https://simondamb.org/tags/skiresort everything on the bifrost tagged #skiresort. en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:14:00 GMT 60 https://simondamb.org/og/default.png https://simondamb.org/tags/skiresort https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-blackcomb-biggest-vert-day https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-blackcomb-biggest-vert-day Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort A little bit of everything, and 16 new PRs to show for it. Sixteen new PRs in one outing, a mixed bag of a day at Whistler Blackcomb: groomers, bumps, everything the mountain had on tap. The biggest vert day on record: 8,931 m in four hours.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-blackcomb-big-day-apr-2026 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-blackcomb-big-day-apr-2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort A morning lap that turned into 13 personal records. A full morning at Whistler Blackcomb that turned into 13 new PRs. Seventy-three kilometres and 8,632 m of vert in under five hours.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/kicking-horse-and-revelstoke-road-trip https://simondamb.org/adventures/kicking-horse-and-revelstoke-road-trip Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort A 90-minute gondola delay, one more lap we didn't need, and three days at Revy after. The gondola shut down for 90 minutes right as we arrived at Kicking Horse, waited it out in the parking lot. Called it a day at 3pm, took the gear off, then turned around at 3:15 for one more lap anyway. From there it was three more days at Revelstoke. The biggest trip here: 169 km of skiing and 20,066 m of vert across Kicking Horse and Revelstoke.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-blackcomb-big-day-jan-2026 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-blackcomb-big-day-jan-2026 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort A lunch-break ski day, 12 PRs deep. A lunchtime lap at Whistler Blackcomb turned into 12 new PRs. Fifty-eight kilometres and 6,841 m of vert in a single January day.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/fernie-east-kootenay-ski-trip https://simondamb.org/adventures/fernie-east-kootenay-ski-trip Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Two days at Fernie with Jordan Harris, plus a maybe-PR lap on Seymour after. Two days at Fernie with Jordan Harris, day two's run count looked so high the watch had to be lying. Back home a few days later, a Seymour lap at what felt like PR pace (forgot to start the watch, so no one will ever know for sure). A Kootenay road trip, 71 km and 8,537 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-dec-2024 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-dec-2024 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort First ski day of the season with my dad. First day back on skis with my dad this season, forgot to turn the tracker on for the morning laps, so the real number is higher than what's logged. An easy December day, 26 km and 2,546 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-apr-2024 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-apr-2024 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Saying goodbye to the season, seven PRs at a time. The last day of the season at Blackcomb, seven new PRs on the way out. Spring laps: 6,125 m of vert and 36 km of skiing.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-jan-2024 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-jan-2024 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Snuck up for some fresh snow, six PRs deep. Snuck up the mountain for some fresh snow and came home with six new PRs. Thirty-five kilometres and 5,176 m of vert in under four hours.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-dec-2023 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-dec-2023 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Season opener with my dad. Not bad for 76. Season opener with my dad, not bad for 76. Five hours on the hill and 5,870 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-tour-day https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-tour-day Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort skitour Half resort, half skins, in one day. Half the day on the resort, half in the backcountry taking a look at what the skin track had to offer. Half resort, half skins, 1,006 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-feb-2022 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-feb-2022 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort First time the whole family skied together in nearly 20 years. The first time the whole family skied together in almost 20 years. A long February day, 36 km and 5,106 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-weekend-dec-2021 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-weekend-dec-2021 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort An early-season weekend with my dad and the old guys. Early season rounds that turned into a full weekend, morning and afternoon laps with the old guys, a full day with my dad in between. A December weekend, 68 km and 12,136 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-nov-2021 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-nov-2021 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Home opener, working out the season's kinks. Home opener for the season, working the kinks out early. Opening weeks of the season, 4,211 m of vert packed into just over an hour.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-weekend-feb-2021 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-weekend-feb-2021 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Skiing with my dad, hoping I've still got it at almost 75. A ski day with my dad, hoping I can still put down 8k of vert when I'm almost 75 like him, then a whiteout the next day that turned out powdery underneath. A full weekend on the hill, 80 km and over 14,000 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-jan-2021 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-jan-2021 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort First time ever skiing Grouse, playing instructor for the day. A last-second free ski day at Grouse Mountain, playing instructor for the day, first time skiing Grouse despite everything else logged here. A short one, 12 km and 1,895 m of vert in under an hour.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-trip https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-trip Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort Three days getting the ski legs back under me. Three days finding the ski legs again, crunchy snow but sunny skies to start, laps to shake off the rust, and knees finally ready for some slack country by day three. A multi-day trip: 115 km of skiing and 18,700 m of vert.

]]> https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-dec-2020 https://simondamb.org/adventures/whistler-ski-day-dec-2020 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg adventure OUTSIDE skiresort First day back on skis after ACL surgery. The first day back on skis after ACL surgery, a real one. An early-season day on the hill, 5,150 m of vert in just over three hours.

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