In several north American and Canadian resorts, like Whistler, you can often get a refund from you ski pass for days you haven't skied. Great news if the weather doesn't play ball.

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Working in Whistler for a season is a fantastic idea. I worked for the Westin Hotel on the front desk and I got paid a lot more than my friends who worked on the mountain. I also got tips, all meals while I was working, commission, and a severely discounted season pass. I would recommend it for anyone who wants a new experience.

www.westinwhistler.com

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No trip to Whistler is complete without a visit to Shakespeare’s pie shop
– it’s hands down the best spot for a snack in town.

They offer a mouthwatering selection of freshly made pies, and it’s great value for money. It’s very popular locally, and you’ll often spot some of Whistler’s many resident top pro skiers and snowboarders in there.

201-4000 Whistler Way
Tel: +1 604 935 1743

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Great cheap bakery run and frequented by locals.

In the main village square behind the bookstore.

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Poutine is potato chips in gravy with cheese. You eat this at Whistler because you can't afford to eat anything else.

Just opposite the Whislter/Blackcomb chair lift.

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A trip to Whistler is seen as an almost compulsory part of visiting Vancouver. Having been in the city three months I decided it was really time I tried the famously beautiful ski resort for myself.

Having never skied or snowboarded (Salford never did get round to that ski resort...) I was confident that the 2days I was going to be there could be filled with other outdoorsy activities or maybe a beginners lesson on the slopes.

However, what the guide books forget to mention is the incredible cost of Whistler. This is seriously a rich mans playground. While hostels like the Shoestring Lodge provide reasonable accommodation and the bus to and from Vancouver is relatively cheap and regular, pretty much every other activity is shockingly overpriced.

When we did begrudgingly settle on paying $100 to go white water rafting, we were informed that there wasnt enough interested parties to make a group. So, instead, we settled for overpriced average sushi and an early bus back to Vancouver.
In Whistler, BC really does mean Bring Cash.

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Very little in Whistler is cheap. Shoestring Lodge is the exception. This aptly named hostel provides comfortable accommodation in four-bed dorms and private rooms, each with TV and bathroom, for a fraction of the price of a hotel. There's a free bus for the short trip to the lifts every morning and local buses stop just outside. Bars and restaurants are within walking distance if the pub/part-time strip joint attached to the hostel doesn't appeal.

7124 Nancy Greene Drive; www.shoestringlodge.com/

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