Is there such thing as too much snow? Unlikely, but we went to find out, and oh what a weekend it was. With a big juicy storm in the forecast, the Doglotion/VentureWeb crew packed our bags and headed up to visit our friends at Backcountry Snowcats, an awesome new(ish) cat skiing and riding operation just north of Whistler up on the Hurley Pass towards Bralorne. Owners Reg & Kathy Milne put blood, sweat, and tears into securing the tenure for the area, and these past 2 winters it's been paying off... in snow and good times.

November 2006 will go down in history books in Whistler as the snowiest November ever. Were you here? With 416 centimetres or 13 feet 6 inches of snowfall recorded during the month, the prior November record of 272 centimetres or 107 inches was crushed, setting a new high for early season snowfall. This month’s snowfall has created phenomenal conditions for an excellent winter season.

BY MARK LASSETER

After 12 days of rain late January in Whistler it was time to get a powder fix after not having a single one all season. Tired of getting photo after photo from friend Vince Boelema of the pounding storms in the San Juans, specifically in Telluride, it was time to head down there. It was off to be sleepless in Seattle arriving at 1 AM at the airport in my normal bench spot by the Starbucks to get the cheap flight at 6AM that flew right into Telluride via Phoenix, total convenience. This week was also Mardi Gras which is eventful in Telluride.

By: Jon Faulknor & Tyler Gigg Photos: Jon Faulknor

It's February 5th 2005. It's been raining for the past 2 weeks here in Whistler. This is the Longest down time I have ever had in my skiing Life. Talk About depressing. I'm not the only one feeling this. Myself, and two local Whistler Skiers, Alex Vu from Head Tyrolia-Carrera and Tyler Gigg from Salomon started checking out different ski resort web sites searching for snow and nothing looked promising at all, until we hit Powder King resort, located 2 hours north of the infamous logging town of Prince George. 120cms in the past 7 days read the snow report. That was all we needed to see.