Geo: 50.1183, -122.954The Peak to Peak Gondola was calling today. Mindy had organised the Sightseeing passes for us so that we could visit Whistler and Blackcomb .Again, we had enjoyed the experiences in summer but the beauty of winter is undeniable. The trees that we had marvelled at in summer were buried deep in relentless white drifts of snow. The slopes were dotted with skiers and boarders and there wasn't a bear to be seen anywhere.The ride in the G1 takes approximately 30 minutes to deliver you to The Roundhouse. It is very cold and visibility is quite muted because of the fogged glass. The wait today was no more than 5 minutes and we were cacooned in the Perspex bubble with two young gung-ho boarders who were planning their next series of jumps, somersaults and ... read more

Geo: 50.1138, -122.95No sleep-in for us. It was a welcome to a Merry Christmas with a 5.45 am piercing alarm to announce it was time to get up and put on the warm clothes and head for the G1 Gondola. Our plan was to get there for the queue at 6.30 am. We missed that by 45 minutes....Mindy and Ian had to retrace their steps because they had forgotten the passes.So armed with our Fresh Tracks breakfast tickets and ski passes (or in my case, Sight Seeing Pass) we joined the line at 7.10. The pressure here is that The Roundhouse has a limit of 650 for breakfast. I did a quick count along the line. We were about 400th in the queue outside....with an unknown number already in the Gondola zigzag race...probs at least another ... read more

Geo: 50.1137, -122.95This could almost be a Mac blog report because I've got nothing.Seriously spent the day watching the snow fall. It was mesmerisingly beautiful and so simple. Guess it compares with watching the waves roll in on the coast. We do have the added bonus of watching the icicles grow. They creep longer and sharper, drip by drip and could seriously be classified as deadly weapons!And out amongst the snowflakes today was one little squirrel who made such a determined effort to steal the scarf from around Frosty's neck. He worried at it for about 30 minutes but couldn't beat the knot. Mindy wanted to untie it and give it to him as a reward for trying so hard.Ian took Anthony and Michael up onto Whistler Mountain to catch some powder. Went to the peak ... read more

Geo: 50.1138, -122.95Woke up this morning and the first thing of note was "No snow overnight!" And it did look very different. Rather than a crisp freshness, there were lots of trampled pathways, footprints and on the roads and pathways, dirty, slushy icy snow.Ian and Mindy were both at work today. Anthony hit the gym. We just lazed and talked our way through the morning, while stirring a super pot of pea and ham soup until Mindy popped in around noon for lunch.Best joke of the day was on me. We were trying to book LAST year's Christmas present for Mindy and Anthony.....a dog sled ride.(couldn't do it last year when Anth was here because there was NO SNOW).Mac was doing the research and it looked as if everything was booked out till mid January. So ... read more

Geo: 50.1183, -122.954The big event today is to dress up like Santa �� and ski the day away. Alternately, you can dress however you like and watch the Santas.Unfortunately you have to be awake and on the mountain before 9 o'clock. Mac and I didn't quite make it. But Anthony and Ian did and they shredded the mountain (and Anthony's Santa suit). Their 7.30 early start (in the dark we believe) got them free lift passes for the day (that's $109 here). They joined with dozens of other early bird Santas and then stayed in costume all day. They were a hit of course and had themselves featured on everyone's social media pages and in The Quest newspaper and of course are the stars of their own super hero gopro feature film. (Footage pending ��). And ... read more