistler, Does anyone know of anybody looking for a place to stay in Creekside? 500 a month. PLEASE send them to email me at jonnypage(at)live.com.au or ring me on 25034one1853

HORSTMAN GLACIER OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 21 FOR SUMMER SEASON

WHISTLER, BC– June 19, 2014 - On Saturday, June 21 the Wizard Express Chairlift will start to shuttle skiers and snowboarders up to Blackcomb Mountain’s Horstman Glacier for one of the most unique experiences Whistler has to offer; summer skiing and snowboarding.

Less than a month after the end of the winter season, Whistler welcomes skiers and snowboarders from all over the world who are chomping at the bit to get back on the snow. Completely out of sight from the valley floor, the action on Blackcomb Mountain from mid-June to the end of July draws today’s best winter athletes as well as skiers and riders simply looking to get their snow fix.

Supported by two T-bars, the glacier plays host to a public terrain park as well as private areas reserved by a long list of summer camps including Momentum Ski Camps and Camp of Champions, who both build their own massive parks.

“The Grooming and Glacier Operational teams have been busy transforming Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier into the ultimate summer playground where the best in the world come to train, coach, and play in the summer.” says Adam Francis, Whistler Blackcomb’s Summer Glacier Operations Supervisor. “Our crews have been expertly pushing and sculpting the various terrain features, and installing the latest in rail, tube, bonk, and box features.”

Glacier operating hours are 12pm-3pm daily with the first upload at 11am. The journey to the glacier takes two chairlifts, the Wizard Express and Solar Coaster, and a bus ride across to ride up the 7th Heaven chair. The views on the way up are spectacular, with black bears and other wildlife often spotted from above. The Horstman Hut will be open to the public for snacks, and an outdoor barbeque with a stunning 360 degree view of the surrounding mountains and glacier action. Glacier skiing and riding will run until Sunday, July 27.

I was working the Horstman tbar opening day! Such a perfect day for an opening with blue skies and sun being on offer!

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to ride the public park because I was working but it did look sick and the guys who were riding were throwing down and hitting anything with snow on it.

There was 1-2cm of snow that fell Friday arvo/evening which I was able to ride on Saturday which was still pretty sweet considering it is June! Anyway the public park looks sick and can’t wait to ride it next week!