Whistler and Vancouver

Mister F · #1 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 6:20 AM**

Five days in a row of skiing Whistler Blackcomb, a healthy amount of beer, a day trip to Vancouver, and catching a cold make for an exhausting vacation...but was it ever worth it. Here are some pics.

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The skiing here is more challenging than anywhere I've skied before. Blues are often steeper than I'm used to. Blacks are usually full of ice, giant moguls, and even rocks. Double black=cliff. I didn't push myself like I usually do.
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View from the Peak 2 Peak gondola connecting Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, 436 metres above the valley
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Whistler village
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Vancouver
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Yaletown
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Granville Island
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Downtown
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Gastown
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Chinatown
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Mister F · #2 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 6:26 AM**

One of my friends has a GoPro camera and we each had it on for most of our time skiing. Sure enough, whoever was wearing the cam seemed to mess up the most. I made a video of highlights...

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And a blooper reel

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jlousa · #3 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 8:12 AM**

Looks like you had a good time in Whistler, and you certainly did well for yourself being in Vancouver for just the one day. Come back in the summer and bring more friends.

Dr Awesomesauce · #4 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 11:33 AM**

Always awesome to see Vancouver...and a little Whister never hurts either.

arkitekte · #5 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 5:34 PM**

Nice! I really enjoyed the videos.

renthefinn · #6 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 8:26 PM**

Thanks for the Whislter tour, I liked the video's. I've lived in Vancouver for a while, but yet to ski Whistler, nice to see a little bit of what I've been missing.

Nineties Flava · #7 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 8:28 PM**

Beautiful. Canada looks like quite the country.

novaCJ · #8 Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 9:34 PM**

Looks awesome! British Columbia always seems like a little slice of heaven in Canada. Us Americans can't help but be jealous sometimes.

Tree to the crotch=ouch!

Mister F · #9 Posted **Feb 26, 2012, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Looks like you had a good time in Whistler, and you certainly did well for yourself being in Vancouver for just the one day. Come back in the summer and bring more friends.

I pretty much walked all day. I didn't see anything in depth - just gave myself the tip of the iceberg tour.

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Originally Posted by renthefinn

Thanks for the Whislter tour, I liked the video's. I've lived in Vancouver for a while, but yet to ski Whistler, nice to see a little bit of what I've been missing.

Whistler may not have the powder that the mountains in the interior are known for but it has everything else - cruisers, bumps, glaciers, steeps, glades, above the treeline bowls, and it's absolutely massive.

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Originally Posted by novaCJ

Looks awesome! British Columbia always seems like a little slice of heaven in Canada. Us Americans can't help but be jealous sometimes.

Tree to the crotch=ouch!

I still don't know how he managed to do that

stepper77 · #10 Posted **Feb 27, 2012, 6:58 AM**

Lovely photos. I really you want to visit Vancouver. Thanks!

OhioGuy · #11 Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 6:47 PM**

I'd love to go skiing at Whistler some day. Thanks for posting these photos!

mSeattle · #12 Posted **Mar 6, 2012, 4:27 PM**

Oh great. You're too popular for Photobucket.