Day 1 | Commencing the 11/12 season!

Another season is starting here at Whistler Blackcomb.  My how time flies.  I met up with Pippa in the Village around 9:30am.  Neither one of us were interested in getting up early and standing in line.  It has snowed 11inches (29cm) in the last 48 hours.  The base is 27 inches (70cm).  It still has a long way to go but it had enough coverage to open Whistler 6 days early.

Our first run was in the area that is normally part of the park.  We didn't get any freshies but there was plenty of snow to get stuck in.   We stayed in this area for a couple of runs and then tried a run down to Red Chair.  A lot of the runs were roped off and since we are both employees, we couldn't duck ropes as that is a big no-no as a WB employee.  The lift lines weren't as busy as we imagined they would be.  The runs didn't feel overcrowded either.  We took a half hour break then ran another three to four runs before calling it a day and riding to mid-station for a download.