Skier Attempts a Whistler Top to Bottom with Zero Snow

For today's magic trick, I ski on everything except for snow.
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[@Marklar0]

Classic moment when you said you were skiing down and the gondola operator looked over at the run like "wut"

[@riseandalpine]

😂

[@HannyDart]

dude whistler personnel has seen it all

[@EthanRoche10]

Average east coast pow day

[@riseandalpine]

I think I need to movef east

[@EthanRoche10]

@@riseandalpine 😭

[@JAM-mc4gf]

the last day of my season in PA looked pretty much exactly like this lol

[@antolepage26]

east coast is either pure ice, or 3 feet of powder. No in-between

[@alaindionne1641]

“Skiers in 2050” caught me so off guard! 😂😂

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂

[@super999999]

Pow so fresh, it hasn't even fallen from the sky yet.

[@riseandalpine]

Gotta get it before it's fresh

[@andrewbryan1444]

Thankyou for your sacrifice.

[@riseandalpine]

Straight to the P-tex fund :). Thanks Andrew

[@HENNYSAAN]

the whole time i was saying "this is the dumbest idea i've ever seen" until you committed to not clipping out. you gained my respect crazy sir!

[@riseandalpine]

Man of my word hahahha. Thanks for watching!

[@reddottx]

Begins avoiding dirt… ends avoiding snow. Classic!

[@riseandalpine]

Forgot what color I was supposed to be skiing on

[@travisr6831]

the interaction with the skier hiking is viral clip worthy.

[@riseandalpine]

One of my favourite interactions of the whole season. I was surprised to see her and I'm sure she was really surprised to see me

[@LBdreamin]

Where you going? Up. Lol

[@Big_Perm]

She was mid-sentence when he skied off.

[@jud2820]

🤣🤣🤣 skied since l was 11 and am 68 now and l couldn't help but be smiling your whole video. You Rock my friend 👍

[@MOAB-UT]

still ski? Where?

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks :)

[@trashhook]

Sorry bout your cracked GoPro lens. My knees would be so angry after doing something like that. & yeah that gondola 🚠 operator seemed pretty cool

[@choisam20]

This is how you do it! No snow? No problem. You find a way. Thanks for your entertaining content/edit!!

[@riseandalpine]

If there's a will and a set of skis... There is a way 😂

[@choisam20]

@@riseandalpine yessir!!

[@himboslice_]

started watching beginning of the season with the poor conditions and *epic* lift lines and capping it off with this is perfect

[@brettbrocoff6955]

U actually make it look doable. I hit a pebble and get ejected 😂

[@riseandalpine]

I was playing with fire for sure... But if you lean back you're usually golden!

[@gord1527]

Looks like Blue mountain in February.

[@BeetsByHometownBrew]

LoL Rise & Alpine needs to do a session in Collingwood.

[@gord1527]

@@BeetsByHometownBrew I wish I was kidding

[@skibum3113]

This year was terrible for Ontario!!!

[@BeetsByHometownBrew]

@@gord1527 I know...My bro back east was scheduled for a ski-doo trip this winter, and that never materialized, either.

[@riseandalpine]

I guess I need to visit Blue in Feb... Seems like my kind of snow pack

[@Paolo8772]

You went form "hooped" from being stuck with no snow to to seeking out no snow on the very same run. Officially subbed. Bravo, sir.

[@riseandalpine]

So glad to earn your sub, welcome to the community!

[@RaheemBuh]

i am not a winter sports dude, but somehow this came up in my recommended, and im so impressed. subscribed!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks dude! Welcome to the community 🤟

[@petemalogne5219]

9:16 "Im fully outa control" 😂👍 Nah you werent lol, you just understand and respect the risk, guaranteed this makes you a better skier, has to. Respect for getting out, working hard, and doing this right. Effort is the key to progress.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Pete!

[@NathanaelV]

You are going to get on a jerry of the day video with this one!

[@riseandalpine]

I sure hope so!

