Whistler Blackcomb 2023 - On The Mountain Tour
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- čas přidán 2. 02. 2023
- This video is a tour around Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. I make an effort to walk you through all of the on-mountain restaurants. I take you down some of my favourite runs. It is likely I have skied here about 200 times in the last 40 years.
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Friday January 27, 2023 was forecast to be sunny and I had a day off. Two hours from my driveway is the Creekside Base of Whistler Mountain. The road is called the Sea to Sky Highway 99 but we call it the Squamish 500. The road improved when we had the Olympics.
I start with a short transition to get up to the Harmony Bowl. My first full run is on Harmony Ridge. It think it is my favoritite run in the world. Fantastic views, super easy, and always groomed.
Nest up is Symphony Bowl, Peak to Peak, then Blackcomb.
I try to do a walk through all of the on mountain restaurants. First is Roundhouse on Whistler that includes Pika's and Steeps. Over on Blackcomb we walk through the Rendezvous lodge with Christines. The Peak to Peak gondola is 4 kilometers long. We ski Jersey Cream, Glacier Express, Crystal Ridge, then we walk through my favourite ski restaurant - Crystal lodge. Next up is a top to bottom Blackcomb down to Whistler Village. This is the top of the origional Whistler Village development.
Next I ride 5 kilometers up the Whistler Gondola. A quick snack at the Roundhouse then I ski Whistler top to bottom using Franz down to Creekside. I went very slow and rested many times. I am now 59 years old and not skiing exactly the way I used to. I rode 13 lifts today for a lift ticket of $215 Canadian Dollars.
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This is by far the best video I have seen on Whisteler/Blackcomb mountains. Thanks for making it all in one part. The editing and the info are great. Your knowledge of these mountains is insane.
Thank-you for the kind words.
This video starts with a time lapse drive up the highway to the mountain. A great look at the completely excellent road. It was great before the Olympics but they spent billions on it anyway. Now it is super easy to drive with wide shoulders and barriers everywhere.
Thank you for your video. Been 15 years since i have been to Whistler. It brought back so many great memories. Rock on ski on....😊
I plan to do more videos like this touring the major mountains of the west coast. Thanks for watching and I hope you might have subscribed.
I agree, Harmony Ridge is my favorite run at WB. Easy to miss but worth it.
What incredible beauty! I felt like I was along for the ride! Thank you!
Norm, this is an absolutely brilliant piece of work. My wife & I are off on our first international snowboard trip in 7 years to WB in late Feb24. First time for both of us. So I’m starting my mountain recon intell now to familiarise as much as possible and this is just gold watching this. Great job mate and good karma for scoring such a brilliant Bluebird day!!!! Cheers & thx.
Thank-you very much. Head straight to harmony Chair first up. If there is fresh snow, go down the bowl, if not go down the ridge. When it gets busy, ski s huge long run to the bottom of Gonzo and stay there until the lines die around lunch.
Also the videos great thanks.. feel like I’m back there again. It’s a long way from Australia
Nice video Norm! Good facts. Didn't know about the 10 passenger gondola. This is January? Looks great!
Such an awesome video I'm off there again for the 3rd time next week. I love Whistler and the Peak 2 Peak gondola.
I prefer to eat at the Merlin Bar in Blackcomb, with great nachos and live bands.
I rather enjoyed the length and the way you connected the two mountains. I just watched it in batches.Editing in the runs and lifts names was 1st class- thanks
Thank-you for the kind words. I enjoy making these movies. Editing is a great hobby. Much more to learn. Have a great day.
There’s no one there! We were there last weekend and it most certainly did not look like this. Gondola line at Creekside was out to the parking garage pre opening :)
That was on a Friday. We never ski on weekends
hey Norm ... great video tour of WB! Well done ... just curious about what you used to capture it ... GoPro won a helmet mount?
I use a GoPro 9 and 10 on a helmet mount. The stabilization after the 9 model is incredible. Makes all other GoPro obsolete.
Lovely video! Will tne Creekside Gondolas be generally less crowded? Thinking of staying at Creekside VS Whistler village
They are the same because most of the drive-ups park at the much shorter quicker Creekside. Stay at the village. There is about 50 restaurant options and every fancy shop[ you can think of. The village is a wonderful place for a walk and did I mention the shopping is world class? Thanks for leaving a comment.
great video!! i just got back from banff and the big3 lake louise and sunshine village, they were so much fun, whats whistler like is it better to ski???
I like Whistler better but it is a coastal mountain. It is low altitude compared to the interior. There is always lighter snow in Sunshine, a great mountain.
Can I ask what this was shot on? Go pro? Sony? Model? Thanks.
Thank-you Cameron, please help the channel with a subscribe!
I shoot on a Gopro 9 and 10. anything earlier does not have the unbelievable digital stabilization. No need for a gyro like the old days. The 10 has horizon lock which is great for outdoor sports.
Conditions look horrible..are they not getting much snow?
They had only a couple of inches in the previous ten days. Groomers for me...
Better than Vermont in the US...
@@superskier1812 Europe is horrible this year. They've got nothing.
$215 for one day ticket???!!!
yes, meanwhile skiing in Europe is about $60 USD anywhere
Good video, but I would suggest to break it down into 10-12 mins segments and you can segregate the content and get more viewers.
Thank-you
God damn Norm, you're living the life. I wish I could hit the road and visit whichever resort/mountain I wanted to.