Yesterday Adrienne and I went up to Whistler to check things out. Patrick had to work (haha), and since he’s in Squamish for the month, we thought we’d steal the car and go up to Whistler. The last time any of us had been up there was the last time Carmina & I had been to Vancouver in 1998! So it was time to go.

The Sea-to-Sky Highway is undergoing a lot of work right now in preparation for the Olympics in 2010, as the government wanted to widen it to four lanes. Lots of construction workers and pilons everywhere. Patrick says his drive up to Squamish (that’s about half way to Whistler) changes every morning, so he’s got to stay on his toes when he goes up there. Whistler’s about a 90 minute drive from Vancouver, which is amazing if you’re in to skiing or snowboarding.

Adrienne & I decided to take the ski lift up as high as we could go, to check out the view….

 Here’s Adrienne on the way up in the gondola. Now that’s the way to ride.

Holy cow though, after that we got on a traditional ski lift, and froze our patooties off on the way up! The wind was pretty wild, and of course we weren’t really dressed for it, but it was fun anyways. Here’s the view from the chair:

 You had to go pretty high up to find any more snow, considering we’re almost in June now. But there were some hard core people up there taking advantage of the late ski season.

On the way back the wind was just ferocious though, coming right up the mountain. Adrienne & I almost didn’t want to take any photos though, as our fingers were getting really cold.

 Here I am trying to keep warm on the ride back down.

Back in the gondola we thawed ourselves out, and of course we knew that once we got back down to the Village, it would feel like summertime.

No pictures of the Village itself though, as it was pretty boring. In honour of the alpine Olympic events being held in Whistler, I hopped in the bobsleigh and am now giving serious thought to trying to qualify.

 I think I could do it, don’t you? I’m a fast runner.