Happy Thursday, Whistler! The big day has finally arrived—here's how your opening day is shaping up in the resort.
Today's forecast calls for a chance of flurries with a high of about 2 C in Whistler. A low of -2 C is expected overnight, with a chance of flurries. Looking to tomorrow, the forecast calls for snow mixed with rain, with a high of about 1 C.
On the mountain, Whistler Blackcomb is forecasting a high of -4 and a low of -5, with light winds. The freezing level sits at 1,400 metres. About six centimetres of snow has fallen in the past 12 hours, and Whistler Blackcomb has a base depth of about 136 cm.
Both alpine and mid-mountain surface conditions are listed as variable.
"A strong system offshore continues to push bands of moisture through the region today. This will bring diminished flurry activity along with gusty ridgetop winds and milder temperatures. A brief break between these systems is even expected to bring some sunny periods tomorrow," the mountain operator said on its website.
"A more organized system is then scheduled to arrive on Friday and Saturday with moderate accumulations expected in the alpine. Sunny periods are then making a return into the region from Sunday into the first half of next week as the offshore system dissipates and moves out of the area."
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DriveBC is showing no major disruptions on Highway 99 this morning.
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