10 January 2003
Its been a very merry Christmas and a happily
drunken new year in blindingly sunny Whistler; special seasons greetings
going to i) the company who own the resort, for evicting my housemates
on 12 hours notice, and ii) the cheeky bastard who stole my purse
on Christmas eve. Now, about whats been going on over the last few
weeks...
How Much Snow Does One Town Need?
Christmas day saw the first real dump of the season, with well over
150cms falling all at once, just in time for the 300 million american
christmas visitors. We've had some amazing powder days over the
last few weeks, but three days of rain have packed the base right
down. The sun is out and shining brightly, but most of Blackcomb
is like sugar over glass - icy as hell. Blue skies are forcast for
the next week too, so no new snow on the horizon yet.
Rumours
Singer Seal bought a burger for his lunch on Blackcomb
Tom Beringer had a cigarette outside the Roundhouse on Whistler.
Whistler-Blackcomb is owned by Lucifer.
True Stuff
The FIS Snowboard world cup was in town just before christmas, cut
to just the halfpipe and slalom events due to lack of snow. All
the gigs went ahead as planned though, with Treble Charger, Bif
Naked and Choclair amongst others. Although my attempts to shag
a pro were unsuccessful, the closing party at Garf's was one to
remember. Or forget, depending on if you're me or not.
This week Whistler hosts the Big Mountain Experience, with loads
of demos, avalanche awareness stuff and the Canadian Freeskiing
Championships on Blackcomb. Qualifiers were this morning on Chainsaw
Ridge - which sounds scary for a good reason.
The big, big party...
New Years Eve was great. I think. It was my birthday too, so I dont
remember too much about it. Advice for anyone in Whistler next new
year, dont even think about getting into the village after 6pm.
As the official village celebration was "0% alcohol, 100% fun",
police set up 100% pointless roadblocks and searched EVERY car coming
into the village. The traffic was backed up all the was to Creekside.
Solve this problem by getting to the pub at 4pm - wahey!
Also for future ref, if anyone offers to buy you a flaming lambourghini,
just say no kids.
Whistler nightlife is still wicked, new bar of choice is Milestones
for all the fit bartenders, Garfs if you like being surrounded by
men and Merlins for payday parties. Enough for now, roll on the
new snow!
Report from Lindsay Smith - Natives
Resort Reporter in Whistler
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