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Pow Day at Whistler Blackcomb March 1st!

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Ooooooof, that felt good!. I lost my phone but got some pow. Photo: Matt Walker

Words: Lucky Lopez / Photos: Matt Walker and Lucky Lopez

Ryan Proctor from Whistler Blackcomb had received word that 30cm had just showed up on the hill, he gave me a shout and invited me up with his crew for a little program they have called "Fresh Tracks". Check out some info on this at whistlerblackcomb.com , gotta do it. The scoop: get up early, take the Gondi up to the round house, have some breakfast, eggs, bread, cereal, juice, bacon, etc., wait for the chair to open and get some fresh tracks. I have been on lock down being sick, and busy with the mag stuff but this is just what I needed. Thank you Whistler crew.

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I noticed there was a little billy goat action this day.

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6:45 AM March 1st. "Fresh Tracks" program at Whistler Blackcomb

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Thank you baby Jesus I did not have to wait in this line, thank you Ryan as well. Did not matter any way, you have plenty of time for the fresh tracks. Everyone has breakfast first, before they open the lifts.

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Matt Walker, Brad Meraly, and Lucky Lopez

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Whistler Blackcomb's Ryan Proctor digging into the "Fresh Tracks" buffet

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They even serve Orangutan-O's.

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This day was so sick a guy from 1980 something showed up, some one send this guy an outfit.

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Brad Meraly, also getting it! Photo: Matt Walker

Whistler Pow 10 Phil Brock, checking things out.

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Fresh tracks.

Powder Gods Take Phones

Looks like a Rad First Tracks day... What would a good powder day be without giving something back to the gods? Shred the Gnar

hells yeah

good old fresh tracks breakfast followed by some deep pow. could you ask for a better set up

30cm?

Is that with the exchange rate? And, don't tell me that you lost your iPhone. Shame, shame!

Orangutan-O's

Get the job done...No joke, I am working on a contract right now...