a few LAPS at WHISTLER BLACKCOMB!
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Season 04, Episode 20: hey squad. this was my first time ever skiing at whistler. there were a few zones on the blackcomb side that i wanted to get a taste of, but clearly you can spend all season exploring these areas.
0:00 intro
0:20 update
2:00 crossing into canada
3:25 whistler
4:36 outer limits
8:36 spanky's ladder
13:43 saudan couloir
16:39 pakalolo
18:50 recap
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first time at whistler blackcomb!
Didn’t u go to momentum camp there? I guess it was on the glacier and not everything was open for that
@@reginay7729 yeah i would go in the summer to momentum. wouldn't really count it as skiing at whistler mountain.
I used to ski at Whistler Blackcomb a lot
Let’s go !
hope you can hook up with the kid who does Rise and Alpine, a vlog exclusively from w/b.
Rise and alpine fans' excitement went through the roof when you mentioned Spanky's Ladder!
Dude... You should have taken me up on the offer to guide you around. You've got my digits, maybe next time.
Yah maybe next time.
Lucas you should James is a legend, he crushes Blackcomb. He might even cook you some dinner on the mountain you never know!
After doing my steepest run to date and recording it. Then watching the video. I have an even greater appreciation of your riding skills 😂 also Glad we found out what slows you down slightly. 40 mph winds, white out conditions, and cliffs galore 😱
Yea it always is steeper in real life!
I'm a bit surprised you skipped over the drive from Vancouver to Whistler -- absolutely beautiful and one of the best drives I've ever had
Yah I couldn’t see anything as it was just a whiteout and raining
Agree, it's jaw-dropping beauty on a clear day,
@@pamgoodley2209 when I went 2 years ago we had a beautiful sunny drive up. So nice but I got carsick from all the curves in the road!
@@owen_som Oh no! Sorry to hear that. I'm prone to motion sickness if I'm not the driver; such a curse. The four times I've been on Sea to Sky, I've been the driver.
its pretty but not anything to write home about
Awesome video and glad to see you make it to Whistler Blackcomb! I was just there two weeks ago, too bad I wasn't there when you were. I also had one day were visibility was really bad in lower levels so I literally just stayed at the top and that's what most people will do anyways. Takes way to long to go to the bottom and then back to the top so everyone usually sticks where the main restaurants Roundhouse (whister) or Rendezvous (blackcomb) as a central spot and then go up from there. Luckily on my second day I had sunshine so the view from the top is amazing! Hope you were able to catch some of that on your next day. Whistler is a busy mountain, the weekends are really thick with lineups and traffic. Even though I've skied my whole life on this mountain, it's so big that I still learned some new runs to try after watching your video, so thanks! Good luck with your battery issues.
Thanks for sharing the Whistler Blackcomb experience. Take care of yourself and enjoy the journey.
Thanks breaux
Just like when you were at Alpine Meadows and Squaw and couldn't see any of the beauty there. I sure hope the weather clears out so you can see how awesome Whistler is up top .. stunningly beautiful .. stay safe.
yeah kinda bummed i wasnt able to see what it looked like lol
absolutely love you videos man keep it up!! you help me learn to ski this year with your videos so thank you!
thanks jacob have fun skiing!
Awsome videos as always, what a journey we are on more to come!
Wild to imagine that's your first time there! Definitely a bucket list adventure for most. Thanks for sharing the experience! Praying your van situation works itself out. Look forward to the next one, but take your time dude!
I like your profile name 😂skiing with ADHD is a crazy beast.
Love your vids man! That first pitch thru those trees/cliffs was gnar! Woooot
Welcome back to Canada! Another great video. Man that first run was gnarly! I’ve never skied Whistler, but I can say that in Alberta, my experience is that people put the bar down 100% of the time, and we have those racks with locks, but I’ve never seen anyone actually use a lock.
There is some amazing tree skiing at blackcomb , too bad you didn’t have a guide or a friend to show you the sweet areas . Hopefully you get back to that area , you are just taking a little sip of the full cup of epic runs there .
Yea if you’re willing to brave the crowds 😬
@@LucasCatania17 , same as Park City or Snowbird .
No way
@@LucasCatania17 I guess it is a lot easier when you stay there rather than sitting in traffic and then lines .
My palms were starting to sweat watching you get out of that cliff predicament. Damn Lucas, tough day. Well done :)
Glad to see you're back up and running, Lucas!
Getting there at least!
