Whistler

Now in Whistler for four nights. Coming in there was an extensive traffic jam heading in the other direction with people heading home after the Christmas/New Year holiday period.  Whistler is huge and from my perspective (an oldie's) too glitzy and overun with lots of the chain stores, including McDonalds and KFC and multiple traffic lights - quite different to Australian ski resorts but the ski slopes are gorgeous - wide and many of them.

Today we bought a sightskiing ticket and took a ride up the Whistler gondola, then a glassbottomed gondola (Peak to Peak) between Whistler and Blackcomb and then another gondola down Blackcomb - great views all around today.

A lot more snow is forecast over the next few days.  Evan is doing a two day alpine safety training course while we are here.  He started it a year or so ago but couldnget continue because of problems with his boots.  So he is taking advantage of our visit here and having a second go.