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Whistler |
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08/11/00 (549 review reads) |
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Advantages: Beautiful scenery as you're jetting down the slopes.
Disadvantages: Expensive, but not so bad using the pound.
I’m a native Canadian and used to live in Vancouver, which is under 2 hours by car from Whister/Blackomb Resort. Blackomb is the mountain that is just next to whistler and you can get a lift ticket that is good for both. I prefer the runs on Blackcomb.
This is not only a Ski resort, but is also a great place (and cheaper) to visit other times of the year especially the heart of summer. But since this is the ski section, lets start with that. The lift tickets here are expensive as are the hotels but if you factor in that the Pound is worth $2.40 Canadian at the moment you can divide the cost of everything by more than half. A day lift ticket will cost around CDN $60 which is only £25. Not bad for a ski resort that was voted the best in the world by a top skiing magazine for a few years running. If you are really keen, you can ski the glaciers all year round!
The winter scenery is fantastic and there are endless runs of all levels to work your way through. You will find hotels that range from 5 star down to the local Youth Hostel, which is a gas so I hear. You can also rent a condo with a kitchen to be fully equipped to do your own cooking. If you prefer to eat out there are restaurants for every taste. This is one of my favourite things about Whistler, the restaurant choice is amazing. There is even an amazing Thai restaurant. I used to work in Whistler with corporate groups and there is an endless amount of activities to partake in. Other than skiing, you can rent snowshoes, snowmobiles or find a big slope to go tobogganing. If you are a novice on the slopes there are instructors for skiing and snowboarding that will have you on your way starting on the “bunny slope”.
I almost prefer summer in Whistler as the mountain flowers coat the mountainsides and there are even more activities to keep you as busy or not as you want to be. There is a bike and roller blade path that seems to go on forever, horseback ri
ding in the mountains, jet boating or river rafting on the rapids, mountain bike mountain descent (aaaahhhhh!) etc… This is an outdoor lovers paradise.
The drive from Vancouver to Whistler can be a bit treacherous in the winter mostly because of the psycho’s that whip up from Vancouver for the day and drive like bats out of hell as they “think” they know the roads so well. But the scenery is spectacular with views of lakes and glaciers along the way.
The "apres-ski scene" is fantastic as is the nightlife.
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