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16 Jan

The Four Friends You Want With You on a Pow Day

Who doesn’t love a good pow day? You spend the days obsessing over the forecast before the storm, but who do you take with to enjoy the bounty Mother Nature has provided? Much like a heist movie, each player needed for the perfect pow day plays a very specific, but critical role in making the day awesome. Follow this guide to assemble the perfect four-person crew to make sure you don’t blow it when it matters.

1. The Timekeeper

On a pow day, getting to the lift early is absolutely essential. The timekeeper can be counted on to wake up at the crack of dawn, and harass you with texts until you’re out of bed too. They’re also responsible for keeping everyone hustling to the lift. Coffee can be drank in line, boots can be done up on the lift, your timekeeper will keep you from wasting precious time that should be spent on powder turns.

Learn more about setting yourself up for snow success with these Insider tips for powder days, and if you’re on the first ski day for the season we’ve got a guide for that too.

Sunny bluebird powder turns

MIKE CRANE PHOTO

2. The Guide

Knowing the best places to go can be make, or break, for a great day on the hill day. Your group’s guide should have deep knowledge of secret stashes and the best ways to avoid the crowds. Don’t stress if you don’t know anyone perfectly qualified for the job, you can hire an expert guide for the day here.

Bonus: With a hired ski instructor as your guide you get tips on technique and lift line priority all day, so you can squeeze in more laps.

Powder Day in Whistler

CHAD CHOMLACK PHOTO

3. The Hype-Person

Pow days feel good, real good. But sometimes with all the preparation and go-go-go you can get a little jaded to just how amazing it really is. Every group needs a hype-person whose infectious energy will get you jazzed as well. You can recognize a hype person by their high fives, whoops, and the fact they are always frothing for another lap.

Good times in fresh snow

MIKE CRANE PHOTO

4. The Historian

When you’re charging all day it can be easy to forget capture any pics. The historian can always be counted on to snap shots at key moments that really capture the essence (including a cheesy chairlift group shot or two). You’ll thank them when Facebook serves you up one of those shots as a memory and it takes you right back to how rad that day was.

Case in point – Whistler opening day this year was one to be jealous of. Check out the  shots from some local Instagrammers aka Pow-Storians here and get inspired by the shots on @GoWhistler’s Instagram account.

For the perfect day stick to groups of four or less, the perfect size to always ride the lift together and have those awesome chairlift conversations. Of course you should fill one of these roles – which one are you?

We’ve got plenty of pow days left in the season from now through March and April – so grab your crew and get ready to shred.

 

Article source: https://www.whistler.com/blog/post/2018/01/10/the-four-people-you-want-with-you-on-a-pow-day/