I recently just got my local guides badges and I contemplated about ironing them onto a bag or a shirt or something like that, but thought that was too restrictive. I have decided to pop them into my purse and take them wherever I go. Well…not absolutely everywhere, but many places.
Recently I went up to Whistler in BC, it is commonly known as Co Hosts of the 2010 Winter Olympics, along with Vancouver. Growing up here in Vancouver, we are very spoiled with Whistler being so close and I have learned to snowboard and ski. Usually I wouldn’t have much time to just take photos or videos on the mountain…mainly because I’m too lazy to take my phone out and a fear of losing it on the mountain somewhere! (side note: at the end of my day at Whistler on this trip, I heard someone ask the gondola operators if someone from ski patrol can go up the slopes to look for his lost phone, unfortunately, I don’t think they managed to.) Anyway, I got to spend some time on the learning area on this trip for a variety of reasons, but here are some photos and videos with the badges!https://youtu.be/_BfwWy7VB6o
The morning was snowing and the visibility was alright, definitely not one of the best. Whistler definitely has an awesome learning area with a magic carpet so beginners don’t need to learn how to get off of a chairlift just yet. It’s quite flat and it isn’t that busy event though this was during spring break. I actually learned to ski here. The area is also really wide so that there is a lot of space reducing crashes.
I went up Whistler and was snowboarding down a bit. This is actually on another run and the beginners’ area is in the middle of the mountain, so this is just at the top. At this point, I decided to take my badge and camera out for some more photos. You’ll notice three “white-ish blue” patches down at the bottom of the mountain, those are the three major lakes in the town of Whistler. In the summer, the lakes are this gorgeous blue colour but never be deceived by that. These lakes are fed by glacier water and is colder than it looks.
Whistler is actually two mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. The town itself is known to be Whistler and most people don’t even realize Blackcomb exists. But this is the peak to peak gondola, so when you’re near the top of either one of these mountains, you can ride the gondola from one mountain to the other. The Fitzsimmons River separates these two mountains at the bottom. The Peak to Peak Gondola has only four towers and the gondolas as suspended from a cable that is no more than 5 cm (2 inches for you Americans). The one way ride is approximately 11 minutes. There are two glass bottom ones, but totally not worth it because it is super crowded (unless if you go end of day). You don’t have to ski or snowboard to ride this, many tourists go up in the winter just to check it out!
If you’re ever in Vancouver, Whistler is definitely a place to go! 
. Use phone strap and link to your body. So if it fall. The strap will hold your phone safely.