Since the first falls of snow in September, Whistler, a ski resort in the
Canadian Rockies two hours by car from Vancouver, at a modest village height
of 630m asl, has seen 545cm of snow this season so far.

Admittedly these snow amounts are measured at mid-station, 1650m asl, with
174cm falling there in the last 7 days.

http://tinyurl.com/9fnem A photo from yesterday

This is a beautiful place to visit and I can highly recommend a trip there.
If not and you have a few hours to spare, take a look through the photo
gallery -

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/wea...lery/index.htm

Regards, Joe

Joe Hunt wrote:
Since the first falls of snow in September, Whistler, a ski resort in the
Canadian Rockies two hours by car from Vancouver, at a modest village height
of 630m asl, has seen 545cm of snow this season so far.

This is a beautiful place to visit and I can highly recommend a trip there.
If not and you have a few hours to spare, take a look through the photo
gallery -

Went to Whistler as part of a trip round the Rockies a couple of years
ago. The village was quite pretentious and Disneyland-esque, but the
surroundings were quite nice. Better still, head a few hours east and
visit the Rockies proper between Jasper and Banff. We had snow at the
end of May while we were at Peyto Lake.

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Jonathan Stott wrote:
Joe Hunt wrote:
Since the first falls of snow in September, Whistler, a ski resort
in the Canadian Rockies two hours by car from Vancouver, at a modest
village height of 630m asl, has seen 545cm of snow this season so
far.

This is a beautiful place to visit and I can highly recommend a trip
there. If not and you have a few hours to spare, take a look through
the photo gallery -

Went to Whistler as part of a trip round the Rockies a couple of years
ago. The village was quite pretentious and Disneyland-esque, but the
surroundings were quite nice. Better still, head a few hours east and
visit the Rockies proper between Jasper and Banff. We had snow at the
end of May while we were at Peyto Lake.

http://www.jstottphotography.com/index.php?p=0&c=48&o=3

Did a dog sled day in the Mountains behind Canmore - although close to
civilisation, it gave a clue to how the Rockies must have been before the
advent of the train....

In message , Joe Hunt
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Since the first falls of snow in September, Whistler, a ski resort in the
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This is a beautiful place to visit and I can highly recommend a trip there.
If not and you have a few hours to spare, take a look through the photo
gallery -

It's nice in the summer too. :-)
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Tim
http://www.stopharlownorth.com/

i was lucky enough to enjoy a couple of weeks snowboarding there in january
04. the low altitude and proximity to the pacific means that the weather
there is very unlike that in the alps.
in the 2 weeks, we had one sunny day overcast like england in january the
rest of the time. the first week it rained in the village, and often a lot
higher to the top of the mountain, even at glacier level. in the second week
it was considerably colder and snowed instead - a lot. upto 40cm overnight
in the village, more on the mountain, about a 1m in a week. incredible.

but if you go there expecting guaranteed snow, just look at last winters
stats.
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/wea...tats/index.htm

to get some idea of what the weather was like, imagine if the Pennines were
2400m high. normally blowing at 60-70kph in a whiteout at the top. often
raining at the village level. if you like snow and don't mind getting wet,
you'll love it. if you like having a coffee and topping up your tan on the
sun balcony, forget it.

a.



"Joe Hunt" wrote in message
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Since the first falls of snow in September, Whistler, a ski resort in the
Canadian Rockies two hours by car from Vancouver, at a modest village
height of 630m asl, has seen 545cm of snow this season so far.

Admittedly these snow amounts are measured at mid-station, 1650m asl, with
174cm falling there in the last 7 days.

http://tinyurl.com/9fnem A photo from yesterday

This is a beautiful place to visit and I can highly recommend a trip
there. If not and you have a few hours to spare, take a look through the
photo gallery -

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/wea...lery/index.htm

Regards, Joe

Certainly a great place. I visited Banff, Jasper a few years ago, also the
Columbian Icefields !! - It was August and it snowed then aswell, even saw
an avalanche !

Have relatives in Calgary

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"Joe Hunt" wrote in message
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Since the first falls of snow in September, Whistler, a ski resort in the
Canadian Rockies two hours by car from Vancouver, at a modest village
height of 630m asl, has seen 545cm of snow this season so far.

Admittedly these snow amounts are measured at mid-station, 1650m asl, with
174cm falling there in the last 7 days.

http://tinyurl.com/9fnem A photo from yesterday

This is a beautiful place to visit and I can highly recommend a trip
there. If not and you have a few hours to spare, take a look through the
photo gallery -

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/wea...lery/index.htm

Regards, Joe