I can't wait to go visit whistler in April also. Thank you for posting I love the videos
thanks for watching man
Love the raw skiing man! Looks like a very overwhelming place to navigate on a bluebird day so bravo for accomplishing that on a poor light day.
thanks man. definitely tough to see where i was at lol
Hi Lucas, you are a great film maker and skier and I really enjoy your video's. I noticed in this episode you mention people in Canada using the safety bar. Well it's not just in Canada but also in all of Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand in fact the whole world. You will recall the unfortunate incident in early January when a ski patroller in Park City died after being ejected from a chair by a falling tree. Had he lowered the bar he would most likely be alive today. What you need to remember next time you ride a chairlift is that when a human body hits a hard , flat surface from a height of just 3-4 meters it will result in serious injury. From a height of 10 meters or more it results in DEATH . Tumbling down a steep slope often results in no injury, but hitting a flat surface does ! And when you ride a chairlift you are often high up over flat surfaces. It's like wearing a seat belt in your car, 99.9 % of the time you could get away with not using it, but sooner or later your luck runs out and you end up injured or dead. As a high profile You Tube infiuencer you have a responsability to educate your followers in how to safely use a chairlift ! And the ONLY way to safely use a chairlift is with the safety bar down !!
some chairs in the US dont even have bars so i dont think thats necessarily true
@@LucasCatania17 Whether or not some old chairs in the US have safety bars or not doesn't change physics, if you fall from high enough you will be injured or killed. It's just common sense to lower the safety bar and eliminate the risk of falling. When you sit in your race car this weekend you are protected by a roll bar and harness, same thing, you use them to reduce risk as much as possible.
Very cool seeing you ski a mountain I recognise and have actually skied. Thanks for an other awesome episode!
thanks for watching chris
I was on the edge of my seat. I can’t believe you made it down that. Amazing.
thanks brian
Glad to see you back at it. Watched this video with my wife tonight. First time she has seen one of your videos. Her first reaction: “he needs new gloves!” Probably a little easier to replace than an alternator ;)
ah yeah my old dakine gloves haha
Welcome back to Canada!! You are skiing two very tough mountains. Great filming on a tough ski day.
Stoked you finally got to ski whistler! Hate it when there is low visibility though, it can really ruin your day if it gets bad enough. Keep up the great work!
thank you mark!
Thats some steep stuff in the trees. Great video Lucas keep em’ comin’
thanks man!
You got van issues and still managed to get some videos out man your killin it🙌
thanks dude
So stoked to see u at Whistler!
thank you!
“As always going to take it pretty easy.” *cuts to him full sending it*😂😂
Haha I thought I kept it pretty low key tbh
All of this is beyond me skill wise, but this does seem like taking it easy relative to the pucker factor on Pinball at crystal last week.
Oh and not to diminish Pinball (that shit was gnarly), but there's levels to this game. Last year I watched a guy straight line it (albeit in perfect conditons). People be crazy.
It is always a good day when Lucas uploads!!!
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always a good day when you upload man keep up the great videos!
thank you tommy!
Ha, been there with those near cliffs when doing the Blackcomb side. Spanky's is well known and nearly univerally recommended to me for a hike when I've been at Whistler.
This is your first video you just went way different lines than I would have. Usually I am with you, yep, turn here, then there, etc but this time I nearly flinched a couple of times when you went a different direction than I was internally calling.
Squamish for parking excellent, yeah I was always worried about where I’d find parking if I went up there, I was actually gonna bite the bullet and pay for a campground in town. I think there’s one that’s open but it’s not cheap so Squamish sounds good and yeah there’s probably a couple spots you can stealth camp if you’re in laid out early, but I’m sure that area is pretty tight. I’m sure you know this, but Sun peaks is now on the icon pass and it looks pretty awesome further away from the crowds too so might be a good place to check out on your way to Revelstoke, which I assume you’re heading back to you
Even on the camera, this came across steep as hell !! Cool vid Lucas!
thanks tony!
Dude your hitting all my bucket list spots. My cousin lives at Whistler must get up there, but Snowbird first. Great content as always.
yeah snowbird is unreal man
Love when Lucas post every video is awesome watcy then all
i appreciate that dylan.
That Diamond Bowl chute is so scary lol. Every time I see it I’m like not today
Last video opened with aerial views of the frozen Pacific Northwest...this video....Dump Station. Thanks for keeping it real Lucas 😂. Incredible views and skiing as well....Good luck with battery issues🙏
thanks ray. appreciate the support.
Great video. I have skied there, and I and my daughter have skied all over Revelstoke. We love the mountain scenery and sing and film at Bradley Family For Jesus
Revelstoke is awesome
I've hit that exact speedbump haha. Also, outer limits is my favorite tree run at WB - theres mini channels and whatnot that bring lots of thrill,
17:55 Lucas! I’m just happy you mixed in a single black run. I can actually maybe do that one
Great video of Blackcomb
Thank you
I’ve been to Whistler Blackcomb several times. There are some amazing spots. Head lookers left off of 7th Heaven lift. Go to Chainsaw Ridge. Crazy runs off of there. Have fun. Whistler Blackcomb is probably my favorite all around ski resort. It’s my kids absolute favorite.
nice yeah it was a fun resort for sure!
