OK, so I couldn't describe a winter sports resort without instantly resorting to "cool" terminology. Bite me. Snowboarding at Whistler does that to me, not the bite thing, but the hip n' trendy, ridiculous language affliction. I have been snowboarding at 4 different resorts in France, and Whistler. I did learn to ride in Whistler, and spent a whole season there, so I admit to being biased.....but it is so easily the best place to go. Not only do you have 2 large, and very different mountains to play on, with a modern, efficient lift system, you also have a picturesque, pedestrianised village. Most importantly though you have a different approach to the whole winter sports scene. Each mountain is almost completely open to the public, this is very different to Europe, where each lift tends to service 2-4 runs only. In North America, each lift opens up wide areas with countless different options on the way down (just try exploring the peak chair in just one day!) Importantly though, the approach to customer service is much more developed than in France, with friendliness being key. All in all, fantastic terrain, facilities, people and attitude.
One tip: If it is raining at the base, don't give up for the day, just go all the way to the top of the mountain where it may be powdery snow and sunny!
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Advantages: Friendly, informative, good snow, excellent skiing, cheap meals, quick moving queues Disadvantages: long journey and price of flight, we had to get a bus to the lifts
Helenp59 13.02.2001 ·
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