[@andrewbryan1444]

This is the high quality content I've subbed for! WELL DONE!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks dude! Was really stoked about this video too. Some days are just soo much funnier than others.

[@tristancleary]

Skis with no snow. 7 mins in is sad and talking about its the most heinous day of the ski season. I mean... ya kinda musta expected that hahaha. Seriously though when you were talking to that lady then just sent it, i was rolling. Awesome mate!

[@riseandalpine]

I was just as surprised to see her as she was to see me hahaha

[@ung427]

6:58 Dude, all that an you just passed a perfect little road-sized path from the other hill to the snow strip.

[@riseandalpine]

Oooops missed it

[@dinnersat630]

FUN! We're here for a good time not a long time. Send it! Yippeeeeeee.

[@riseandalpine]

So have a good time. The sun can’t shine every day!

[@anthonysharwood1962]

I was going to suggest you should come try skiing in Australia but that was skiing in Australia

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂 I'm getting on the next flight

[@jonathancook4022]

Your my hero. I don’t know why, but I also love skiing down slopes late season when there are more challenges and crucially no one else on the slopes!! In Scotland we call skiing that combines grass, snow, water and mud ‘Agricultural Skiing’ and that’s a term I use a lot!

[@danaskubic2145]

I can't believe that I watched this, thanks for sharing.

[@riseandalpine]

I can't believe I did this hahahaa

[@box9568]

First video of yours and i cant help but hearing Linus tech tips every once in a while when u talk. Specifically 9:30 "said that was ridiculous"

[@riseandalpine]

Oh man... just watched one of his vids. Def some similarities in the way we annotate

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

Canada, eh?

[@skibum3113]

Yeeehaw!!!! Love it! Thanks for a great edit!!!!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks for tuning in

[@flapjackson6077]

Personally, I think that rock and grass skiing looks like fun for the whole family, but maybe I’m wrong. 😏 😂😂😂 Dude that was fun and tough to watch. The sound of the skis going over rocks was like nails on a chalk board, but that was a raucous ride! I’m actually stunned that the skis took that abuse. I guess smooth ski bottoms, wax, and sharp edges are overrated. But that P-Tex sure can take a beating! Lol. That was impressive!

[@riseandalpine]

I'm shocked at how durable ski bases are.... It's actually laughable. Only one core shot from the entire day and a few pin stripes

[@damonmomeni4665]

you put yourself through the ultimate sacrifice of not taking the kadenwood gondola. Good on ya

[@riseandalpine]

:) No Regrets... But I really wish I could have done a gondola tour for everyone LOL

[@abardarian]

when technical skiing becomes technically skiing

[@riseandalpine]

😂

[@zsreich]

We are still going east coast US through this weekend with lift service skiing, but there may be dirt skiing or boot backing required by memorial day! Cool video.

[@riseandalpine]

Love it! Get ready for some turf surfin'

[@Subalpinism]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I've been waiting for this one and it did not disappoint!!

[@AxeIx]

crazy on how you even have snow!! Season down under in Australia starts on June 8th!!

[@riseandalpine]

We'll be skiing decent snow up high until Late-June!

[@Skibum2023]

Dude. That was awesome. You’re my hero! Well done brother!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks dude!

[@triciaco2499]

Fantastic! Good call at the end🏂

[@riseandalpine]

You gotta know when to fold em'

[@MichaelRainabbaRichardson]

I feel you on the GoPro. Cracked my Hero 10 this winter in the boot room of all places. 🫤 Thanks for sharing the adventure!

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

At least he earns money from his gopro. Mine exists only for my benefit, and all my fans... Of which there MIGHT be a dozen 🤣 @the_woo_skier

[@riseandalpine]

In the boot room??? Noooo.... It always happens in the dumbest of ways hahaha

[@noreenhewson6933]

Oh those poor skis… between that and me imagining what that would feel like on my knees, I was wincing pretty much the whole time! Please be careful, we need you to continue posting!

