So it’s been a while since our trip to Whistler… but finally… here’s the recap of our entire trip. We flew into Vancouver on Thursday, and then took a three hour bus trip to Whistler Mountain. It was raining most of the time, and very foggy, so we didn’t get a chance to see that much. Once we got closer to Whistler, the rain had turned to snow, and it was coming down pretty hard.
We checked into the Château Fairmont Hotel, which was a very nice hotel located at the bottom of Blackcomb Mountain, which is right next to Whistler Mountain. We rented all of our ski equipment through the hotel, so everything was very easy. The next morning we got up early and had a full day of skiing. Keep in mind I hadn’t been skiing for about 15 years, and Carolyn hadn’t skied in about 18 years. Carolyn went ahead and took a class for the day, and I was a little more adventurous and decided to go my own round. Here are some pictures from our second day of skiing.
Overall we were really happy with the skiing. The first day we got there, they got about 25-30 inches of snow. From what everyone told us, they really needed the snow. And with the Olympics just a couple weeks away, they were starting to get concerned.
One of the afternoons, Carolyn and I went dogsledding, which was an unbelievable experience! The whole trip took us about 2 1/2 hours. Most of the time was setting up and getting the dogs situated. I actually got to mush for about two or three minutes, which was an interesting experience. It’s definitely a lot easier then I thought. It’s kind of like riding on the back of a golf cart, except you’re yelling at the dogs the whole time to make sure they run in a straight line. Here are a couple pictures and a video of us in the dogsled.
dogsledding in whistler from steve goldhaber on Vimeo.
The other really cool thing we did was going ziplining. Whistler is known for some of the best ziplining in the country. We went on about five different lines, all of which were over a creek which made it extra fun. It’s actually a lot easier than it sounds. You basically just get hooked into the line, and hang on for the ride. It’s so easy, Carolyn and I did the last line upside down. Here are some pictures from the zip line along with one or two videos.
upside down ziplining in whistler from steve goldhaber on Vimeo.
ziplining in whistler from steve goldhaber on Vimeo.
walking in whistler mountain from steve goldhaber on Vimeo.
All in all we were really impressed with with the entire trip. Whistler was a great place, and everyone was very friendly. I never felt like we were even in a different country. In fact most of the people in Whistler are from Australia. Go figure. We would definitely go back to Whistler and Vancouver again!




































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