5 Reasons To Choose Whistler With Kids
Last week I wrote an accommodation primer for planning a trip to Whistler with kids. It seemed natural to follow-up with 5 reasons to choose Whistler for your family ski trip. My kids learned to ski at Snoqualmie near our home in Seattle. As they were taking weekly lessons there we used a trip to Read the Rest…
Whistler Canada Accommodation Primer
We’ll be visiting Whistler in February. That’ll make 12 years of fun family ski memories at this expansive Canadian mountain resort. I shared this with a friend here in Seattle who immediately came back and asked for help in planning his first trip to Whistler with his kids. His primary concern was where to stay Read the Rest…
Villars, Switzerland – A Family Friendly Ski Village
A couple of years ago we were invited to Villars with some friends on a skiing holiday. The first thing that struck us was that this Swiss village, unlike any of the other ski resorts we had previously visited in France; Tignes, La Plagne or Les Menuires, is not a purpose built ski resort but Read the Rest…
Preview Of Whistler Before The 2010 Winter Olympics
We spent last weekend at Whistler Blackcomb – our first foray onto the slopes in this ski season. I had been expecting to avoid Whistler this year since I thought that accommodation pricing would be higher than usual because of the Olympics but I was able to find a pretty good last-minute deal for a Read the Rest…
Family Skiing: Three Cost Saving Ideas
I love my junk mail at this time of the year. It seems like every day there’s another glossy photo of mountains and powder with promises of deals and bargains – all of which I read in detail. Hey, a girl can dream, can’t she? Seriously though, the deluge of ski-themed junk mail did make Read the Rest…
Flips Are Fantastic
We took our Flip Mino for a test-drive on our recent trip to Whistler, so today for Photo Friday I’m going to showcase some video clips which we took on that trip instead of still photos – just for fun. Setting up the Flip is incredibly easy. Literally, you take it out of the box, Read the Rest…
have baby will ski
How to take your baby skiing Meet Jay, who runs one of the equipment rental stores in Whistler. I met Jay and his family when we stopped for lunch on Blackcomb Mt during our New Year trip to Whistler. It was difficult NOT to notice him as he threw off his ski jacket and I Read the Rest…
Whistler Trip Report Jan 2009
We hadn’t actually planned to go to Whistler for New Year, but the whacky pre-Christmas weather in Seattle meant that by January 30th we had spent most of the previous 10 days rattling around the house and everyone was suffering from cabin fever. WanderDad heroically took the boys sledding and we went for some walks Read the Rest…
Happy New Year 2009 from Whistler
Happy New Year, Wandermom readers! For this Photo Friday post, I’m sharing photos taken just today at Whistler, B.C. Enjoy! CAM and BigB with maps of the mountain, planning the day’s activities – while Mom and Dad waited in line to pick up our EDGE Cards. Available to residents of Washington State and Canada, get Read the Rest…
planning family ski trips
CAM and BigB at Snoqualmie It’s just about that time of year when, in my household, we start thinking of winter sports. It’s hard not to, we get mail or email almost daily from one of the many ski resorts in Washington or British Columbia enticing us to buy season passes or to book a Read the Rest…
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