Whistler Alpine July 23rd 2004.
After putting MANY days of skiing on these snowy slopes, we felt it was time to take an opportunity to see the real terrain we ski on. We could have hiked, but why hike when we could take our bikes! Mike Johnstone was our trusted guide for our Alpine Tour. The views were not dissapointing. Warning - Lots of pics!
The Roundhouse
We shuttled to the top of the Peak!
View looking towards Frontier Pass and Black Tusk from the Peak.
View down Whistler Bowl to West Bowl and Whistler Village beyond.
Lifties Leap! Rainbow and Sproat Mountains in the background
Heading down Hwy 86. This is NOT steep on skis... how things change when you're on a bike!
Hwy 86
Cheakamus Lake
Black Tusk
Lee riding at the top of Kyber Pass. Rainbow and Sproat Mountains are in the background. If you ski down from here you will end up at Cheakamus Lake...
Hwy 86 where Bagel bowl enters
Looking down Peak to Creek runs
West Bowl and Bagel Bowl
Grand Finale! Who would have thought there was a waterfall here!
Time for a second run! Back up the Gondola at Mid station, then a push up Pika's Traverse. This is the intersetion of Pika's and Harmony Ridge. You can see Burnt Stew in the Background.
Looking down Harmony Ridge.
Looking down towards Picolo with Burnt Stew in the forground
Flute, Oboe, Cowboy Ridge, Fissile, Fitszimmons in the back.
Riding Down Burnt Stew Basin
Coming around to Sun Bowl
Better View of Sunbowl and Secret Chutes
More riding in Burnt Stew
Looking towards Boundary Bowl and Flute Bowl
Flute Bowl
Harmony Lake? Bottom of Flute Bowl
Flat area where you exit from Sun Bowl and Burnt Stew to the ski out.
The start of the ski out.
The ski out where Harveys enters
Coming around to Harmony Chair
The run on the left is GS
Pano of Harmony Chair
Harmony Chair!
Gun Barrels, Boomer Bowl woo hoo!
Skiing on Blackcomb Glacier in July
To the left is the Soudan Couloir
Fitszimmons glacier and Fissile from Blackcomb
Coming down 7th Heaven!
Bit lower on 7th with Whistler in the background
Coming down the Wizard Chair
pano of Whistler from Blackcomb