Whistler

Jacob and I took a trip up to Whistler today... we were on a secret mission. ;) According to the fine print I'm not suppose to tell anyone why we went, but let's just say that we got paid to go on a date at a nice restaurant! lol.. doesn't get much better than that! Oh... and we were FORCED to buy alcohol. lol (maybe it does get a LITTLE better!) =)

We had a good time. The weather was kinda sucky, rainy on the way up, cloudy and snowy when we got there. I need to go back up on a clear day, I bet the view is FANTASTIC.

I was pretty surprised at the village they have up there. I'm not a skier, the last time i went was half my lifetime ago. I think we went up to Willamette Pass and I just remember driving forever out into the middle of nowhere on a snow-covered mountain with a big lodge and a bunch of chair lifts. Whistler was nothing like that... big gondolas (not just boats in Italy!) carried people straight from the village up the mountains (there were two peaks to choose from with LOTS of different routes). Skiers could take a lunch break at one of about 50 restaurants in the village and leave their boards and skis in racks on the street (kinda like bike racks). I thought it was pretty cool! =) So many people shuffling in and out of shops with their ski boots and goggles still on, and boarders waiting to catch the bus to and from the village. I was impressed.

P.S. I won the gold while I was up there... I have the photo to prove it! =)