i made a random video on facebook of our week so far of boarding.... I finally tried to 50/50 a fallen tree!! yay!! haha

I should have posted this some time ago but I messed up my knee the first week I was in Whistler.  It's doubtful that I'll be back out until mid April.  I hope you're all having a good time now that conditions are better. 

yay now we can be broken knee buddies

Posted by tooscoops

mid-april you say ends?  hmmm... i might know of a few people coming to whistler around then.... you may know them as well.. do you by any chance know.... ME!?  so yeah.. take care of yourself so you can ride with us!

 

you lost a cm of snow today!!! what the hell!  get back to more snow whistler folk!

I want to be out there with you but I may not have a say in it.  The other bummer is that my job will be short staffed for April so who knows if I can get any time off.  This season seems to be working against me but I'll at least try to get up to Whistler to hang out on one of the weekends. 

You don't need to be picked up from the airport or anything, do you?   Just let me know.

you are way too nice!  nah, think we'll be getting there earlier and spending a few days on the island.  let us know if you plan on making a trip up... we'll do all we can to find a couch for ya!

another Telus done and gone... so sad.   ah well, here's to next years Telus... and whatever the March trip turns out to be!

i may be un-stoked.  Because of the olympics I don't think I get a march break now :(

that sucks ass, do you get anything instead of march break then? actually it maybe a better trip to take during the olympics since the boarding around here is going to be fucked for basically 2 months, even the back country is going to be fucked for access.

I'm not leaving during the Olympics... i want to be here if it's amazing or if it sucks.... and less than 10% of the skiable terrain is going to be closed..... they aren't even touching Blackcomb and the good stuff on Whistler will still be opened. How do you figure the backcountry will be fucked for access???  I haven't heard anything about that.

crossing a rope = instant security threat = bullet through your head from 1000 yds

When ben talks backcountry, he means sledding.. the only thing i can see is maybe limited acess to the callaghan, but there are lots more backcountry areas..... also, the events are on the creekside bit of whistler, nowhere near the backcountry accessible area, so no security threat as you are going the OPPOSITE way of the sport venues.

 access to callaghan is technically already closed, but you can access it through brandywine. they are closing brandywine and sproat. they are using the parking lot at brandywine as a staging area for media ect. also non essential vehicles are going to have a hard time traveling the sea to sky, going to need travelling permits and its going to be restricted. the official email i got said they where closing brandywine from mid january to end of march. but you are right there is lots of other areas.

we had this talk yesterday about the vehicles on the sea to sky, and apparently the concern is parking, so if you have a parking pass for work or whatever, technically you should be able to drive the highway... if you are a sea to sky resident. They are releasing phase 2 of the transportation plan in the next week i believe, but there have been a lot of changes because of all the complaints and such.  It's hard to say what it will be like, but they cannot tell me i can't drive to work.  Especially since the buses suck and their bus plan doesn't really include Spring Creek.  We've been told at the school that we will be able to drive there.

Temporary Road Modifications: Whistler and Sea to Sky

To facilitate safe, reliable transportation for athletes, officials, workforce, spectators and the general public in the

Sea to Sky corridor, the Olympic and Paralympic Transportation Team will:

• Reconfigure the Sea to Sky Highway and Highway 99 in Whistler to ensure the smooth flow of traffic

o Two lanes northbound in the morning from Horseshoe Bay to Function Junction

o Two lanes southbound from Squamish as needed

o Temporary Olympic Lane northbound from Function Junction with priority given to transit buses,

Olympic-accredited vehicles, delivery trucks and other commercial vehicles

o Traffic signal at Highway 99 and Nancy Green as alternate for local traffic at Lorimer Road and

Blackcomb Way

• Implement a northbound checkpoint to discourage unnecessary car trips into Whistler during peak

Olympic travel periods, ensuring the timely arrival of Olympic vehicles at venues. Access for Sea to

Sky residents, guests, and workers that require a vehicle will be maintained. Details of this

checkpoint are being developed and will be available in summer 2009.

• Provide equipment and resources to manage incidents

o Dedicated tow trucks with commercial vehicle and bus towing capabilities on site on the highway

throughout the day

o Maintenance equipment and materials along the corridor to manage snow clearing and general

road maintenance

o On-site incident response teams (police, fire, ambulance) to address collisions and other

emergency needs

I was waiting for this, the olympics inevitably make all of the residents' lives harder

Posted by reachben

• Implement a northbound checkpoint to discourage unnecessary car trips into Whistler during peak

Olympic travel periods, ensuring the timely arrival of Olympic vehicles at venues. Access for Sea to

Sky residents, guests, and workers that require a vehicle will be maintained. Details of this

i believe if you're just going up for a day trip (why?!), you'll have to take a bus

i can't remember the specifics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k9onMbRyh8

Posted by tooscoops

i've heard its starting!!!

 

 

don't know why i'm getting excited... pretty damn sure i won't be making it west this year... mike is sad.

you all beign sad makes me sad!