2010 Spring Operations Schedule | Whistler Snow Report 2009 / 2010

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, here's what is predicted as the Whistler weather forecast for summer and early fall 2010:

Whistler Mountain Bike Park
The Whistler Mountain Bike Park will kick off operations on Saturday, May 15 (weather permitting) via the Fitzsimmons Express.
Summer Sightseeing
Whistler Mountain and the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola will be open daily for summer sightseeing starting Saturday, May 29 (Memorial Day Weekend).
Summer Glacier Skiing
The summer glacier ski season will kick off on Blackcomb Mountain, Saturday, June 19.
Whistler had one of the snowiest seasons EVER in 2009 / 2010.
Click on the graph to the right to see the details up close!
Current Whistler Weather & Forecast
Whistler Snow & Temp Stats
Here are some snowfall statistics. Highlighted numbers show the months where it snowed the most in each year! As you can see, there isn't really a consistent pattern when it comes to which month is the best for snow. They're all pretty great!
| Snowfall by Year & Month | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year |
2009/2010 |
2008/2009 |
2007/2008 |
2006/2007 | 2005/2006 | 2004/2005 | 2003/2004 | 2002/2003 | 2001/2002 | 2000/2001 | ||||||||||
| Month |
cm |
in |
cm |
in |
cm |
in |
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
| Nov. |
560 |
220 |
150 |
59 |
162 |
64 |
416 | 164 | 114.5 | 45 |
81
|
31
|
178
|
70
|
110
|
43
|
151
|
59
|
87
|
34
|
| Dec. |
148 |
58 |
169 |
67 |
260 |
102 |
275 | 108 | 139 | 55 |
130
|
51
|
300
|
118
|
335
|
132
|
377
|
148
|
171
|
67
|
| Jan. | 291 |
115 |
118 |
47 |
264 |
104 |
254 | 100 | 469 | 185 |
42
|
16
|
201
|
79
|
178
|
70
|
164
|
65
|
163
|
64
|
| Feb. |
132 |
52 |
143 |
56 |
100 |
39 |
147 | 58 | 112 | 44 |
47
|
18
|
111
|
44
|
54
|
21
|
231
|
91
|
53
|
21
|
| Mar. |
222 |
87 |
236 |
93 |
170 |
67 |
198 | 78 | 243 | 97 |
143
|
56
|
15
|
63
|
336
|
132
|
149
|
59
|
124
|
49
|
| Apr. |
107 |
42 |
72 |
28 |
55 |
22 |
103 | 40 | 103 | 40 |
197
|
78
|
20
|
8
|
194
|
76
|
51
|
20
|
137
|
54
|
| May |
tba |
tba |
42 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
23 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
45
|
18
|
6
|
2
|
23
|
9
|
41
|
16
|
71
|
22
|
The moral of this story is to bring lots of layers and be prepared for anything!. As a general rule of thumb, March & April are much warmer.
| Average Alpine Temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lows
|
Highs
|
|||
|
°C
|
°F
|
°C
|
°F
|
|
| Dec - Feb | -12 | 11 | -5 | 23 |
| Mar - May | -8 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
There's a big difference between the alpine and the valley/Village. You'll need lots of layers to enjoy yourself at all elevations!
| Average Valley Temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lows
|
Highs
|
||
|
°C
|
°F
|
°C
|
°F
|
|
| November | -1 | 30 | 5 | 41 |
| December | -5 | 23 | -1 | 30 |
| January | -8 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| February | -5 | 23 | 3 | 37 |
| March | -3 | 27 | 8 | 46 |
| April | 2 | 36 | 11 | 52 |
| May | 7 | 44 | 17 | 62 |
| June | 9 | 48 | 21 | 70 |
| July | 11 | 52 | 27 | 80 |
| August | 11 | 52 | 27 | 80 |
| September | 8 | 46 | 20 | 68 |
| October | 3 | 38 | 16 | 60 |
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