Even in the worst snowfall years Whistler Blackcomb still produces the pow. I thought the recent storm system would kick off the 2025 ski season, but instead, weāll have to keep letting the enthusiasm brew. I figured it would be fun to rank the best powder days I skied at Whistler Blackcomb in 2024. This does not include any days at other Canadian resorts or days in the backcountry. Let me know in the comments if you were up skiing any of these days???
Here are the links to all of the full video versions of each of these epic days:
11.
https://youtu.be/HPJbYN1rueU
10.
https://youtu.be/ub7spqCNt54
9.
https://youtu.be/clcJMAjOm2A
8
https://youtu.be/jXuiWuNsezE
7.
https://youtu.be/rqERFE8KW0M
6.
https://youtu.be/XyRJqGQC4aM
5.
https://youtu.be/Exct9glA3Rc
4.
https://youtu.be/-DvY5L0GjXA
3.
https://youtu.be/f3BG0kSqDTI
2.
https://youtu.be/q4KTFZCwq7w
1.
https://youtu.be/ebBB3G0jcwY
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Hey James. I am wondering if you could make a vid on the best runs and lines on whistler mountian. I've skied there once last year and had a blast but I was always found myself in no really cool runs. I don't know the mountian at all. Thankyou!
10 best days, list starts at #11… hmm š¤
When Rise and Alpine uploads, day gets better
Was Such a cool season if u get out the bad moments. I wish this season would be as insane or even insaner!!!
Thanks for the recap…. 2023 / 2024 ski season. Even with a lack of snow at the beginning of the season, there were some EPIC days !
How do I never see you I was there for most of those days. I'm not actively looking but one of these years c'mon!! A high five a pole wave somethin š¤£ seeya opening weekend. (Or not) š¤£š¤£
Sick!! Can't wait for the stone coming!!
Get it
If my memory is correct, Couloir is French for hallway. Thatās why they be straight and skinny.
ya know what…
ima go ski
Lol that was fun, cross referencing my Garmin history. I skied almost all of them. New year's I did in the evening for the backcountry so I could be on a summit for new year's day, the big storm in February I was in Park City instead (way less lines but still pow days so I consider that a win), and one in January I was in Hawaii, but overall it seems we have a similar mindset š (I mean it ain't complicated, if it's dumping snow, go skiing!)
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Wolf creek opens tomorrow!!!
A rise and alpine upload a day keeps the freeze thaw cycle away
I was there for #1 week. Came from NJ with lifelong ski buds to celebrate turning 60ish. Rise I met you online day of big storm. Anyway it was sick as hell we had a blast so much snow.
Best day is when Spankys opens after a snowfall
Your videos always cause a rise in my alpine š
Babe, Rise and Alpine just dropped another banger!
Looks like some snow coming soon! Hopefully doesnāt melt in 1 day this time.
I also got one question. Iām heading over there January 3-11, so how crowded would you say it is over the time, and how good is the skiing generally?
Not to get anyone excited or anything but it's looking like a very wet winter may be coming to the North West this year! I'm stoked and I don't even get to go skiing but I know Rise & Alpine will and I will enjoy every single video on my sad little Aeroski lol!!! Yeeehawww! šæā·
we went for a week and i guess we hit the jackpot of last season, i was worried but we there was a suprise dump and our entire week was pow and nice skiing
Got some fresh pow in Utah this weekend and skied at Brighton getting my October day of every month this year with 6 inches of pow on 12 inches of grass now I am ready for the lift. Now all I have left is the easy part and same for you cool to see that you did turns all year to and glad to see with both did it.
in whistler, every day is considered a best day
Have Biggie in the books this year?? š seems like itās gonna be a good one
LOL your mate missing the chair lift, what was he thinking š I would expect a beginner
You every thought about doing Japan?
That was rad
Yeah, that week Late Feb/ early March. Our family went Saturday. I remember we were having lunch at the Roundhouse. It had been snowing all morning. We had spent it skiing the peak. The precipitation was enough to fill the trail back in when you did a second lap. But not so much that you couldnāt see where you were going. Storm Riding Rules! Anyway we agreed to next ski down the blacks off Harmony. But the trails to it are boring- cross country like trails. So instead I pointed in the direction of the bottom of the chair and we skiād through the trees -no marked trail. Just unbelievable. Winter wonderland. Then when we came out of it we merged with the end of a blue trail (G.S.) that was headed to the chair lift base. Exactly where we wanted to be. You donāt forget those runs.
So stoked for this year.
Bro's out here making me do 10 swigs of hot sauce in one video. Just ordered some liquid courage to replenish the supply. Keep doing what you're doing bro, love the videos.
For a bad season that looked pretty awsome. Probably better than our best season in Oz. Going to have to make the trip soon.
November 2nd couldnt come soon enough š©
Is the person in the back still alive ?
James you are EN FUEGO!! I have skied lots of pow on Shale Slope, Cockalorum (spelling) Bagel Bowl, Christmas Tree etcā¦ you have given me (and everyone else) powderific memories.
Changing the subject I would like to buy your new neckgaiter. I should buy some Liquid Courage as wellā¦ you think it could travel to Finland?
Nothing wrong with enjoying šā·
Your buddy got worked. What happened?
When Rise & Alpine uploads there is a little āHell yeahā voice whispering in my head lol
We had a trip around same time in feb and remember the epic storm. As an east coaster, I have never skiied pow like that and definitely struggled with my j ski all plays, but man that was absolutely epic!
jsut came across you, made me even more excited for my working ski season this year in whistler
The depth of that day was insaneā¦ no I was not at Whistlerā¦ in fact I just came home from Whistler the day before the said pow day BUT at Mt. Washington just a stone throw away, also had a 100cm pow day and yes I couldnāt turnā¦ it was the only pow day I actually went after tracks so that I can gain some speed to do some pow slashes b/c as the man saidā¦ turning was not possible.
I remember that day near Christmas. My buddy and I got up with the village gondy early cus of our early bird pass. While everyone was waiting for the other gondolas to open, we were having some the the deepest, freshest first tracks of our lives. Really makes you think why most people don't use the early bird/first tracks pass. It's 20 something dollars and come with a $18 food voucher. Anyways, that day was so amazing and I remember getting to the hotel afterwords and reading everyone's horror story for the day. Oh and also, no lift lines for both emerald and harmony.
oh man these are some sick looking days!
3:16 around here two kids infront of me fell over and I totally bit it and lost a ski. Fun memories
I started watching this video I actually wondered when YOU would think the best time of the year to ski Whistler/Blackcomb would be, I realized it changes but I always figured it was usually late February through early March. Then after watching this video I was very happy to see I was absolutely correct: The best time to ski Whistler/Blackcomb IS late February/Early March.
That's just another thing I love about this channel; Even though it's been almost decades since I've skiied; It's nice knowing I always KNEW when it was best to go; I figured the best time was late Februarty/early March. My best day ever was late February 1988 when I was 18 the only time I skiied Saudan Couloir without falling; (like your mom can do at age 60) the same day I also skiied Gearjammer and feeling a fast sense of vertical drop skiing steep powder atop packed moguls. I skiied both mountains that day (which means I needed to buy a duel mountain day pass as one did back then).
I only wish I'd already known then what Nancy Greene taught me 8 years later at Sun Peaks, but luckily I was too blissfully ignorant to care at the time since I'd never experienced snow so good, and would never experience such steep slopes with such good conditions again, (at least not yet. ) Thanks for posting!
Hopefully an epic session for you James!
Went to Whistler for 4 days and the entire mountain rained the entire time we were there.
Nothing better than a blank canvas of white in front of you with blue skies. Good luck this season!