Vancouver Sun

Take a Quick Trip to Pure Winter

- BY STEVEN HILL

prediction­s hus far — to and the despite contrary earlier y nvironment has een unseasona anada — ly e mild ruary in ritish olum ia, as well as the rest of the country.

lthough the weather agency called for a frosty winter season in the fall, the updated forecast following a warmer- thanusual anuary says the higher temperatur­es will continue until the spring.

owever, it s ust a short drive from the short sleeves and s irts on o son treet to Whistler s snow- covered slopes and a chance at the ind of winter fun you re really supposed han to s e having to a in great e ruary. early snowfall in ovem er — resulting in the resort s lifts opening earlier than officially planned — plus almost continuous snow in

anuary Whistler is currently sitting with a solid 22 cm ase in the alpine.

nd when other ature isn t ma ing it snow on the s i which doesn t happen hills often , Whistler lac com uses 2 snow guns and fans to supplement that natural powder and farm it to the right places so they can offer great s iing and riding all over the two mountains throughout the season — no matter what

hat s got to ma e powder hounds feeling the warm weather the thought lues of ust all that salivate fresh, at new, ast ec year, oning snow. Whistler was gifted with more than 2 feet of snow — completely shattering the average annual accumulati­on of 3 feet. his year,

the aia weather system is

lessing Whistler again and helping to pave the way for another epic snow season. o far, the resort has received more than 23 feet of fluffy powder — and the Whistler forecast ust calls for more, more, more.

f course, it s hardly surprising that even when the rest of the country is experienci­ng a ove average temperatur­es, Whistler can still offer a winter wonderland. he resort is well season nown in for having orth merica the longest — running s i until from uly, and ovem the most er through consistent snow conditions around.

hat record- setting snow also sits on the most s ia le terrain found anywhere in orth

merica , acres , which also contains the longest vertical on the continent one vertical mile .

ll that terrain is open right now, too — and waiting for warm- weather- weary s iers and riders to get ac to the ind of fun and adventures anadians expect from their winters.

or more on Whistler s current and annual snowfall levels, conditions, pac ages, we cams and more go to www. whistler. com.

 ?? Photo by Steve Rogers courtesy of tourism Whistler ??
Photo by Steve Rogers courtesy of tourism Whistler

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