Whistler

January 2009

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A week in Whistler and true to form not a flake of new snow fell. However with beautiful sunny skies and warm alpine temperatures a good week was still had...

View from the Roundhouse...

 




The Inukshuk Inuit statue...


 

The wind lip and glacier, untracked & tempting, but closed due to the avalanche risk. It remained closed all week...


 

Ian and PB...


 

Andy near Franz's...


 
Day one on the slopes over and it's off to the pub...


 





PB, Nic & Andy practicing grabs beneath Peak-2-Peak...




Nic, Ian & Bob...


 

Andy at the GLC...

 

Ian...


 
Moon still peeking over the ridge above Peak Chair...


 
Ian, Andy & PB...


 

Andy, PB, Ian & Monsieur Moon...


 


Hot temperatures, followed by a hard freeze, then 2 metres, then double figure temperatures in the alpine, kept the top slopes closed...


 


Nic, Ian & Andy...








For the ultra-lazy... Snow-Limo,  sit in a chair and let someone else ski for you...


  


Fresh corduroy waiting for Harmony lift to open...




Andy below Harmony...




Ian showing off the base of his fancy new Ride stick...



Black Tusk...





Whistler Jan 2009 Part 2

Whistler Jan 2009 Part 3

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