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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.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4744 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4835 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4835 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4834 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4834 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4833 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4833 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4831 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4831 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4830 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4830 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4829 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4829 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4774 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4774 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4773 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4773 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4768
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.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4768 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4736 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4736 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4721 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4721 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4719
Take it at your own pace and time it for late morning or early afternoon so that you can reward yourself with lunch on the sun deck at Dusty's Bar. From here you can look back up the mountain and see the Saddle again - some 5,000 ft above you and over four miles away.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4719