Blogs from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 8

Another great team building activity this week was a Snowmobiling Wilderness Tour. There have been a couple of trips organised by my manager, and today was my turn! Myself and five colleagues got the opportunity to go on a 3pm Wilderness tour with Canadian Adevenure Tours. We met at the booking office site in the Carlton Lodge in Whistler and filled out our damage waivers. From there it was a short walk over to the shuttle bus. The journey over to the Callaghan Valley took about 20-25 minutes. On the drive over, our guide talked to us about the tour that we would be doing. I was definitely nervous about going snowmobiling as I had heard how physically challenging it could be and I was also nervous about using machinery on snowy/icy ground. The guide was ... read more

We have been skiing here for four days now, and it is fantastic! The only down side is the eight hours time difference - we haven't got to grips with it and keep falling asleep and napping as soon as we get in our room! It is a really good ski resort, and can match Europe easy. It is far less crowded than the skiing in Europe that we have done, and everyone here is sooo polite and friendly. What we have found strange though is that all the restaurant staff and ski lift attendants are Australian!! The ski slopes are colour coded green easy, blue more difficult and black hard. Some blues are harder than others, so a red in between blue and black would be handy. I had my scariest fall on day one ... read more

The snow has finally arrived here in Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb has opened up the mountain! Opening day was a little sketchy, with only a few of the 200+ runs open, and not all the way down either. Since then, snow has fallen pretty much every day - with 25cms falling last thursday. Theres a big high pressure weather system moving this way so there's the expectation of snow and a low of -20 degrees celcius down in the village. The cold weather combined with the new festive decorations makes it feel like Christmas is really on the way.... read more

After a final breakfast of bagels and fresh fruit and the third check of the hostel room, we checked out and headed for the bus stop. We had booked the $15 bus ticket to Whistler Village the week before so we all we had to do was turn up at the bus station and check in out luggage. I hadn't really gained any baggage from my week in Vancouver so my baggage allowance was fine and I headed out towards the bus. The other girls had gained even more luggage since arriving in Vancouver and had to pay a fair amount extra for the extra baggage weight. We boarded the bus and settled in for the the two and a half hour journey to Whistler Village. The views were amazing on the drive up - I ... read more

Very slow start to the day! Mum and Dad waited patiently for off spring to awake but finally, at 10 am, enough was enough and they were dragged from their bunks. It was after 11 am when eventually we were on the road West (it's actually more North)towards Whistler. I was slightly agitated at such a late start for a relatively long drive of 1.5 to 2 hours each way but once we hit the Sea-to-Sky Freeway / highway whatever it is, that all changed. Again we were spoilt with superb weather and this just added to the most amazing of scenery. This was high amongst some of the most remarkable and picture perfect post card driving we have ever experienced. We made comparisons with other places, but only in part and seldom in scale. From ... read more