Looking for a ski buddy at Whistler, BC
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Started by Inceax01 in Find a Ski Buddy / Group Trips 13-Nov-2018 - 2 Replies
Inceax01 posted Nov-2018
Male, 41YO, from NYC going to ski in Whistler, BC Canada Dec 09-15. I am booked at Westin Whistler which is a great ski in-out resort and I am looking for a ski buddy to join for a great time on the slopes.
Dylan222
reply to 'Looking for a ski buddy at Whistler, BC' posted Nov-2018
Would like to visit whistler next March from Uk. What's the best way to go about it. Is there an all inclusive option or do I have to book every thing separately. Any advice would be awesome.
Dillin
Dillin
Inceax01
reply to 'Looking for a ski buddy at Whistler, BC' posted Nov-2018
Hi Dillin,
I did not hear of any all inclusive resorts there and I went paying separate for all.
I travel there from NYC and I find it cheaper to fly into Seattle and drive from there for a total of 4 hours. You can fly in Vancouver and drive from there for 2.5 hrs. But I found the flights way more expensive as well the car rentals are double the price... So for that reason I pick to go to Seattle to save some money and the extra drive is under 2 hours considering there is light to moderate traffic crossing border. I usually cross late evenings when is very light...
As for lifts I recommend getting the tickets in advance and book many days at once so you get a bigger discount.
One other "must do" that I recommend is to do the Heli-skiing!!! excellent packages and very cheap compare to other places. I did this in 2016 and I was soooooo trilled. the cost for a day it's about 1000CAD so in US was only about 750. It has a whole day with 3 runs on 3 different peaks. Included lunch served at 10,000ft LOL
There were some groups that did 4 and 5 runs(extra charge) but they were the experts of the powder... It was my first time on fresh powder(50inches in a week) and I joined a beginner group.
But the mountain I see it as best in NA. Very big vertical drop (+5000ft)and the town is only at about 2200ft above sea. No drowsiness, no rare air, no headaches, excellent conditions!!!
So all I can say I wish you the best vacation...lol
I did not hear of any all inclusive resorts there and I went paying separate for all.
I travel there from NYC and I find it cheaper to fly into Seattle and drive from there for a total of 4 hours. You can fly in Vancouver and drive from there for 2.5 hrs. But I found the flights way more expensive as well the car rentals are double the price... So for that reason I pick to go to Seattle to save some money and the extra drive is under 2 hours considering there is light to moderate traffic crossing border. I usually cross late evenings when is very light...
As for lifts I recommend getting the tickets in advance and book many days at once so you get a bigger discount.
One other "must do" that I recommend is to do the Heli-skiing!!! excellent packages and very cheap compare to other places. I did this in 2016 and I was soooooo trilled. the cost for a day it's about 1000CAD so in US was only about 750. It has a whole day with 3 runs on 3 different peaks. Included lunch served at 10,000ft LOL
There were some groups that did 4 and 5 runs(extra charge) but they were the experts of the powder... It was my first time on fresh powder(50inches in a week) and I joined a beginner group.
But the mountain I see it as best in NA. Very big vertical drop (+5000ft)and the town is only at about 2200ft above sea. No drowsiness, no rare air, no headaches, excellent conditions!!!
So all I can say I wish you the best vacation...lol
Topic last updated on 14-November-2018 at 03:15