Weather Talk For BC no matter what you ride

Cypress 25/ 26

When it's absolutely too cold

by Alton » Fri Jan 02, 2026 1:11 pm

Day 10 ... Double digits!!!

Ho hum ... yet another day of hero groomers - perfect for carve 360s and revert carves.
User avatar
Alton
 
Posts: 7501
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 am

by Alton » Mon Jan 05, 2026 3:03 pm

Day 11 - Bluebird day ... but crappy hard bumpy lumpy groomers after a rainy weekend.
Revert carves and carve 360s with a lot of caution.

Fingers crossed for a pow day tomorrow (Tuesday)
User avatar
Alton
 
Posts: 7501
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 am

by Alton » Tue Jan 06, 2026 3:38 pm

Day 12 - Epic 30 cm dump this morning.

Complaints
- flat light
- goggle fogged up every 1.5 hrs (washroom hand dryers did the trick)
- occasionally bottomed out
- heavy at bottom

Pros
- Bowen Face x 3
- Rainbow x 3
- Rip Cord x 3
- Top Gun x 1
- Olympic x 1

cypress-dump.jpg
cypress-dump.jpg (221.58 KiB) Viewed 4765 times
Last edited by Alton on Tue Jan 06, 2026 3:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Alton
 
Posts: 7501
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 am

by LeopardSkin » Tue Jan 06, 2026 3:59 pm

This morning's rating is Seven (7).

There were seven cars that slid into the ditch :D
User avatar
LeopardSkin
 
Posts: 2924
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:01 am
Location: on my phone

by Alton » Wed Jan 07, 2026 2:16 pm

Day 13 - Hero groomer day. Cranking turns with LeopardSkin down Humpty Dumpty, Cat Track, Jasey Jay, Lower Fork, Panaroma and WindJammer.

Finished with Olympic ... surprisingly still lots of fresh patches.
User avatar
Alton
 
Posts: 7501
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 am

by LeopardSkin » Wed Jan 07, 2026 2:49 pm

This morning's rating is Zero (0).

There were zero cars that slid into the ditch :cry:
User avatar
LeopardSkin
 
Posts: 2924
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:01 am
Location: on my phone

by Alton » Thu Jan 08, 2026 4:56 pm

Day 14 - Late start ... 11am - 3pm. Did the walking tour from Lot 3A then Eagle Chair down Olympic (4x).

Many thanks to Jens for directing me to his "Super Secret" run. Hit it another 4 times as part of my walking tour.

Guess which run ... starts with "Crazy" and ends with "Raven"

Also, nice to bump into Igor today.
User avatar
Alton
 
Posts: 7501
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 am

by LeopardSkin » Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:58 am

OSR. Heavy fog. Dusting of 5 to 10 cm wet freshies which are now hard and compacted. Can't see. Is there any sun? Perhaps elsewhere in the world. Certainly not at Cypress.

Come on up!
User avatar
LeopardSkin
 
Posts: 2924
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:01 am
Location: on my phone

by Mike » Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:46 pm

LeopardSkin wrote:OSR. Heavy fog. Dusting of 5 to 10 cm wet freshies which are now hard and compacted. Can't see. Is there any sun? Perhaps elsewhere in the world. Certainly not at Cypress.


I was set to go for day #2 ski but saw the heavy fog on the webcams. Then I saw an unexpected wind opportunity. 11M then 9M kite and SB at 3rd Ave. Solo session until one other arrived towards the end of my session. 8 deg Cel on arrival with a very pleasant mix of sun and cloud. No fog.
Mike
 
Posts: 978
Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:30 am

by LeopardSkin » Fri Jan 09, 2026 2:01 pm

LeopardSkin wrote:...Come on up!


My "Come on up!" with an exclamation mark wasn't enough to entice you? :roll:

Raven Chair opens tomorrow
User avatar
LeopardSkin
 
Posts: 2924
Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:01 am
Location: on my phone

PreviousNext

Return to Skiing and Snowboarding