| Date |
Details |
Where? |
| Sa 25-Sep-1999 |
Ton signed up for
his 4th seasons pass for Cypress Mountain.
This year he took the "Nitetimer" for the second consecutive
year. This pass gives you 7 days per week access to the ski lift from 5 PM
- 11 PM during the ski season. So, this is a great deal for CAN $ 230.
So the waiting is for the snow.
All experts expect a cold winter season this year. Last year
all ski resorts had a record snowfall due to the La Niña effect. Last
season, we started skiing on 01-Dec-1998. 06-Jun-1999 was the last time
Ton went skiing at Cypress Mountain
Again, everybody is looking forward for
another great ski season ...
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Mostly
Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver. And occasionally
Whistler/Blackcomb mountains, the ultimate
... we also plan to ski Mount Baker in Washington (USA) and Sun Peaks or Hemlock Mountain
(both in British Columbia). |
| We 10-Nov-1999 |
At
Whistler/Blackcomb the upper elevations are opened for the season. |
Whistler/Blackcomb |
| Mo
22-Nov-1999 |
On
Cypress Mountain they now have 30 cm. of new snow top to bottom.
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Cypress Mountain |
| Fr
03-Dec-1999 |
First season opening day
at Cypress Mountain (open: 9AM-4PM). Ton didn't ski that day (only has a
nitetimer pass for after 5 PM ...). |
Cypress Mountain |
| 01)
Sa 04-Dec-1999 |
Ton's first day of
skiing this season ... and right away at Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler
with Kimberley, Michelle, Scott Freeman and Gary Lum (all
from IKON Solutions). Although snow was in the forecast, it was a day
without rain or snow fall and the quality of the snow was excellent.
Skiing to the village wasn't possible yet (only by downloading with the
Gondola lift). |
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Cypress Mountain;
Horizon run. |
| 02)
Mo 13-Dec-1999 |
First
time on Cypress Mountain (19.00-21.30). Crisp and clear night (some
clouds) and -5 degrees. The snow was just so fresh and perfect to ski on.
Marieke and Frans were there too. |
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| 03)
Mo 20-Dec-1999 |
Skied Cypress Mountain
again (19.30-21.30) with Marieke and Frans. It was a somewhat foggy night,
not a lot of people and not bad. The snow was a little icy because of the
warm temperatures of the last days. |
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| 04) Su
27-Dec-1999 |
Ton
went skiing on Cypress Mountain. Just a short and quick exercise. While it
was foggy in the city, I was skiing above the clouds and the temperature
was about 14 degrees Celsius during the day. It dropped to about 6-8
degrees between 7 and 9 PM. At the viewpoint on Cypress Road you could see
over the clouds (fog). |
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| 05) Tu
28-Dec-1999 |
Ton
went to Whistler (Blackcomb Mountain) with Kimberley, the
neighbour. It was a clear and sunny day and the temperatures during the
day were around 12 degrees. A gorgeous day. See here for a special photo
report. |
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Whistler
village |
| 06) Su
08-Jan-2000 |
Ton,
Frans and Marieke went skiing on Cypress Mountain. First time this year,
century, millennium (he he). We only did 2 runs, because it started
snowing heavily. |
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| 07) Fr
14-Jan-2000 |
Ton,
Frans, Marieke, Silvia and Lucielle (both from Brazil) went skiing on Cypress Mountain. |
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| 08) Th
20-Jan-2000 |
Ton went skiing on Cypress Mountain.
The last 2 days were beautiful (clear skies) but too many people. Tonight
it snowed and Ton started at 6PM on the mountain. The snow was fresh. |
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| 09) Su
23-Jan-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Frans and Marieke Luit. See
here for pictures. |
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| 10) Sa
29-Jan-2000 |
Ton
went to Whistler (Blackcomb Mountain) with Frans and Marieke Luit. It was a clear and sunny day and the temperatures during the
day were great. A gorgeous day. See here for a special photo
report.
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Ton on the peak of Whistler Mountain.
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| 11) Th
02-Feb-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michel Oicle (from work). The sky was clear and
the temperature excellent (just below zero). |
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| 12) Sa
05-Feb-2000 |
Ton went to Kelowna (British Columbia) with a group people from work at "Big White".
Read and watch all about the BIG FUN we
had! |
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| 13) Su
06-Feb-2000 |
Second day on "Big White" in Kelowna. Click
here for trip report with pictures. |
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| 14) Sa
12-Feb-2000 |
Ton
went to Whistler (Blackcomb Mountain) with Michel Oicle. It was a clear and sunny day. A gorgeous day. See
here for a my special short 15 second
skiing experience. |
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| 15) Tu
22-Feb-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michel Oicle (from work). At first we thought the
conditions were fine, because they announced 12 cm. of new snow in the
past 24 hours. But because of the warm temperatures and the fog the snow
was kind of slushy and that made it hard to maneuver. Anyways, we had fun. |
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| 16) Su
27-Feb-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Frans and Marieke Luit. It rained during the day
in Vancouver, but when we arrived it was great weather. Cypress had
received 25 cm. of new snow in the past 24 hours, but the runs were not
groomed. We
left just before it started to snow. |
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| 17) Su
20-Mar-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michel Oicle, Frans and Marieke Luit (5-8 PM). Cypress had
received 40 cm. of new snow in the past 48 hours. Clear skies and good
skiing. |
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| 18) Th
24-Mar-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michel Oicle and Michelle (8-10 PM). Cypress had
received 5 cm. of new snow in the past 12 hours. Clear skies but the snow
was like sugar and later very icy. Could have been better ... oh, well. |
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| 19) Th
07-Apr-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michelle, Kimberley (snowboarding)
and Silvia Aidar (lessons from Ton, she did great). Cypress had
received 15 cm. of new snow in the past 12 hours. Clear skies and the snow
was actually pretty good. A bit icy, but fast skiing. |
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| 20) Tu
11-Apr-2000 |
Skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michelle and Michel Oicle. Clear skies and the snow
was actually pretty good. A bit slushy because it was 9 degrees during the
day. But the snow was in spring condition. We went down the hill with open
jackets and it was quite comfortable. The mountain closed at 9 PM though. |
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| 20) Tu
18-Apr-2000 |
Ton
went skiing
on Cypress Mountain with Michel Oicle. Clear skies and the snow
was a bit slushy, well ... we're talking sping conditions here. We went down the hill with open
jackets and it was quite comfortable. See our awesome panoramic pictures.
The mountain closed at 9 PM though. Due to a fall Ton got a cracked rib
and bruised muscles in his left chest. He's probably out for the rest of
the season. |
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| 30-Apr-2000 |
Cypress
Mountain is closed for the season. |
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| 05-Jun-2000 |
Henk
and Ton left North Vancouver for a day of skiing in Whistler
(last opportunity this year, Whistler closed after June 11). The weather
wasn't that bad, but is was foggy and there were only 4 upper ski-lifts
open on Whistler Mountain (Blackcomb Mountain was closed for maintenance).
We had lunch at "Christine's Lodge" on top of Whistler Mountain.
Later in the afternoon it started to drizzle and we downloaded back to
Whistler Village for some shopping.
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Ton
and Henk on Whistler Mountain.
Click on picture for larger
image, or click here
for complete picture report.
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21.00
Back in Vancouver where we had dinner at Harbour Centre. |
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