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ok, let me rephrase the whistler question
if these are the factors:
cost - five months skiing and lodging at whistler, $3800. proximity - condo ski in/ski out, no commute of any kind to mountain. village - whistler village is surely full of life and ammenities, from what i've read it is completely self sustaining so you never have to leave. terrain - whistler has more lift serviced terrain than any other resort in north america. it also appears to be the ultimate big mountain resort with more alpine terrain than anything else on this side of the atlantic. i've never heard a single person criticize the quality of whistlers terrain so im assuming it isn't a matter of quantity over quality. snow quantity - whistler averages 360 inches a year so far so good. snow quality: so far all anyone has said is that it rains a lot at the base, and that the snow is wetter than snow in the interior. my question, for the tenth time, is the snow above the tree line so wet and heavy that it is unenjoyable for a skier, or is it still nice snow just not AS nice as certain other parts of the country? weather: whistler doesn't appear to be the sunshine capital of the world, but then again, snow doesn't fall from the sun and it doesn't seem to get bone chillingly cold very often either. i know weather is an issue for people going for a week or two but is it really an issue for someone living there the entire winter? is this a non issue? crowds: whistler gets a lot of skiers but it also has a lot of terrain to spread everyone out and it seems that its not very hard to get away from the crowds once you get to know the place. non issue? lift lines: how bad are the lift lines during the week? are they only bad on weekends or at the base in the morning before everyone spreads out to the different areas? there is only one potential whistler killer for me and thats the snow quality, i don't need the driest fluff in the world, but i don't want to ski in heavy wet sludge thats not enjoyable.. it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be good. there's no one resort that gives that excels at all the factors i listed above, the idea is to go to the one that excels the most overall without failing at any of the important ones. for example staying in banff for the winter would require a 30 to 45 minute commute everday, that fact alone takes banff out of the running for me. the snow at tremblant is nice and dry but that doesn't mean its a better place to spend the winter than whistler. it wouldn't cost any more, you can live right next to the gondola, there aren't any crowds during the week.. BUT you'd need to commute into town anytime you needed something, it has very little interesting terrain, it rarely snows (avg 150"), its usually freezing cold, windy and icey (not a little ice, 90% ice). see how that works? you have to look at every factor, not just one or two. so if you have any suggestions, please feel free.. |
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