Here's the final podcast for the season, episode 12... goggle tans. It's been an epic winter, hard to believe Whistler is now closed for the season. But fear not, Blackcomb is still open, alive and kicking until June 8.

Check out episode 11 of the Whistler Blackcomb Snowcast, presented by TELUS. In this podcast, meet Sandy Ward, a member of the First Nations Snowboard Team. Learn how to tune your skis and snowboards and 4 year old watch Finn Finestone rip it up on the slopes.

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Whistler Blackcomb Snowcast #10 is out, featuring Adaptive Alpine & Apres.

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The Stoke Is Ageless

Surfers coined the term stoke to represent to exhilaration felt by anyone feeling the flow of riding waves. The feeling of being stoked has transcended beyond surfing and can be achieved by anyone who feels the flow of sliding effortlessly on snow or through thin mountain air. The ultimate sensation of being stoked comes from the feeling you get when you stomp that elusive trick you have been trying and slide away clean for the first time. You can get stoked for someone else when they nail a new trick too. I have seen the look in the eyes of a person who gets stoked on riding for the first time; it is obvious regardless of whether they are four or forty. It is this feeling that keeps us coming back for more, it is the search for the stoke that gets us trying new tricks each day in the park, with the knowledge that the feeling is moments away.

The level of skill being displayed in all of the Whistler Blackcomb Parks is astonishing these days. The progression we are seeing in athletes is at light speed and tricks formerly reserved for the rare mutants are now being thrown with ease by local kids skipping school to ski and ride. (Don’t skip school!) This week I witnessed 16-year-olds throwing double back flips, 19-year-olds spinning corked 10s and a 4-year-old slide a four foot round bar. This progression has pushed the Park crew to step up and create the best possible playground for these athletes and then work backwards to ensure we have a smooth progression. The bar is being set high for the next generation and we are doing our best to evolve at the same rate.