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WHISTLER: PEOPLE come
here for ail sorts of reasons —
to ski, play golf, hike, bike

and drink beer-(alocal |.
‘bumper sticker says “think |

. plobally, drink locally’’) and,
heaven forbid, to plunge. ..~”,
» down sheer mouniain faces as °
"in this weekend’s Coutoir Ski -
“Race Extreme at Blackcomb.

‘Whatever draws people here, and
* the drive along the Sea to Sky high:
_-way with its glimpses of Howe,

‘reason enough, there is a bonus i
, the energy and pace.of change. on
»Tired of Vancouver? Come and:
see what's happening i in the moun-
tains. :
“The clomp-clomp of skiers to the’
: lifts i in the mornings is more intema-
tional than ever, Statistics show that .
_ astivals of British and German .
“tourists were'up 189% and 157% : :
; " respectively i in one year, and:
"- Japanese skiers continue to be a
- well-dressed presence on the slopes; -
‘one tiny Japanese woman’s ski suit’
was emblazoned.with “Norway -
Alpine Ski Team” ("the attacking
-Mikings’”’).””
«Since, the addition of eer:
Biackcomb's Excalibur chairlift, '
which really does give you a seat,
both mountains have fast gondolas°
originating at the village. Up above
there are more high-speed lifts than
anywhere in the world when'you add’
“up the vastness of the skiable terrain,
' and as a result lineups are a thing of
~ the pas lo
“Fhe British Htalked ta w
"ecstatic about Whistler. They: »
couldn't ‘et over, the number and

quality of the lifts, the variety of
runs and most of all the friendliness
of the mountain staff.

“When they say ‘have a nice day
they really mean it,” said a woman
from Scotland.

Down below the last big parking
lot. the one behind the Keg where
everyone has slipped and slithered in
years gone by, is now the Whistler
Village Centre, anchored by a
Holiday Inn with 124 well-equipped
rooms. The adjacent Mongolie Grill
has been packed every night since
opening.

Starbucks on the sunny plaza is
an idter’s haven while the handsome
mall has a new Esprit, Guess Jeans,
Eddie Bauer and even a hat shop.”

‘Underground crews are working on

the Whistler Adventure Club which
will include {8 bowling lanes, pool
tables, a pub, diner and more, with
completion set for September.

‘If you don’t like change there’s
: always the Ski Boot pub and its

SPRING SUNSEEKERS enjoy the glow at the new Whistler Starbucks. ;

-Boot Ballet, where the tutus always.’ “hot only come from Europe to’ our

come off. The. Whistler Question
newspaper, which has just gone

twice weekly, publishes photographs

of its four top managers, all women,
“There are jobs galore in the ad sec-
tion,‘and realtors ask $1 million-plus
. for.ordinary-looking chalets,

" vce Up at the Delta Whistler Resort,
where the best location in the ‘village

_: Just got handier with the arrival of

*. the new Blackcomb chair, Agatha

“Christie’s Mousetrap is being pre-

sented by the Whistler Players, |.”
An executive from Davos in.

: Switzerland say's he is there to get

“ideas for their new skj area. He has -

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to do it, he has hired Paul Mathews.
of Whistler-based Ecosign as the
“planner,

If that wasn’t an eye-opener the
last day on the slopes was.

There we were, hitting a rare

black diamond on Whistler when a

skier came by. waltzing to calls of
“right tum, left tur, right tum.:.” He
was blind, not just impaired, but’

totally blind. The woman who skied

~ behind had’ one leg. -

Later we came across more dis-

“abled skiers, some of them double .

amputees with chairs mounted on
single skies, and it tumed out there
were'300 from seven countries on...
both mountains. Many 4 skier.
stopped, watched and thought, “what
guts!” |

, at Blackcomb until
Monday, May: 22, and after that

well, back to aol Piking ay and biking :

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1 Skiing at Whistler continues until :
“Sunday, April 23

Photo David Wishart

For the mature traveller. :

- Roseway Travel’
invitas you to a special :
“afternoon reception. ‘wit

‘Evergreen Tours

SUNDAY, APRIL 30°

: Enjoy a ‘short scenic tour |
on board Evergreen’s

deluxe motor. coach.

Departures: 28 3 PM”
.Receptian to follow. with

- founder George Shaw.

Tickets $2. 00:
‘Limited Seating:

a RSVP 926-4344.

10: 0am - 2: oop Saturday, April 29th

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