Whistler 4,
March 31, 2026,
Hi Everyone,
We awoke to another bluebird day with the temp. up 10 degrees to 5 C. We took the Blackcomb Gondola to the top of the mountain and then took the Peak to Peak gondola to Whistler. The gondola is the highest and probably the longest ski gondola in the world. It rises 1 mile above the valley below. It can carry about 20 passengers at a time and there are several going up and down in the same direction. Most gondolas only have 1 up and 1 down at a time. Every dozen gondolas there is 1with a plastic see through floor. Some people wait in line to take it while others avoid it at all costs.
We skied on Whistler Mountain today with Julia’s aunt. In the afternoon the girls skied together on intermediate slopes while Antoine and I did the high bowls which were steep black diamond runs. The bowls had good coverage with soft moguls as big as Volkswagens. Our best runs were on Sun Bowl which as the name suggest faces the sun for much of the day. The slope must be about 40 to 45 degrees and the moguls were topped with soft snow making them rather nice to ski around. Falling is out of the question as you could easily slide 100 to 200 meters. We did not fall. My skis were great in the soft broken powder snow.
We skied until 4:00 pm and were both pretty tired. Our thighs were burning. We met Julia, Dominique and Heather, my friend’s daughter who lives in Whistler, at the Handlebar Bar for piazza and beer. Unfortunately we missed the last chair and had to walk several hundred meters up hill to our condo.
Love,
Brian
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