Maybe it’s just me, but I’m seeing less and less accuracy to the ski area weather forecasts I pay attention to lately. Today was supposed to be overcast all day with the possibility of snow through the day, according to both Snow-Forecast and EnviroCan. Well, it was an almost bluebird day when we arrived, and […]

Sorry for the delayed post. It’s back to being winter in spots up at Sunshine. On arrival, we skied the Goat as usual… …and found mostly winter conditions above the “Silver Bench” (what the hill calls the Sunshine Coast middle traverse). In fact, aside from feeling a bit “dust on crust” in the thinner spots, […]

Sorry for not posting yesterday; it was First Aid Refresher day. And, as luck would have it, without knowing much about conditions, I was assigned a tour today (a nice couple from St. Louis, and a gentleman from Florida). I got up to the village at 9 and was met with those concrete conditions that […]

My post is late as I had guests in all weekend. I’m a big believer in up to date info, so this is a bit dated, but could be helpful anyway. A high haze for most of the day on Saturday kept the light OK but prevented the sun from really affecting the snow. While […]

Good to be back home today for some fantastic powder up at Sunshine. It was a little hazy to start the day… …but the sun came around often enough to make the viz generally just fine. The hill was reporting 10 cm overnight, and I found that in most places. Since I was last at […]

Stunning blue skies today, and Sunshine lived up to its name. It sure started chilly, with morning temps around -17°. But the sun helped warm things up, so in the afternoon, we were basking in -7° with basically no wind. The snow was SLOW and fairly firm to start the day, and while it got […]