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Whistler 2007 Video

frank — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:54:08 +0000

We put together a video of our ski trip with Pat and Val at Whistler, finally. You can find a downloadable QuickTime version on the Video page.

Note: The quality of this version is lower than the Quicktime version available here. For best results, watch the Quicktime verison. Some of the music in this video contains explicit lyrics which may not be suitable for children or work.

Skiing with Pat and Val

frank — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:00:49 +0000

We went skiing in Whislter, BC with Pat and Val and had a total blast. For those of you who haven’t been to Whistler, Whistler isawesome, it will blow your mind. Before Michelle and I moved to Seattle, we always wanted to plan a ski trip here, and it never worked out. We were really excited to finally go last January and got to start exploring it then, and we were even more excited to share what we’d learned with Pat and Val.Whistler-Blackcomb is insanely big. Not only does it have the most vertical of any ski area in North America (remember, Whistler is in BC, Canada), but it also has more terrian on one mountain than any other resort. And what really gets your noodle in a mess is that there isn’t only one mountain, there are two: Whistler and Blackcomb, and they are building a gondola that connects the two peaks. To our suprise, both mountains are awesome and definitely need to be explored.

And, to top it all off, the base of the mountain is only at 1000 feet because it’s so close to the coast, which means that you’re not at altitude, which is mercy on your endurance. The only downside is that t’s in the Northwest so you never know what the weather will be like, and since it’s so low, if it’s warm, it could be raining on the mountain. Which, believe it or not, is what happened to our trip with Pat and Val. Not to worry, though, it’s still skiing, and the skiing was great!

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Whistler Rookies

frank — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:47:20 +0000

Michelle and I have always been in love with Whistler, but we’d never skied there. We had planned for years to go, but it never happened, and now we have it in our back yard. Unbelievable. At any rate, we had no idea what to expect, and it was awesome. The weather was perfect, and the snow was incredible. We only skied one of the mountains, Whistler (Whistler consists of two gigantic mountains: Whistler and Blackcomb). There is so much terrain that one really doesn’t know what to do, but it is incredible. We spent most of our time skiing the Symphony and Harmony chairs on the top; wide-open areas above the tree line where you can ski anywhere you can see. And, on top of the amazing mountain, you can also enjoy one of the best ski-villages around, Whistler Village.

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