Sorry to hear about the dc/dc charger. That is a pretty crucial piece of kit. I use a Victron dc/dc charger. Actually I have two set up so I can get 60 amps charging. I also upgraded my alternator since these chargers can burn up an alternator. But ur in Whistler black comb so that is awesome. I’m sure you will figure it out but be aware if ur pulling too much from your alternator it could burn up. Enjoy Canada. I was poised to roll up last season but after the trucker strike n Covid testing i decided not to. Enjoy the Canada adventure!
There is a spot called " burnt trees " just to left of CBC that much cleaner!!! from a forrest fire a few years ago! Whis local here.
Sweet. I think I skied those on my other runs - just didn’t put it in the video. Much better trees for fall line skiing
Those trees 🌲 burned🔥 late July 2009
@@wadeinbc I remember watching from Lost Lake! Haha
@@alexanderross4257 I only remember because it was a day or two before I moved from one side of Whistler to another, and have all your stuff in boxes ready to go and we could see it from Spring Creek clear as day.
Scary when you think of what could happen if things are left unchecked
That was some crazy sh*t you took on there in the beginning😳. Again, Welcome to Pacific Coast skiing, high winds and blowing snow, the ocean makes some wild weather.
Yea guess so haha haven’t seen the sun in a while
When you ski up and see a bomb tram- "that's the pulley that looks like a clothes line" you know it's going to be good!!
oh thats cool - i didnt know thats what it was!
another bucket list location - been to Whistler for biking but haven't made it for skiing yet. Living the dream!
It’s a cool place for sure. Worth checking out!
You need to connect with James at Rise & Alpine CZcams channel the next time you get to Whistler Blackcomb.
I offered to guide him around and sent him my number but he ghosted me after responding :(
@@riseandalpine Fame will do that to ya. Who wouldnt want to ski with James?!
Lol fame will do that to you yea never mind all the other shit I’ve been dealing with
You probably know this but keep an eye on your mold situation, I’m from Colorado and it’s not so bad there, and probably similar in Utah, but when I was in the northwest, I really had to keep an eye on it and I’m sure in Canada it’s going to be a little bit like that. All those little corners way back far in your rig that you don’t see or think about you might want to explore a little bit make sure you’re not moldy, and then you can get that mold spray. They sell at Home Depot works pretty well. it’s called mold control. I’ll spray it in those far off corners and just let it dry. It’s a good preventative but it also cleans and kills so it’s the perfect all in one. And I do like my Victron DC to DC charger. I’m not sure which one you have but I like it because I can monitor it through Bluetooth and I can see how my batteries are either getting a charge or not. It’s strange to think you’re getting power to it but nothing to your battery bank. Hmmm….
I love how that one little tree @ 7:15 had clearly been hit so many times before from others 😂
haha yea its seen better days
Damn Lucas, looked like you were flying pretty good down Staircase. Moguls and I don’t get along. Thanks for the work man!
thanks man! i dont mind the moguls
Was there last week. Visibility wasn't good. Espcially down low. Had some snow Saturday which was nice. Place is next level for sure, and the village was LIT!!!!!!
ha i bet man. the village seems like it gets rowdy.
You are one brave dude.
Side note, a Canadian vloger had his skis stolen a month ago in BC.
Oh yikes!
Man that sucks. I leave my skis out for 2 hours sometimes at Big Sky and never even worried about it
I’ll be out there in 2 weeks. Hopefully the conditions are ok!
11:07 holly shit i think i pooped my pants thats a scary line. Tough conditions on a mountain you are unfamiliar with. The elks earned some stripes today. Thanks for sharing, next time at whistler maybe team up with rise & alpine - hes a whistler local who rips lines like you and knows the mountain in and out.
thanks man. yeah that line im guessing is just a straight line ahah
Whistler is Awesome!
it really is man
0:18 forbidden soup
You should go to big white in Kelowna. Lots of pow and so much fun!
yeah i might!
I went to Whistler over Labor Day and the lines for a chair were insane. I’ll have to give it another try during mid week
oh wow labor day even thats crazy
Will you be going to Steven's Pass later? Was looking forward to it since I grew up in the area.
I’m not sure if I’ll make it there this season
whats good montec gear you recomend
Outer Limits looks crazy
it can be pretty wild
Spankies Ladder etc. and low vis and 500KPH wind! for me that's a recipe for disaster. Nicely done
Thanks paul!
What kind of goggles/lense would you recommend for the flat-light, low-visibility kind of days? Something that makes the contours of the snow pop out as if it were sunny?
Austin,
I'm in the PNW and use a yellow/amber lens most days. For me it seems better than a clear lens it gives some definition in the low light. When its bad weather no matter the lens you just need to stick to the trees.
