Whistler / Blackcomb

As Promised.  Here Are My Pictures To Whistler.  I Went From January 24th, 1997 - January 29th, 1997.  The Weather Throughout The 6 Days We Were There Was Spectacular!  Spectacular But Cold.  On Our First Two Days Of Skiing It Was -2° F. At The Base Of The Whisler Gondola And -9°F. At The Top Of The Gondola.  The Weather Gradually Warmed The Next 2 Days, Then Shot Up To Near 32°F. On Our Last Day Of Skiing Which Was On Tuesday.  The Skies Were Clear And The Snow Was Soft And Cold.  Gradually Turning Near Rock Solid At The Village.

Area.  But As Luck Would Have It A Small Storm Front Blew Through Dropping 4in. Of Fresh Pow-Pow On Us Allowing Our Last Day Of Skiing To Be Spectacular!  To Start It Off Lets Go To The Top Of Blackcomb With Couloir Extreme!!Well, Here It Is The Famed 'Saudan Ridge' Now Named 'Couloir Extreme' For Reasons I Don't Know.  Perhaps "Extreme"  Made The Tourists Flock To It Faster.  Anyway,  This Is One Scary Mother Fucker, If It's The First Time Jumping In, Which It Was For Me And My Friend Chad.  The Entrance Into This Thing Is the Most Difficult.  But Once In It's Nice.(The Picture Doesn't Depict How Steep It Actually Is!)  The Whole Run From Top To Bottom Requires 'Jump' Turns In Order To Stay On Your Feet.  As You Can See From The Picture Above It Doesn't Look To Bad At The Top.  Which It Isn't, Until You Get Down About 100 Yards Or So When It Drops Off And Steepens While Getting Narrower And Narrower Between the Rocky Cliffs To Either Side. After Reaching The Bottom You Have The Option Of Going Left And Straight Into 'Jersey Cream Bowl' Another Double Diamond Run.  Or Ease Up And Take A Right Where The Spine Begings To Appear In The Photo Above, This Is A Diamond Run Called 'Quasar'.  In All The Run Measures 2500 Vertical Feet!!  Phew, No Wonder Why My Stomach Hurt 4 Days After Skiing The Damn Thing!!