Pictures from Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada, taken Jan 20-26th, 2001.

All images Copyright 2001 Ken Gilbert.  Click on any image to enlarge.

Trail map.

Stopping to catch our breath in Creekside, an area not officially opened.

Bart speeding along the exit of the Glacier Couloir.

Misty mountain air.

Mark rocketing through the crud, underneath the Glacier Couloir.

More misty mountain air.

Bart cutting through the same crud.

Clouds cover the mountains, yet we are above.

On top of Whistler, with an ominous cloud below.

Soft powder everywhere.

Black Tusk, from the top of Whistler.  Marty's chrome-dome at bottom left.

A zoomed-out shot of the above, with the crazy cloud layer visible.

More blankets of white gold.

In the Sun Bowl at Whistler, with fresh powder tracks criss-crossing the landscape.

Vinny at his finest, with the cloud-covered village behind.

More images of the clouds.

The group.

The best looking guy on the trip.

Warning signs.

Look ma, no earth.

Solitude.

Land speed record!  (Yes, this was max speed while SKIING.)

In the glacier.

This is the bottom portion of Pakalolo.

Mark and Bart.

I believe this is in the middle of Blackcomb, somewhere between The Bite and Pakalolo.

View from upstairs in the condo.

Playing a little poker.

Another glacier shot.

Panorama.

More Blackcomb.  The Bite is just to the left and Pakalolo is to the right, out of the frame.

Group photo.  You know who you are.

A shot of the steeps on the glacier.  This is Ruby Bowl off of Spanky's Ladder.

The rock I nearly fell off.

Wide angle shot of the rock I nearly fell off.  In the glacier.

Jenna and Ken.

Another angle of Pakalolo, taken from the Glacier Express Chairlift.

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Bart, on The Bite with Pakalolo in the background.

Mark at the top of Pakalolo, right before we jumped in.

This is a closeup of the sign, which reads:

YOU HAVE LEFT THE SKI AREA BOUNDARY
NO PATROL BEYOND THIS POINT

BEYOND THIS POINT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER UNCONTROLLED
HAZARDS SUCH AS AVALANCHES, CLIFFS, TREE WELLS, AND
UNMARKED ROCKS AND OBSTACLES. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THIS AREA
UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED AND EQUIPPED BACKCOUNTRY
SKIER OR RIDER, OR IF YOU ARE ALONE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
OCCUR FREQUENTLY, MAKING ACCURATE NAVIGATION IMPOSSIBLE.
CONTACT THE SKI PATROL FOR INFORMATION ON CURRENT
BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS, WEATHER FORECASTS, AND
AVALANCHE TRAINING COURSES.