Blackcomb Closing Day: Powder, Pillows and Steep Skiing
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
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For the first time in a decade Blackcomb is closing before the Whistler side. I have mixed emotions, but it will be fun change to ski Whistler through May this season. It does kind of suck that both sides don't stay open into May. The skiing is still so good. This video was filmed on April 9th, a few days before the actual closing day on April 14th. Unfortunately, I have to miss the slush cup and closing day as I have some other commitments. Of course, Blackcomb blessed me with one final powder day before I said my goodbyes. Huge thank you to all the hard working, staff & patrol who made for such a wonderful winter!
00:00 - what the heck?
00:55 - getting prepped
01:43 - spin cycle
02:22 - hwy 99
03:00 - Diamant Skiing Weekend Warrior Backpack
05:19 - dust on crust
07:27 - Saudan Couloir
09:12 - Ruby Bowl
11:17 - Glacier
11:40 - Pencil Chute
13:12 - do you have sauce?
13:44 - Teetering
16:10 - Ladies First
17:52 - more pow turns
19:08 - Bushrat
20:30 - CBC
21:57 - ski out
22:27 - goodbye 
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Dude every time you promote something I’m super excited. This channel deserves recognition from brands and companies!
Thanks Ross! I'm pretty careful about the brands I team up with and only want to promote stuff that I personally use and love myself! It's great to be teaming up with Diamant. Their boot bag is absolutely wicked.
@@riseandalpine Good stuff! Thats why you are my favourite youtuber!
An absolute dream come true to ski a run with you, bud. Couldn't stop smiling, can't stop smiling now seeing us all on Bushrat together. What a way to cap off the season!
Great to meet ya Dan. It's great Whistler is open until may 20th. Lot's more fun to be had.
April 29, 2008. I had 30+ cms bluebird pow day on Blackcomb nearly all to myself and met a writer for Powder magazine on Spanky's where we skied 4-5 untracked runs in the gem bowls together. The best day I've skied in bounds at a resort.
That sounds like the dream day dude. Spanky's on fresh snow days with no crowds is the best place in the world!
Love your videos and you sold me a Weekend Warrior. It looks like the perfect bag for a skier.
Sick! It's the perfect bag, stoked you took advantage of that sale.
There's two subjects I'd love to see you comment on. 1. Your favourite runs of the year. 2. How you approach skiing at a new resort.
Great questions 1. That's a tough one.... might need more time to think 2. Probably should make a video on that in the off season!
Found your channel early this season, been an absolute blast getting to kinda get to know you and the fam. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. Yeeeeew🤙🤘
So glad you found my channel Alain. Lot's more ski videos to come. Hoping to ride through the summer this season!
THE KING
Alright James! You practically had Blackcomb all to yourself. Mother Nature sure made up for the slow start eh? I must give your tree skiing props… I probably have done it in the past but you are making something that isn’t easy look easy! Tree skiing is what we are missing in Europe… snow days are very difficult because you cannot make out the depth perception at all. I wonder if “Pakalolo” was skiable on the day you went? Whistler and Blackcomb have such a huge canvas to ski off… in Europe you need a guide to go off-piste because of crevasses and higher avalanche danger. Congrats on getting all of it 😊⛷
Tree skiing is second nature to us west coasters and i'm so thankful for some depth perecption assistance on those foggy storm days. Pakalolo was still super skiable. The line Teetering that I did is actually right beside pakalolo and requires much more snow.
This guy is a machine.
I didn’t realize it snowed that much. I was there a couple weeks back and it was super icy with lots of moguls but this looks like the dream!
All it takes is one good day of snow!
Cheers James for you content this season. I have loved every one of them from grey ol’ London. You are so blessed to live where you do and makes me want to come back to BC someday real soon. Hopefully the 60 year old legs will still get me down those runs. Keep safe!
Thanks for watching all season long. Excited for you to visit BC once again. 60 years young! You'll have no problem skiing all these pow lines.
Because boots are so hard to put on when they are cold, i put mine on the floor in the back passenger side opening towards the heater ducts, then crank up the heat for the last 10 minutes of the drive. They slip on so easily. 🔥
That's an OG move
The backcountry never closes. It just melts away
Just gotta keep hunting the frozen pockets!