[@riseandalpine]

Knees got a nice massage and the base looked surprisingly good after all that eh

[@BionicLynn]

Me: Dislocate knee on 3rd day of season James: Skiis down a mountain with no snow

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - how's the knee feeling now?

[@BionicLynn]

@@riseandalpine Better now, 15 weeks post op ACLr + MCL repair + PCL repair/reattach 💀🤙

[@Bush_Goremen]

legend

[@HayyuAdam]

legend

[@jalen8r]

That last run was crazy holy shit bro was cooking

[@riseandalpine]

Not gonna lie... I was pretty scared hahah

[@dougseldersful]

"Love your channel, fellow ski junkie. I must say I took a double take at the Rocker 2s. Mine, with the exact same set up were stolen back in March of 2017 (thank goodness for insurance). I'm stoked that they might have landed in your lap. Do you think it's possible? I'm a huge fan!!"

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks dude... There were a lot of guardian bindings on Rocker 2's, but that would be wild if they used to be yours. I bought these off some normal looking ski enthusiast in a Mc Donalds parking lot in Burnaby in 2019, and I think he told me he bought them used too and ripped them for a year or two prior. It's highly unlikely, but it's not impossible LOL. As the boys from dumb and dumber would say... "so you're saying there's a chance"

[@dougseldersful]

Ya probably a long shot. I'll just just keep dreaming those hot boards got a life and didn't die in a shed somewhere. Keep rppin brother and filming! Hot sauce 🍻

[@VolcanoHatingMountaineer]

This is great. Going to do this everytime i retire a pair of skis, my moto in the backcountry is im a neverbooter so this is no problem. Absolutely fucking the bases sure beats walking

[@riseandalpine]

Love that term... I'm a neverbooter as well LOL. As long as I can stay clipped in and move downhill I'll do it hahah

[@jean-francoiscloutier7361]

Oh that was funny and sick. Candide Thovex would be jealous......

[@riseandalpine]

I need to send Candide some hot sauce!

[@KL-pq2sl]

Got to get a pair of Salomon Rocker skis. Built Salomon Tough !

[@riseandalpine]

Unbreakable!

[@robpalmer9385]

Bravo!

[@cfiddlerart3783]

My spine still shivers watching this even though I know these are retired skis haha

[@riseandalpine]

Like nails on a chalkboard for skiers... Shocked at how minimal the damage was though

[@dannenjohnstone1627]

Me sitting here after blowing out my meniscus and ACL on what should have been an inconsequential drop into some soft spring time slush. 💀 James ripping down gnarly dirt, rock and grass hell completely unscathed.🤘 Never skipping leg day again. Lol

[@riseandalpine]

Sorry to hear about the ACL dude. Wishing you a fast recovery!

[@AbnerLi]

Don't try this at home? How tf you try this at home lol So fun to watch and be careful out there James! Keep up the great work!

[@AbnerLi]

Damn what tf is Thovexing lol that's hilarious!! Kudos for the commitment to create this video!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks dude! Laughing at "how tf to try this at home" hahhaa

[@Migueiii65]

If There is Someone That Can Pull That Off Is YOU 💪

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you picked up on that one

[@cincyjohn69]

You need a Clark griswold lubricant for the skis either way amazing video

[@riseandalpine]

The more lube on the ski bases the better!

[@paulcentineo4174]

Great job James! That wasn’t sketchy at all!!😂

[@riseandalpine]

The variable conditions were very confidence inducing hahahaha

[@renuvatos1325]

Actually you are getting a much better feel for the terrain now :)

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂😂

[@ohmyfynbos6070]

Not dissimilar to Mason Ho surfing a Scottish slab onto bare rock - respect!

