lets compa

Tahoe
Whistler

Acreage 2000 7071
Vertical Rise 2212' 5280'
Trails 46
200+
Longest Run 2.5 miles 7 miles
Lifts 9
33
$ per 1 GBP 1.84 USD 2.34 CDN
Season Nov-April Nov-Aug

.... tough call Willie. if you like small, expensive "boutique" type resorts
with limited terrain, tahoe might be the way to go. keep in mind, you could
fit over 3.5 tahoes inside of 1 whistler. whistler is literally and
figuratively the biggest for terrain and variety in the north american ski
universe by a very, very long shot. you could spend 2 weeks there without
skiing the same run twice, and it has some of the best lift-accessed and
user-friendly backcountry riding anywhere. to add insult to injury, it's
also a good deal cheaper for you to ski and stay there.
as far as what the weather will be in march in either place, i'll let you
know as soon as you tell me the winning numbers for next weeks powerball
lottery .


"William Ball" wrote in message
...
Hi
planning another jaunt across the pond [from Scotland]. I did Colorado a
couple of years back, and this time I'm pretty set on Whistler with Tahoe
running a close second.

My concern about Whistler though is the weather/snow, as I've heard it can
get foggy and the snow gets heavy. When's the better chance of having
good
weather/snow - early March or late March? If I want to ski mush in the
fog
I can do plenty of that 80 miles up the road here in Scotland without
flying
4000 miles. Is the risk of bad weather/snow in March enough for anyone to
think Tahoe's a better bet? Other attraction of Tahoe is I could do a
different area every day [I cover a lot of miles and get bored easily],
not
sure how much variety/size there is at Whistler - sure its big for North
America but it's not "European-big". Current attraction of Whistler is
the
transfer, as I'll be using up some air-miles and I can get flights to
Vancouver or SF, but not Reno, so Tahoe would be a drive from SF. (Can't
get a free flight to SLC either, to that was Utah out).

Anyone any idea of relative costs too? The Pound/US Dollar is great for
us
Brits right now, and having been to the States many times over the last 20
years I know what my pound/dollar will buy. Never been to Canada though,
so
interested in the relative costs of Whistler versus Tahoe.

Any any other comments gratefully received. I should maybe add that as
this
is my annual break from the wife and kids so I go to ski [early to bed,
hit
the slopes early] so relative merits of nightlife and non-skiing
activities
has no real interest.

Thanks

Willie