| The good |
The Bad |
| Vancouver Airport is a nice place to arrive |
Vancouver airport has pittiful poor duty free, especially electronics (i.e. none) |
| The easiest way to get to and from the airport with the least of fuss is the Perimiter |
The Perimiter is more expensive than the Grayhound |
| Get a WAVE travel card for the Whistler bus as soon as you arrive. The ticket locations are detailed on the bus map |
The bus can often be very crowded |
| You can buy a week day only seasons pass |
Weekends are immencley busy, somtimes resulting in lift lines that can take an hour. |
| Become a volunteer. You can get a free seasons pass, for only 22 days work |
You don't get much of an option as to when to do your volunteer time. |
| Whistler Village has a lot to offer |
Without having some local knowledge, it's difficult to get the best out of the village in a short period of time |
| There are a number of supermarkets around town. Get a village map and scope them out |
The Grocery Store in the village square is the most expensive. The marketplace is just around the corner, go there! |
| The nightlife in Whistler is great. The number of girls to guy's is also very healthy |
It is so easy to overspend very quickly. If you are there for a season, make sure that you budget, as there are a number of excelent nights to be had. |
| Get the Pique every Thursday. It is a good read and has the weeks events schedule |
The guide is not very comprehensive. Get to know the nights that each club/bar is happening, it will improve your social life. |
| The Blackcomb parks are excellent. The black park is scary though |
Do not expect the Whistler park to be in as good a state. |
| The half pipes on Blackcomb are excellent. There is a night pipe on Thursday, Friday and Saturday |
Do not expect the Whistler pipe to even be built until almost May! |
| The terrain garden is excellent for beginners |
All the parks and pipes, with the exception of the Terrain Garden are really for Intermediate to Advanced riders. |
| You get a lot of powder in Whistler |
It's too easy to think 'there is always tomorrow'. Grab every chance given. |
| Buy the Ski & Snowboard guide as soon as you arrive |
Without the guide book, you can miss out on a hell of a lot of great riding. |
| Nesters Market provide an on |
line shopping service. Order your groceries to be delivered shortly after you arrive. - The delivery costs $25 CAN |
| Fresh Tracks provides a great breakfast and is very cost effective. Especially if you buy your 2-4-1 tickets before the end of February. |
On powder days you have to get to the gondola early, as there is a maximum limit of people allowed to take Fresh Tracks. |
| All of the bars, club's and restarants are no smoking |
You have to carry ID everywhere, no matter how old you actually are. You will get carded! |
| You can take your Snowboard Instructor courses in Whistler at all times of the year. |
Try and get qualified as soon as possible. That way, if you want to get a further qualification you will have the time to get on the course. Some courses get extremely busy. |
| The lifts are run smoothley and with the utmost service |
The uplift is extremely poor for such a big resort, which can result in very long lift lines. |