Just scraped in my 100 days and I'm now done for the season, partly because I'm now officially fed up with grey skies, bad light and being snowed on, partly because the other boot broke this afternoon and I can't face making another bushing with hand tools when I'm only a few days away from my shed and power everything.
Whistler or Rockies? Both have their good and bad points - Sunshine and to a certain extent Lake Louise groom better than Whistler, and are a lot quieter, the snow at Sunshine has stayed in fantastic condition being higher, and I never got rained on while skiing this year. On the other hand it has been a drag having to drive to the hills every day, and it has definitely reduced my drinking as by the time I get back and change I can't be bothered walking into town.
I'm glad I've done both, I've skied more trees and powder bowls than I ever have in Europe and I've skied in -30c with wind chill and survived, but I miss my super G carvers and really well groomed steep pistes. In 2006 after our first visit to Whistler I said I would not bother travelling to the US and Canada just to ski again, and I think I stand by that.
Overall I think Whistler wins for the variety of terrain and the convenience. But neither stacks up to Austria or Italy for the village feel, grooming, mountain food and apres....it might be a few more years before we do a winter in Europe, but i'm definitely looking forward to a season in Selva or St Anton.
Whistler or Rockies? Both have their good and bad points - Sunshine and to a certain extent Lake Louise groom better than Whistler, and are a lot quieter, the snow at Sunshine has stayed in fantastic condition being higher, and I never got rained on while skiing this year. On the other hand it has been a drag having to drive to the hills every day, and it has definitely reduced my drinking as by the time I get back and change I can't be bothered walking into town.
I'm glad I've done both, I've skied more trees and powder bowls than I ever have in Europe and I've skied in -30c with wind chill and survived, but I miss my super G carvers and really well groomed steep pistes. In 2006 after our first visit to Whistler I said I would not bother travelling to the US and Canada just to ski again, and I think I stand by that.
Overall I think Whistler wins for the variety of terrain and the convenience. But neither stacks up to Austria or Italy for the village feel, grooming, mountain food and apres....it might be a few more years before we do a winter in Europe, but i'm definitely looking forward to a season in Selva or St Anton.
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