Whistler
Well as you probably know i arrived in Whistler, BC, Canada on the 26th. Chris picked me up from the bus stop where my bus from Vancouver airport dropped me off. I made my self at home in his humble abode, met some of his friends and caught up with the ones i meet where I was here last year.
Wednesday I had a fairly quite day, I just sat round most of the morning. Then in the afternoon went down into the village to do a spot of shopping. As i had not brought my snowboard over to Canada due to the weight restrictions on baggage through the UK, purchasing a snowboard was my main priority.
So now I have an awesome new board it is a 2008 Burton Custom with Burton Cartel bindings. I’m pretty happy with it. After dinner I went to the Coca Cola Tube Park with a few of Chris’s friends (Chris was working) which is just a short walk from Staff housing where Chris lives. Basically the tube park is a steep hill of snow which has channeled lanes which you slide down in a round tube. Going down it last night I got clocked traveling at 59km/hr!
Today I took my new board out for a spin, and am happy to say it lives up to my expectations! In fact it is better than I thought it would be. Will probably head up the mountain with Chris tomorrow as he is not working which is good as he will be able to share some of the locals secret spots!
Few more photos in the gallery…