[@riseandalpine]

Just watched him.. He's crazier for sure 😂😂

[@joecro1453]

this makes my knees hurt just watching

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

4:48 you ever see that Off the Air clip with the Three Ostriches Skiers, starts with "WE WANT SNOW" lmao

[@riseandalpine]

I've seen that! It's hilarious

[@tarfeef101]

Lol this was me refusing to bootpack out all weekend (did a little road trip to some Oregon volcanoes, bases definitely got the short end of that deal, but hey, beats walking)

[@riseandalpine]

Volcano season eh! Any recco's?

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Totally east coast! The only damage I ever did doing this was 1 gnarly root left a divot in my wax so deep that it required special attention, BUT no permanent damage!

[@riseandalpine]

I've heard from my East Coast friends that you got the best grass skiing out there. We have a little more rocky rooty and dirt terrain, but you've got some clean patches of grass?

[@tomlikesplanes]

Suchh an underrated channel, awesome video bro

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Tom!

[@calvinmartin3711]

Man down. Classic.

[@riseandalpine]

Who put that snow machine there :)

[@OneWheelTwoSkis]

SO sick.

[@ryshellso526]

"This is bear country"... *proceeds to waddle into the bushes with skis*... got my sub brotha.😂😂😂

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks brotha 🫡

[@IOSALive]

Rise & Alpine, Subscribed because your content is fantastic!

[@riseandalpine]

Really appreciate that! Welcome to the community.

[@Wyklepheph]

The funny thing is the entire video I'm like, "this is all fun and games until you hear a pissed off bear". Then sure enough you're like "oh wow look at all the bear poo" Yikes haha

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - running into a bear would have been miserable. Didn't even think about it until I saw the scat.

[@Wyklepheph]

@@riseandalpine Good thing you were talking to the camera 😂

[@roykale9141]

Props to that lift operator!

[@riseandalpine]

Absolute legend!

[@Chris-hh8zl]

The snowbank salomons return!! This explains why they were in your gear locker for your Day-in-the-Life-Of video 😂- great stuff James!!

[@riseandalpine]

There's a reason I keep my trusty old wet noodles around

[@BrandonHobbyist]

The summer skiing look easier on sandy windswept areas. Forested whistler seems more difficult.

[@riseandalpine]

Sandy areas would be super fun. Grass glides surprisingly well tho

[@specialshockey]

At what point do you call it a season? Excited to see your runs next month.

[@dabflies]

In a recent video he said he'd be doing backcountry stuff throughout the summer. But he also got a day job

[@riseandalpine]

Skiing every month this year... September is going to be weird 😂😂😂

[@thecrazyhatman]

"Oh my bases" 😂

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂

[@timomomomo969]

Liked and subscribed! Please come to northern MI and we can show you some great dune spots to hit when the snow is scarce!

[@riseandalpine]

Yoo thanks so much! That sounds insane! Would love to try dune skiing.

[@andrew-laurin]

That hot sauce was delicious! Thanks for sharing!

[@riseandalpine]

Nice meeting ya!

[@gavinsibbald2766]

“ACL” Anxiety there! 😂

[@riseandalpine]

ACL's have left the group chat.....

[@happy_run]

this vid gonna blow up

[@riseandalpine]

I sure hope so!

[@choisam20]

Holy s. That guy anticipated it. Good one!

[@happy_run]

@@choisam20 I knew cause of the title and thumbnail

[@johnklaus9111]

I don't really like doing this, but my understanding is that the higher the weeds, the deeper the snow, per se. SO, if nyou are skiing down shrubs, pretend it's the deepest powder of your life. Stopping is easy.. Run forward, then turn slowly sideways. no white rooming on grass obviously.

[@johnklaus9111]

Uphilling works to, if you know how to ski uphill. If you don't. Maybe don't ski on the grass... Or anything but snow.

[@riseandalpine]

Snow was so 2023 😂

[@penguinjay]

"THAT WAS COOL OF YOU THO!"

[@riseandalpine]

Liftie was a legend!

[@Salvatore7921]

I was skiing similar conditions in France, the third week in February this year 😢

[@riseandalpine]

Crazy how slow the season was to start

[@russellzauner]

Igus makes low friction industrial tapes that you can cover/protect your ptex with while gaining a lot of speed.