Hey Dude, thanks for posting all of your ski adventures on RUclips this year. I couldn’t make it to BC because I had to go to South East Asia. All your footage filled in some of the gaps of my missed year. I’m looking forward to next year when I get out there in person. You’re the man.
We'll be glad to have ya back out here!
Great Spring skiing! See ya next year Black Comb!
And now, moving over to Whistler for some more killer Spring skiing. 😎
Whistler here we come for the next few weeks!
Thanks for the fun year of posts! And I bought the bag!
Appreciate that brother! Lots more skiing adventures to come. Hoping to ride well into June. You’ll love that bag. Perfect sidekick for ski travel 🤟
Another great video!! Planning my ski trip to Canada soon from Switzerland! Can’t wait 😊
Can't wait to have ya here!
Cool last day powder skiing.. Thanks bro .Just ordered one of those bags in Grey also I used your code it worked good, been looking for a new boot bag for a while now, I pack (cram) a change of underwear and full ski gear into a bag and on the plane. I don't care if they loose the my skies and suit cases but not my boots and ski gear I'm skiing when land. It's easy and fun to rent the newest skies the other shit will show up sooner or later..
Amazing dude! Thank you for using my link. I'm the same way - love cramming and don't trust the airlines for a single second. Losing boots is an absolute no no! You'll love this bag, glad you sniped the sale. Such a good deal.
BLACKCOMB'S THE BEST!!!!
Can't beat it!
See you next season 🫡
I'll be skiing for 2 more months at least. Whistler side is open until June
Great photography. Great skiing. You never disappoint. 👍
Thanks David!
I have to say that you are skiing your best lines of the year. Guess it’s the last day to do it!
The snow didn't fill in all the epic lines until late in the season and I did so much travelling this year. Had to play a little catch up this season!
First comment! Cant watch the whole video yet cause i gotta go to school but I cant wait to watch it tonight
Excited for you to watch it. This ones epic!
Can't wait till opening day already. Another cracking season
Such a good season. Still a few more months to go!
You take some INTERESTING lines through the trees! Way to go.
For James it's "trees, what trees?!". Those were tight!
I love me some trees!
Oh yeah… the “Weekend Warrior” bag is sick… it should be my upcoming birthday present 😊
Dude you should totally put it on the wish list. I like to keep my systems simple and organized and it's hands down one of my favourite new gear items of the season.
yessir rise
Awesome stuff, dude! Great line choices. Love seeing Teetering from the top. That and Ladies First are near the top of my 2025 hit list, especially LF.
LF is wicked. Teetering is super conditions dependent, but when it goes, it's an epic one
Yew. What a nice blackcomb sendoff. Thanks for taking us along for the ride this year. Also - at 17:12 it looked like a big slab was about to slide! I don't know if it was just shadows or something but didn't seem to trouble you!
Holy smokes... didn't see that. Can't make out if thats a crack or a slide. LF is known for slides so that's not very confidence inducing.
Thank You James For The Adventure and For The Back Pack Review, Looks Awesome, Just Purchased with your Discount. Every Season Closing Dates are sooo SAD
Yooo thanks for using my link. I'm in love with the bag and you'll love it too. Great for staying organized and cramming a bunch of ski stuff into. Also, glad you took advantage of the wicked deal. My goal is to keep skiing until at least July!
The only time I've ever found an interesting sponsorship. Will check out!
I only work with companies with products I know my audience will resonate with. You won't see me advertising VPN's hahahah
Hey, come back out to the Rockies... Sunshine was skiing reeeeeeeal good this weekend. More snow coming Thursday.
Twist my arm :) :)... already missing Sunshine
I went the day before you went. You got so lucky!!
So jazzed to catch Blackcomb for its last pow day!
Great stuff as usual James! Beaty of a last day! 👊🏼💪🏼
Thanks Paul!
@@riseandalpine Beauty that is! Lol
Def agree on bootbag on plane. Backpack style keeps hands free too when hauling your other stuff.
Not sure how far you meant travellingwise James, but we went to the 3 Valleys this year in France and it was insanely epic. Niseko next Feb though 😁
We start down here in 7 weeks in NZ.
