We started our day around 6:30am with a quick breakfast at Moguls. Powdercats met us at the Hilton lobby promptly at 8am and shuttled us to their base about 15min south of Whistler. We geared up with avalanche receivers, loaded our snow equipment onto the cat, and headed up to the terrain. The cat held 14 people. There were 12 in our group and two guides. We took our first "warm-up" run around 10am where they measured the snow at 50cm / 20inches.
The snow was deep and soft and the terrain varied from open bowls to old growth tree runs. Turn after turn after turn the light, blower pow was flowing around our bodies. Every run seemed to get better each time we got out of the cat and started skiing. We managed to squeeze in 7 runs before the day was done. Unfortunately, there was a slight mechanical problem with the cat during the afternoon, otherwise, we could have easily taken 8 runs. Our guides, Christian and Vic were great. It was an expensive afternoon, but I felt it was a great value for the money. No lift lines, private runs, and deep powder. If you're ever looking for a fun and different way to enjoy the snow, Blackcomb Powdercats is highly recommended.
If you're curious as to how amazing the day was, check out the video.
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