[@riseandalpine]

That would be an interesting experiment!

[@Subalpinism]

I really hope the people on the gondy saw you coming down at 11:35 😂

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

I havent skied in 20 years but I had a weird dream about this exact thing a few months ago. Strange. Anyways I think what you want is super dry grass and not wet grass for skis. Or as crazy as its is just use the rocky paths. Sure the skis will be toast after but i dont think this video was done trying to preserve the skis.

[@riseandalpine]

So random you had a dream about this. Grass works better than rocks, I can tell you that from experience hahaha. Wet or dry grass are about even. It's all about the slope angle and momentum

[@adriandmd]

You base grind those bases to PERFECTION!

[@riseandalpine]

Riding like a charm now

[@dabflies]

"Hey Siri, what would it be like if James ran an East Coast ski channel?"

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂😂

[@aviridesbikes]

Sick video! you should try and ski some of the bike park stuff next winter.

[@riseandalpine]

That would make for an awesome video!

[@dustinducklow6192]

You must be sweating to death with the full winter jacket, pants, and gator.

[@riseandalpine]

I was sweating like a sinner in chapel man... Lost a few lb's over the course of the day

[@RAHvdK]

The people in this picture had a saying about me after the Audi Quattro Skiing Commercial. Grandmam Grandpap and Grandpap brother said. "Like a skiër on grass."

[@trashhook]

My knees would not like doing that!

[@riseandalpine]

A deep tissue massage

[@dandymcgee]

skiers when spring comes be like:

[@recklesstoboggan]

Brown pow!

[@riseandalpine]

So god dang deep!

[@BeetsByHometownBrew]

*Reviews comment thread. *Insert east coast ski joke >_____

[@riseandalpine]

We all know it's coming 😂😂😂

[@Coasterpostalt]

If I didn't know that this was from whistler, I would've assumed that this was a video taken from peak season in the east 😂

[@rgaud8]

Not enough ice.

[@Coasterpostalt]

@@rgaud8 How could I forget the most important ingredient?

[@riseandalpine]

Way to soft to be the east 😂

[@goose9472]

Definitely deserve a honey crisp apple after this one lol

[@riseandalpine]

There he is.... Disappointing comment as per usual 😂😂😂

[@goose9472]

@@riseandalpine i will die on this hill lol

[@vitaminshred]

Was this the last whistler video of the season (not including summer)? If yes, you should make a season in review video or season edit.

[@riseandalpine]

Not the last!

[@deborahhumes7533]

You are nuts!

[@riseandalpine]

😂

[@Rockysmountainbiking]

Befor he he’s a person 😬 after he sees a person 😎

[@MrGST360]

I love how in America we dig into the habitats of wildlife to build houses and condos and Walmart warehouses. And then what’s left we still claim deed on essentially; to use for our recreation.

[@segment932]

I think you need to get your self a EUC if you are bored during the summer instead of risking your life. The EUC actually steer like skis but a bit back wards.

[@riseandalpine]

The way people ride those EUC's in the city looks pretty risky to me hahaha

[@segment932]

@@riseandalpine Haha. So true! 🤣 Edit: BTW, On the EUC Redit channel I found one who went 73mph on a EUC. 😱

[@TheosLogos]

Someone on my finnish side told me once out great grandpa would go to school and then work and back on skis year round... always thought it was BS...

[@riseandalpine]

I think I've heard a similar story hahahhaa

[@finntheodore]

this is crazy 😂, what i'm doing in nz rn

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂

[@PsychoSquadPilot]

Would be nice to have a close up of the bases like at the beginning to properly compare

[@riseandalpine]

They look nearly identical. Only one core shot.

[@azagzuz8796]

mad lad 😅

[@riseandalpine]

Too much hot sauce I guess

[@mouse2542]

up up down down left right left right B A start: no clip activated

[@maxasaurus3008]

I was waiting for the hk slap