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Jan 07, 07
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Whistler Creekside.. Saturday... 24cm of fresh and the holiday crowds
As least the ride up in the Audi was fun!
  
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Jan 07, 07
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My friend asked me to go to Baker but by the time we decided we were to lazy to go to the cabin that night.
Oh well.. wasted one glorious day of powder for sure... and I had my swallowtail board at baker too. :(
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Jan 07, 07
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lol im going up there this feb its gunaa be crazy yo!!!!!!!
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Jan 09, 07
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lol @ whistler.
yayy mt washington <3 the snow is better too. Ima pick a day this week and head'r can't wait.
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Jan 11, 07
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dude I've ridden whistler tons of times and I've ridden mt washy.
whistler's snow is more damp, mt wash. is more dry. dry=better. don't even get me started on the sketchy conditions whistler always has.
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Jan 11, 07
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whis: New 24 Hours 48 Hours 7 Days Snowbase 0 cm 6 cm 22 cm 86 cm 305 cm wash: New Snow Overnight New Snow 24 Hrs New Snow 48 Hrs 7 cm
7 cm 33 cm Mid Mtn Base Snow Conditions 311 cm Powder / Packed Powder ok so they are pretty close right now, but last season near the end (march/april) mt wash had 500cms and whissy had like barely 200. it's all good I'm not hatin or anything, whis has a sick park, I'm just sayin.
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Jan 11, 07
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mt. washington is generally the first spot all the water-logged clouds dump their snow on, it's wet wet wet. they may get more snow but you're kidding yourself thinking it's dry. Last edited by mekim; Jan 11, 07 at 01:44 AM.
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Jan 11, 07
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I still disagree. All the water logged clouds float over the island and get stuck in the mtn range whistler is in.
meh everyone has their opinion, I just think whistler is really overrated.
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Jan 11, 07
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just a quick question: does water-logged mean lighter to you?
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Jan 11, 07
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lmao I still think you're delusional.
maybe I just haven't had enough experience @ mt washy yet, or maybe everytime I've gone it's just really good. I just notice the temps are usually colder, no rain bs here n' there or fog. Yes I'll agree whissy has better backcountry though. I compared it to big white, everyone knows the pow there is dry.
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Jan 11, 07
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My friend and I laughed at the people in line, went back to the car and I ripped it up back to Squamish for breakfast at Whitespot.
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Jan 11, 07
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Comparing Washington to Whistler though is apples->oranges. Granted, the last couple seasons have sucked pretty bad, but if you get a nice day up at Whistler/Blackcomb, it is heaven. (problem there though, are the lineups as pictured above) No joke, my favorite rides in the last couple years have been at the tiniest of mountains: Mt. Cain, even further north than Washington - NO people, PLENTY of FINE backcountry, deep, deep pow-pow. Very small mountain relatively speaking, but I've had the BEST times up there. 
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Jan 11, 07
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Ill have to check out this Mt. Cain place, sounds like a good place to build some backcountry booters. How far north of mt washy?
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Jan 11, 07
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Mt. Cain is 1 1/2 hrs north of Campbell River - sooo.. roughly 2 hrs PAST Mt. Washington.. The road up is super sketchy, and I recommend taking the bus that leaves the base at 8:30am instead of driving up (unless someone's got a suitable 4wd)
I actually drove the bus up there last season (free pass, went every weekend)  Here's the kicker though - Mt. Cain boasts TWO t-bars.. that's it -- but don't be fooled -- it is honestly a wicked mountain, as long as you're allll about the backcountry.
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Jan 11, 07
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Yeah my wheels are off the road right now, so Im limited to the greyhound.. does 1 even go that far? haha
Sounds cool though, I'm all about the backcountry.. is there lots of cliffs n' shit?
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Jan 12, 07
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Mt. Cain eh?
I might schedule a roadtrip to check that place out.
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