Thanks again for your efforts.
Sounds like you're living the dream! Would love to check out France and Japan as well.
First thing I did was just look at it. Hope you make it to mammoth down in the states next year! Or summer!
I'll hopefully be exploring lots of USA hills next season!
This skiing vlog was so exhilarating, it made me want to hit the slopes. New fan from Bangalore, stay in touch.
Wicked! Thanks for tuning in from over seas
Great season James, why do you get all those fresh days? You travelled a lot to new destinations and provided excellent content all season long. I will get a few more days this year at the Lake and SS but look forward to your exploits next year. Peace Out
I think we just get a whole lot more snowfall than the rockies. Lot's more days for me. Planning to ski through July. Enjoy those spring turns at SS & the Lake
😥 We went out to the local baby hill for a "free ski" last week...It had snow, so...
Way to do those rocks.
just rockin' around
I’m seriously thinking of leveling up from my Costco bag I dump my gear for that weekend warrior bag. Made last turns of this season last Friday at lookout 👀 pass. Most local hills with exception of perhaps one (Silver Mountain having some silver Sundays and such ) may be closed for season now. I’ll be turning the DIN down to zeros and putting wax on the sticks for storage til next season.
The WW bag is def more organized than the costco classic. Sad your season is in wraps. Lucky out here to be able to get great turns until July
James these intros are getting better and better
Glad you enjoyed the tour of my laundry machine hahaha
Icefields Parkway still has tons of snow bro!!:)
Sick!!! Lot’s of skiing to be done still. Planning to put ski videos out well into June!
Most resorts would kill to have that much snow. To bad they are closing Blackcomb so soon. Looks like enough snow to last a couple of more months.
They alway close one side first unfortunately :(
Come to Central Hokkaido next season bro! It’s super crap and ALWAYS icy… but I’m the coolest guy there!🤙
I'd love to visit man
I've got my Canada visa now so I'll see you next season!!
Ayyyeeee Stoked
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the new Insta360 X4 😊
Should be coming in the mail soon
Yo. Next year, could you ski a mountain called "Marmot Basin"? its located in Jasper, and if you go at the right time, I think it hold some pretty awesome skiing. It is a bit of a drive though, as it being 4h out of the closest city, edmonton, but i think it is still worth checking out. I skid there last weekend, and the spring conditions, were really good. Next year.
I'd love to check out Marmot next season!
As a fellow video editor I appreciate all the extra shots you put into these. Your timelines in your edit suit must look ridiculous 🤣😆🤣😲
Thanks dude! If you don't video edit it's hard to grasp how much work goes into the videos even when I'm trying to keep the non-polished feel
should have tucked the last bit and skied across the parking lot to your car..massive cred..
hahahah that would have been hilarious
Question! Why the flipping frogs foreskin aren't you using merino wool base layers? Smartwool is my go to where they breath, control temperature, and stay dryer than synthetics. Or was that whole washer/dryer segment just a bit?
I use a merino baselayer top from NF which is wicked. For bottoms I use some hybrid synthetics I bought from Costco 4 years ago and they do the job just fine for me. I wash and dry my merino which is probably a big no no hahahaha
Sick video as always! You seem to be on that Unleashed 108 a lot and doing just about anything with it. What do you like most about it?
I really love it. It's honestly just a more playful version of the enforcer. I don't feel like much is sacrificed in terms of stability but it requires less speed and energy to make turns and play around. One of my favourite skis of all time.
@@riseandalpine Thanks! I'm strongly considering the 108 for next season because of its versatility.
How many ptex sticks did you go through this year? Days on sticks? Great season!
Too many P-text sticks to count hahahaha. Probably itching close to 100 days and I've still got at least 2 months of skiing. Whistler closes on the 20th of May and I'm going to Backcountry ski through the summer!
High alpine clinic!
Yes sir!
