The Snow Is BACK at Whistler Blackcomb

Opening day at Whistler Blackcomb was, well, should I say, left a lot to be desired. But I let the mountain breathe for a few days, I let a few small storms come in over the weekend and I'm back checking it out today. Oh, it's so good, dude! Honestly, you could probably just ski it off. Parking lot, wax street. That'll do, donkey. See you later, bud. That was not great. The beer is. Oh, good. Dude, we got another chair. New chair, who dis? This might be a great idea or the worst possible idea. And we'll find out in like two seconds. There definitely could be more snow, you know. Everyone, this is Mark and I's first time on the resort together. He doesn't wear goggles, he raw dogs. We're in the trees, you can see. That's not the power we're looking for, is it? Crunchy down here. What we expected. It's what we expected. Sketchy, icy snow, hard on the body. What's not to love? All right, let's get out of here. Early season conditions persist. Lost spider mark, man. Lost spider mark? I don't know, dude. Enjoy your lap, boys. Uphill Travel's open and it's absolutely gorgeous. Whistler's also looking incredible. I've heard a word Harmony might open pretty early this season. Looks good, dude. It's gonna be frickin' sick. I hope the snow's okay. Oh, yeah, dude. Oh, my God. Yeah. Those look like sharks to me. This is so sick. Oh, real snow, dude. Oh, my God. That storm was sick. Holy ----, dude. No way. How did I wind up under the chair? Yeah, dude. Real skiing. Man, does that feel nice. Real snow. Now it's getting shallow. Oh, my God. That is awesome. Yeah, buddy. That'll take it easy in this ---- here. Oh, jeez. Uh-oh. This might have been an oopsie. Damn it, James. I should have skinned up. This is like an hour walk down if I mess this up. I guess since we're gonna be walking for four kilometers, it's a good time to chat about the sponsor of today's video, Insta360. Insta360s are my ultimate tool for all ski filming. The X5 is their newest 360 camera model, and I'm absolutely in love with it. On days like today where the light is low, it's got an updated 1 over 1.28-inch sensor and a AAAI chip. So on days like this, like skiing down 7th there, it looks super crisp even though the light's low, and that makes a huge difference for me as a ski filmer. I also love the battery life on this thing. It's improved and lasts for ages when you film in 5.7K, 30 frames per second like I do. It's an awesome tool. It's hands-free, and you can keep skiing and worry about reframing later. All of the shots in this video will be taken with the Insta360 X5 and the Insta360 Ace Pro 2, which is on my pole here. So between these two cameras, it's a deadly combo, and it's all I use for ski filming all season long. If you want to learn more about the Insta360 X5, I've got a full review video on it, my long-term review, my honest thoughts, and I'll link it right here. Insta360's also running a Black Friday sale right now. The deal's sick. If you use code RISE, you can get 15% off the X5, and they'll include a couple goodies, a carry case, a snow kit, and a one-year cloud subscription. So it's a sweet time to cop an Insta360 when they're doing their biggest sale of the year. No, this isn't enough to safely ski, I don't think. I made the mistake. I made the mistake of... Yup, good thing I brought the pow skis for this. Nope. It's not a go. We are walking till the end of time. There's not even a bit of snow on here. Worth it for sure, but this is a no-go. Oh, God, James. Classic. Classic move. It ain't a start to the Whistler season without some dumbassery like this. I've done this for too long, and I knew there wasn't gonna be that much snow. I'm a glass-half-full kinda guy, and I never knew this cat track is so darn steep. Gosh dang. Oh, my. This is becoming a cardio day. So freakin' thirsty, man. So dehydrated. Don't have any water, but I think there's some H2O and Liquid Courage. Cheers. Oh, yeah. Super refreshing. Just what the body needs. Trust me. Forget, you know, electrolyte powders, all those things. A little bit of Liquid Courage brings those electrolytes right down where you want them. Get your dehydration peaking. The idiot has arrived. How are you, dude? This is a ---- show, eh? Spider Mark, to what do I owe this pleasure? Well, you know, I thought a little fresh pow champagne day. Sounds delicious. Yes, yes. Let's go eat some champagne, Mark. He's to the sky. I am going to take Mark on that beautiful exit that I enjoyed so thoroughly. Mark said he would like the worst possible ski out. So I'm going to make it even worse this time. Great. I mean, we can't call it a ski out even, can we? We have seen almost a thousand birds. Look at this. Oh, my God. Someone pulled a granola bar out down on Gatskinner. All right, Spider Mark. Go this way. Watch that first rock. Oh, yeah, dude. Yeah, buddy. Sick. Oh, ----. Pillows. Yeah. No way. Oh, it's so good, dude. Yeah. I wonder where Mark wound up. Mark. Yeah, buddy. I like these pockets through here. It's going to open a little bit, but it's quite a little shrubby. The snow stays pretty good till the bottom of seventh, but oh, yeah, dude. This is going to be a blaster right on this edge, dude. Oh, yeah. Yeah, buddy. Oh. So good, dude. So good. Watch the big sharks. Yeah. Those are big rocks. I know these are rocks. Wow. That's amazing. Oh, yeah. Pretty dreamy little field in here. Amazing. It's just sharky. Time to take little pauses. You all right? Such a stark difference between the snow on the resort and the snow in seventh right now. A PBJ on the go. Nothing passes time while you're hiking. Just bite and breathe. Yeah, boys. You still want to stick to plan A? I think we'll have fun in here. There's one. There's two. You getting sharked up? Find some vegetation. Yeah. Yeah, buddy. I can see some sharkies. Yeah. Freaking blower, dude. I can't see. This should be great. And no one's even been in here, dude. Sick, dude. Well, dude, great seeing you again. Yeah, you too, man. Yeah, you take care. You probably, if you keep traversing, you'll get out of here. All right, brother. Godspeed. Oh, yeah. Oh, this feels so good. Oh, dude. Worth it. It's always worth the extra push. I could have skied out, but I have no regrets. I could do that all day, every day. Nice little skinning lap. I guess that's, you know, pretty much the backcountry is what we're doing here. We've got to be on the Catskinner chair by 3 p.m., and it is 2.43 p.m., and I'm still walking. Let's get our butts to Catskinner. Well, just as Whistler often does, that blew my expectations completely out of the water. What a day. What a freaking day. Some real pow skiing. That's the first real snow I felt all season, you know. I've been skiing a lot of snow, but it's been a varying consistencies and depths, shallow depths. So, like, having some reasonably deep light snow felt good. I felt like I could actually ski again, kind of. So, pretty stoked about that. Also stoked that the snow is falling here in the parking lot. We need snow low. We need snow low real bad. Since I'm frolicking around on gravel again, I just wanted to thank Insta360 for sponsoring this video. Believe it or not, my Ace Pro died. So, I put one new battery in, but look at this. 22% left on the X5 and I filmed with it all day. Legitimately, such a good battery. If you want to take advantage of that Black Friday sale, it's still on for a limited time from now till December 4th. Use code RISE for 15% off the X5 and you'll get some free goodies on the carry case. I'm forgetting what you're gonna get. A carry case. They're gonna hate this ad read. A carry case, cloud subscription, and a snow kit. If you use code RISE. Oh, man. No matter how many times you try and do this brand thing, it doesn't work. But the good news, Insta360 is a sick camera and take advantage of the Black Friday deal. If you are looking to get one, sayonara, folks. We're gonna go hunt some more pow. Stay spicy.