Time for a taste of snow

On Rememberance Day we took a trip up to Whistler for the day. We were really lucky, as there had been a huge snowfall the night before. Whistler is just under 2 hours drive from Vancouver, and will be where a lot of the Winter Olympics events are happening in February, so thought we'd check it out before it gets overrun. It was great timing actually, as the ski season opened three days after we were there, so although it was busy, it wasn't frantic.

It's a beautiful place in the snow, and the trees are so different to at home - the snow falls on them and stays on the branches, just like a Christmas card - so pretty! We had a play in the snow, and took loads of photos. There are lots of typical alpine houses, and it's quite a big area. A lot of holiday houses, and quite a little village of shops and restaurants as well. In summer it's really popular to go mountain biking in Whistler, and in winter it's all about the snow - skiing, snowboarding, dog-sledding, sleigh rides......










After being there for a few hours, having lunch, wandering round, and having a beer for the boys and a port for me, we decided it would be an amazing place to spend Christmas - so we've since booked a holiday house for three nights over Christmas, so we're guaranteed a white one! We're really looking forward to it - it'll be Andrew's first Northern Christmas and my 5th, but the first white one - YAY!