A change of scenery
02 February 2010 | Sun Peaks Ski Resort, BC
Snow, 1C, powder everywhere
Our skiing itinerary through British Columbia
We're in BC skiing Sun Peaks, home of one of Canada's famous racers, Nancy Green.
Our trip began on Jan 21 when we left Charlottetown on a 0600 hrs flight to Montreal. It was a bit of an ordeal to get organized for such an eary flight, bit we were in Vancouver at 1030 hrs the same morning, so perhaps the early start was worth it. We picked up our rental car and heaed downtown to Andrew and Meghan's where we picked up our ski gear, stored there from twp years ago. We also had time to visit with Ben, our brilliant grandson, and add a hand to the MAJOR renovations underway. But by late afternoon it was time to head out up the Sea-To Sky highway to Whistler.
We found our unit, #22 in The Marquis, a condo we have used many times, licated just off Blackcomb's slopes. Monday morning we headed down, renewed our Express passes and headed up Whistler.
For four days we had perfect skiing... snow at night and sun in the day with no lift lines. Whistler is suffering from the "Pre-Olympic" syndrom... people staying away in droves! In a week of skiing in great conditions we had only one lift line wait, Harmony Bowl Chair at 11:00 am on Saturday. Other than that, we skiied on to every lift. Great for skiing but not for the knees!
After a week of Whistler, we headed down to Vancouver where we helped Andrew and Meghan in their renovations. A kithen "bump-out" has expanded to include every room in the house. So I spent the week-end re-wiring the house with Andrew. By Sunday afternoon, we were ready for the rough-in inspection and we headed out to Sun Peaks.
In the fading light we found our unit in Sun peaks. We couldn't find a single bedroom condo, so settled for a twp bedroom unit for a similar price... finding a beautiful condo complete with hot-tub (for Jeanie).
Although not on the scale of Whistler, Sun Peaks in noted for its beautiful powder. And with snow softly falling, we skiied the bowls and glades in soft powder and few skiiers. In fact, I have no idea how these places keep going with so few skiiers.
We are here for a few more days then move on. Plans are not fixed, but go something like this: Silver Star Resort (Vernon) for a few days, Kelowna to see friends, Apex Mountain, Red Mountain, Fernie, Panorama, Revelstoke, then surgery for new knees!
Time will tell!