They make specific low light lenses that are usually like light pink/purple/yellow. Or just get a cheaper pair of clear lenses for bad days, which is what Lucas is wearing it looks like.
I would recommend either a pink or yellow lens for conditions like this. I like my pink ones the best. I’ve been experimenting with clear lenses like in this video but I don’t think they are the best option out there.
If you had to rank Saudan, spankies, outer limits, and pakalolo in order from hardest to easiest. What would they be? I’ve skied spankies, pakalolo, and cougar chutes and few times but never had the guts to do Saudan. Is it much harder than them?
Are you going to go to sunshine village on your trip? Great content btw
yeah i think so
sick video as always, what app do you use to track your vert for every ski day?
Ski tracks
@@LucasCatania17 thanks!
I always lock my skis specially on the east coast . I have had two pairs stolen. That Saudan looked fun but the top seem like you were about to get blown off the MTN.
oh wow - never heard of that. its weird that people would steal skis on the mountain but i guess it doessnt make sense any way you look at it
you better come to cypres mountain in vancouver !
i wanted to but skipped over it!
That First run looked kinda dangerous
Yea it can be for sure
You should come to Alaska and ski at Alyeska!
been there before a few years ago. great mountain!
7:22 i get myself into a situation like this (only much worse) literally everytime i ski
Hahah everyone does
Hey Lucas, this is kind of a random question, but what gloves do you use in your vids?
im using some old dakine gloves at the moment
Coming to Whistler in 6 days!!!
nice have fun!
Let’s go!
lets go
I see you are using clear lenses on what looks like an overcast day. Is that your lens of choice on those kind of conditions?
No probably my pink lenses would be my choice ones
Hey Lucas, I don't know if you resolved your electrical issue. I know Bluetti and Ecoflow are great solar generators for van life. I just don't know how/where you could obtain one while on the road
yeah might need to look at getting a generator for backup
the bar thing is so true. I once had the bar down going up and when I went to push it up (after saying I was going to) about one tower from the top two ladies on the lift pushed it back down on my legs and said “that’s dangerous if there’s a kid on the lift!” (There was not a kid on the lift)
the bar is definitely there for safety, i just think there needs to be some etiquette around it
So true about the bar. I got hit in the head several times because randoms just put it down without warning as soon as they get on the lift when I went up there for a week.
Yea they put it down before you’re even out of the station lol
@@LucasCatania17 I don't know why you wouldnt always have it down? Its so easy to do and you can rest your hands there. (and feet on some)
Holy shit outer limits looks nuts
definitely a crazy zone over there
This looked like life threatening terrain/conditions.
You should come to taos some time
This is the first video I’ve watched of yours that I literally stuffed my face with empty calories as I nervously watched you ski Whistler. As a mom of 7, I do care about you dare-devils! If I get fat, I’m gonna blame you! Hahaha! J/K Thanks for sharing your adventures! We all ski and love watching them! ⛷️
thanks for watching!!
Can confirm putting the bar down is a thing in Canada. Also nobody uses those ski locks. Idk why there everywhere in Canada but nobody ever uses them
i saw people use them quite a bit actually
That’s too bad you got socked in, the view from whistler is beautiful
yeah bummed i wasnt able to see what the mountain looked like
Dump stations are for both gray and black water tanks. Otherwise where would you dump your gray water??
i love how with the whole video skiing at whistler - this is what you comment on
Very sticky is right 👍
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The land of turd-deau rules for thee and not for me. Love the content keep ripping 🤟
Also with the locks, it's not even "theft" it can be people accidentally taking your skis. Had a college kid last year snag my Nordicas thinking they were his rentals. He noticed trying to put them on like and being loke "these are too big for some reason?"
oh good point
@@LucasCatania17 yeah scared the crap out of me as it was my first day using them!!
Bless the border agent not sending you back 😂
You should try out taos
Are you visiting aspen soon
No
10/10
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looks pretty savage to me
go find the legendary windlip jump and chuck fat 720 bro :)
yah i cant do a 720
@@LucasCatania17 check out the windlip sessions from the classic Stump ski films LICENSE TO THRILL and FISTFUL OF MOGULS sometime - :)
Right when you said "sticky situation" is when I would have started crying for my Mama. That particular section of the Outer Limits run did not look like fun. It took skill to get out of there intact.
thanks stuart. it wasnt bad to just take it slow
some ballsy stuff Lucas, especially in those conditions. Mate you have a set of Kahones 😮
gotta keep it interesting for you guys
Yo please tell me your gonna link up with Rise & Alpine for a collab?? 🙌🏻
wasnt in the best mental state for a collab when i was there to be honest.
Bro went skiing in the void
Yeeted
Give Luna two new batteries and call me in the morning. 💁♂️
the batteries are fine!
Dude! You skipped right over Mt.Baker 😫
Yea it’s not on any of the 3 passes that I have