I take the occasion of another successful week end in Whistler to post a few pictures I took just before coming back to Quebec for the holidays. As I'm writing those lines, I just arrived from a very wet week end (10-11 Jan) in the mountains where freezing level reached 1800 m. Having Whistler top at around 2100m, it means the better part of the slope was in slushi conditions and sometimes even putting breaks on the board while I was trying to surf down the mountain. We found good spots for thick and heavy knee deep powder!
Anyway, enough of that story telling, and lets get started with pictures I took on that beautiful last riding day of 2009 on that 19th of December. It was a great sunny day, not too much wind and not cold either, all conditions were there for a very nice day. I was on my own that day, and it enable me to go out there and hike some wicked spots for powder and go at my own rythm!
At the top of the Whistler gondola, I go above the clouds for a morning shot
I then fight my way up to Whistler Peak for a hig-above-ground view of the surrounding valley
One of my favorite shots: Whistler Village hidden under the morning fog in the valley, what a view!!!
I walk up solo and ride down Whistler Couloir that has an approx. 45 degrees incline!
I go to the extreme end of Whistler to the Symphony area...
...and start hiking (on the right side, you can see people on their way up) to go up on Flute Bowl!
On the way up, the frozen environment makes for a very nice winter shot
I get to the top in about 20 minutes, have a lunch up there, and with a beautiful view of Blackcomb side, go down on one of the best fresh tracks of that day! (in the bowl on the right side)
Down in the valley, looking up to the sun and Flute Bowl on that beautiful day
To complete this magnificent day, I go up 7th Heaven, walk behind all the way across the BlackComb glacier, then up to the couloir that brings me back to the base of 7th Heaven.
Best track of that day; I was alone on the mountain, only two other tracks on that side, and lots of snow to float in!
What a day!
2 commentaires:
Je dirais que ton anglais s'est vraiment amélioré depuis que tu es à Vancouver. Quant aux photos, elles sont vraiment belles comme toujours. Il y a un ptit côté romantique dans tes propos.
Attention au snow en solo, la nature ne pardonne pas, tu devrais le savoir.
Avec toute mon affection pour toi.
xxxx
Ces photos là font parti de tes plus belles, profites des pentes, il t'en reste pas pour longtemps à Vancouver! ;)
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