Skiing in Whistler (03-Dec-2000)


The season opener. First time of skiing in the 2000/2001 season. Ton went skiing on Blackcomb mountain with Brendon Joseph. The skiing conditions were perfect althought the lower runs were not open yet.

For a larger image, click on the pictures (not all). Not every picture has text as the pictures speak for themselves.

Picture Date Description
03-Dec-2000 07.37 From the view point just north of Squamish, just after sunrise.
03-Dec-2000 07.38 From the view point just north of Squamish with fog patches in the valley.
03-Dec-2000 07.38 From the view point just north of Squamish onto highway 99 (Sea to Sky highway).
03-Dec-2000 08.25 Brendon and ... surprise.

Brendon's comment: 

The Seagate financial embezzler and her luxury German car thief husband in the card park. 

The South African arms smuggler advising the above two parties on how to hotwire the Benz through the trunk.

 

03-Dec-2000 09.56 Brendon, the South African using sticks to look for water in the snow :(
03-Dec-2000 09.57 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards the Whistler village.
03-Dec-2000 09.57 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards Pemberton.
03-Dec-2000 11.07 Brendon.
03-Dec-2000 11.08 Ton and Brendon.
03-Dec-2000 11.10 Ton.
03-Dec-2000 11.11 "Black Tusk".
03-Dec-2000 11.11 View from Blackcomb 's "Cloud 9" run.
03-Dec-2000 11.39 Brendon at the top of Blackcomb Mountain.
03-Dec-2000 11.40 Ton at the top of Blackcomb Mountain. The flying Dutchman waving goodbye to the world just before he jumps ...
03-Dec-2000 11.40 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards Pemberton.
03-Dec-2000 11.40 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards upper Whistler.
03-Dec-2000 11.41 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards Whistler village.
03-Dec-2000 11.41 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards Pemberton.
03-Dec-2000 11.41 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards upper Whistler.
03-Dec-2000 11.42 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards Whistler Village.
03-Dec-2000 11.42 "7th Heaven" skilift.
03-Dec-2000 11.42 ... watch out ...
03-Dec-2000 11.45 More mountain view ...
03-Dec-2000 11.45 View from Blackcomb 's "7th Heaven" top of the skilift towards another skilift.
03-Dec-2000 11.45 Helicopters where used during the day to drop explosives used for avalanche control.
03-Dec-2000 13.17 Chili con carne for lunch, in a bread bowl ... mmm.
03-Dec-2000 13.23 A view outside from the Blackcomb restaurant.
03-Dec-2000 13.49

In the restaurant we spotted Ross Rabagliati winner of the first snowboard Gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Nagano (1998).
03-Dec-2000 14.33 Another view of "Black Tusk" around sunset. When the sun lowers and almost disappears it gets really cold.

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