Ski backpack you say...🤔
TSA sized you say...🤔
International trips next winter you say...🤔
3 of these things are relevant to my interests. 🤔🤔🤔
:) :) :)
Sounds like dust on crust! How is it possible Killington VT and Sugarloaf Maine are open longer than Blackcombe?! LMAO
They close one side first, then leave Whistler open until end of May
Was a run like 5-0 still skiiable? Did you look up and check after skiing Saudan if it looked unskiiable
5-0 wasn't looking very good. Took a peak but a few rocks at the bottom could make the straight line a poor decision.
@@riseandalpinewas it good at all this year? Last 2 years I went it was not.
Yikes! How did that turn out at 21:06? My palms were sweating watching you two closing in on each other.....
Ended up following him into some powder!
:( sad day.
Always a sad day... At least we still have Whistler until June!
why is it closing when there is still snow? (eastcoaster here)
They close one side of the mountain, and leave the other side open until the end of May. Not enough people I guess to keep both sides running.
Hawt Sauwce...
Hawt Dawg
I Thought Closing Dates are Usually In May
Yup! Whistler is open until end of May. They just always close one side early because of the lack of people.
Can you put it under the seat with the helmet? We want to know man! Love your vids dawg
Yup! There's a picture of the fit under the airplane seat on the website. It's also TSA approved carry on! www.diamantskiing.com/the-weekend-warrior (theres a picture at this link)
You said you were going to fly more next year… Where are you thinking of going?
Not totally sure yet.. Any recommendations?
@@riseandalpine Japow. Otherwise, stateside, and maybe some east coast. Le Massif de Charlevoix, for starters.
closing day was the sunday... but that powder day was the friday... should the video be called the last friday on blackcomb?
It was closing day for me :)
Thanks for the amazing season of shredding! Wanna come visit Vancouver Island? Message me. Got a sick house you can stay at as a home base. We'll hike Strathcona.
Thanks for the offer! Love strathcona and the island :). I'll let ya know. I'll still be skiing well into June!
@@riseandalpine Open offer. We've got a veritable mansion in North Nanaimo, and enough rooms for you and anyone you bring.
Fear not! Book End your Season??
Marmot Basin closes May 5th
Lake Louise closes May 5th
And Last to Close…..
Sunshine Village May 20th.
Whistler is open until may 20th. They just closed the Blackcomb side. I'm also going to keep backcountry skiing through the summer!
Why are they closing if all these runs are still great? Also… nice Ladies first run! Have you ever done crack house, to the left? Seemed skiiable in your clip
They always close one of the 1 of the 2 mountains in April
Yup, I've done crack house many times. There's an open rock in the middle this year which could make the straightline exit a little bit hairy. Very fun line. But not many turns down it LOL
@@riseandalpine that’s great to hear! Probably would have done it by now if it wasn’t for that exhausting hike that I’m not in the shape for. What about Krakatoa? Also I didn’t see the rock you’re talking about in your video… is it gone now?
If There Such a thing as skiing thru Fire I Bet you could do it…😂
Now that would be an interesting video
NOOOoooooooooOoOoO to SOON WHY😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
(By the way I’m from Australia)
Don't worry Ed! The Whistler side is still open until may 24th and I'm going to keep the skiing going through the summer!
Weird Canadian washing machines
LOL - that's just a me problem hahaha. I've got a bread machine looking apartment sized washer in my place. It's the worst. Barely fits a set of sheets.
Ohh nice bag I def need one of those. That was some mighty fine snow and skiing for closing day which of course is always better when shared with some ski buds. Well it was a strange but in the end good season. You guys had a trip of a lifetime and the best viewing I've had since I don't know when. It might be the end of the season but before you know it, it'll be time to "Rise & Alpine" all over again :-) 🌨❄🏔🎿
Bag is so handy man. Keeps a disorganized guy like me somewhat organized hahaha. Lot's more antics to come, hoping to ski through the summer this season :)
@@riseandalpine Holds the helmet and everything, I've got a black one coming :) I'm with you on that, if there's skiable snow somewhere and I can figure out how to get to it I'm gonna try to ski it if can. Hell if a roof looks steep enough and long enough I'll ski that sucker haha. In the end if it doesn't work out then it's just a good excuse to do some mountain touring and camping so in my book it's really a win win either way. I sense you are the same lol. If you record it brother I'm watching it haha.
do u live in Van or Squam ?
Vancouver - wish I was still in Squam!