2023-01-03 Grouse mountain snow report

2023-01-03 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was completely opposite to yesterday; it was powder and runs fast. It was snowing and the snow cannons were also running so you have mixed condition. Unfortunately some area are either lacking the foundation or icy layer underneath the powder, so it was hard to ride anywhere but green runs such as The Cut. Powder on shaved ice is much better than powder on ice or shaved ice on ice. The Cut eventually got tracked out and became mini hades, but you can still grip when you turn.

Unfortunately it was still busy even after the holiday season ended. It was probably 5 times more busy than usual, but still 10 times less busy than days until yesterday.

They also changed the operation hours from opening at 8am to opening at 9am, since the holiday season has ended.

Overall rate: 3/5 ★★★☆☆

This is how The Cut looks like at 9am before getting tracked out:

and later it was like this:

Rookie Park had relocated from the right side of the Cut to the left side of the Cut.

The small jump at rookie park was made really good. Lifts:

  • Olympic Express High-Speed Quad Chair
  • Peak Quad Chair (Closed)
  • Screaming Eagle High-Speed Quad Chair
  • Greenway Quad Chair
  • Magic Carpet
  • Short Cut Handle Tow (Scheduled to Open)

Parks:

  • Paradise Jib Park (Flat Box, Rainbow Box, Up Down Box, 16” Flat Box)
  • The Cut Jump Line (Volcano - M, Flat Shotgun Rail - M, Jump - M, Rainbow Box - M, Flat Box - M, Cut Park)
  • Cut Rookie Park (Closed)
  • Side Cut Park (U Rail - L, Down Tower Tube - L, Down Rail (Mini Salmon Arms) - L, Flat Tubby Tube - L, Mini Spine Wallride - L, Flat Tower Tube - L, Down Barrier - L, XL Down Tubby Tube - L, DFD Rail (Long Flat) - L, Rain Bow - L, Gate Rail - L, Down Tower Tube - L)

Runs:

  • Chalet Road (Green)
  • Paradise (Green)
  • Ski Wee (Green)
  • The Cut (Green)
  • Blue Face (Blue) (Closed)
  • Centennial (Blue)
  • Deliverance (Blue)
  • Dogleg (Blue)
  • Expo (Blue)
  • Heaven’s Sake (Blue)
  • Lower Buckhorn (Blue) (Closed)
  • Lower Peak (Black Diamond)
  • Lower Side Cut (Blue)
  • Paper Trail (Blue) (Closed)
  • Peak (Black Diamond)
  • Side Cut (Blue)
  • Skyline (Blue) (Closed)
  • Tyee Chute (Blue) (Closed)
  • Upper Buckhorn (Blue) (Closed)
  • Blazes (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Coffin (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Hades (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Inferno (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Outer Limits (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Devil’s Advocate (Double Black Diamonds) (Closed)
  • Purgatory (Double Black Diamonds) (Closed)
  • Peak Glades (Double Black Diamonds) (Closed)
  • Grinder Tracks (Blue) (Closed)
  • Expo Glades (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Coola’s Corner (Blue) (Closed)
  • Chimney (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Upper Blazes (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Mountain Highway (Blue) (Closed)