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Whistler Snow Conditions - Dec 23

  • 2014-12-23 11:27:57

    A little bit of winter is finally rolling in just before Christmas here in Whistler. Conditions up high are good, and we skied some beautiful knee deep powder yesterday in the sunshine. 

    With 76cm of new snow this week, conditions are improving over last week. It's still pretty bare in the forest and from mid mountain down you'll find a rough ski out to the village, due to the lack of snow and warm temps/rain we saw early season. A storm is forecasted to bring a bit more snow today, then sun for Christmas day. 

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    As you can see below, there's not much coverage in the trees.

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    From mid mountain up, the snow was amazing yesterday with soft packed powder and the views were pretty awesome too. 

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