On Sunday my husband and I drove to Whistler for a few days without kids. Our first time leaving them overnight. The kids were very excited at the prospect of a sleepover with grandma (Mulan) and we were able to escape with no tears...yay!
Whistler is such a neat place to visit. The Sea to Sky highway is incredibly beautiful, we passed lots of lakes and creeks (all frozen over) and had incredible views of the water below. We stayed right in the village where they have everything you could possibly need from liquor and groceries to Starbucks and The Gap. Amazing shopping and a great exchange rate for us Americans. We planned to ski on Monday but it was snowing so hard we opted out. I wasn't interested in skiing in a white out and no one else was all that interested either so we booked a snowshoeing trip instead. It was so much fun! We had a fun guide, a bubbly gal from New Zealand, who took us on a two hour hike straight up Cougar Mountain. I've never been on snowshoes before and it was really amazing. You can climb straight up a cliff on them! The snow was waist deep and we were climbing around trees and huge boulders. Anyway, I highly recommend snowshoeing, it is a lot of fun. The Prince was less than excited about it but admitted that it was really a great time.
The kids were happy to see us come home but have punished us every day that we have been back! They are seriously testing us now.
Has anyone else been skiing at Whistler? The conditions seem to be kind of crummy most of the time. High winds at the top of the mountain, white out conditions, rain. We woke to heavy snow each morning and the village is full of slush. Would be a lot of fun in the summer.
Princess