Last day in Whistler

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Its our last day in Whistler and Andrew hit the slopes for one last time while Tish took a day out to check out the Aborigine (First Nations) cultural centre. The conditions were again excellent with no fog although it was minus 12 degrees up on the mountain even with an overcast sky. Andrew took the challenge of skiing down the blackcomb glacier which was one of those 'good ideas at the time' but became a terrifying one less than 3 minutes later. The face of the glacier was steep and all powder and when you stop for a rest, the people in front of you become dots in the distance. The glacier falls more than 3km on its 10.5km run to the lift at the bottom - an amazing ski which challenges all your skiing skills. Tish spent the day in the Aboriginal cultural centre learning all about the first nations history and customs. The environment was important to these peoples and they made great use of the indigenous hemlock, douglas fir, and western red cedar trees in their art, shelter & boat building. We really enjoyed our week here at Whistler and a visit to this place is a must for any avid skier.
We caught the bus to Vancouver at 4:30pm this time staying awake for the journey and witnessed the amazing scenery down the valley to Vancouver. We checked into our hotel in Granville Street and wouldnt you know it, there is a 4 day street party down the middle of the street. We checked out a great band under the tent in the middle of the street.

Tish @ Andrew

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Photos

First Nation Sculpture
A sculpture constructed of douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock timber at the Aboriginal cultural centre

Goodbye Whistler
A view of the Marquise, the entrance to our fantastic condo at Whistler