Local Advice

Moving to Whistler

- I always find it is best to fly hungover, you get a good last night with your friends and a good sleep on the plane . Eating a lot before the flight is always good . Usually A&W Teen burgers because the stay hot in those foil bags and you are still walking ( 5 or 6 meters , from a skytrain station.

- It is possible to hitch a ride from Vancouver but a bit of a mission . Phoning local taxi companies and seeing if there are any cabs going back up to Whistler empty is a good way to get a good deal on a ride up .

- Otherwise it’s all about the Skytrain and the Greyhound . Go from Vancouver Airport’s Skytrain to Vancovuer City Center. Get off their and walk across to Granville Street Station . Granville to Main Street then walk towards the big old building that looks like a train station . It is being rennovated now so it might look different by the time you check it out .

- Greyhound drivers and cashiers are generally grumpy as shit so be on best behaviour, sometimes you get really difficult people . Sit on the left hand side of the bus for the best view . Try and sit near a hot girl , it’s easy to make friends with nice girls at this time of year because they are ” fresh off the boat ” and you know everything .

- Driving up to Whistler is pretty easy and awesome , ideally you can take your time and check out some of the epic scenic spots on the way . Brandywine Falls, Shannon Falls , Squamish and The Chief are all pretty all time on their own . Let alone being nearby and strung together by a highway that very much does justive to the name Sea- to Sky .

Finding a place to live

- Rule number 1, be diligent . There are some very over qualified people living in Whistler who know how to get shit done and make a good impression . The pique comes out at 7am on Thursday mornings, wake up early , no need to phone before 9 but at 9 you should already have a solid list of viable options from the paper . Don’t talk about partying , talk about being boring, you have been there , done that . People in their first season on a ski hill party a lot more than someone faced with the responsiblity of creating a life and career there .

- Look for 2-3 bedrooms as this will usualluy give you the most flexbility with price and features . One bedrooms are always expensive and give you limited options to have a roommate to share the rent with . With up to two bedrooms fillable you can save yourself some money, and make up for the time and hassle invovled in running a house. It is usually easy to find roommates and with pictures and a good chat on the phone you can get a good understanding going before you are even able to move in .

- Follow-up on your phone calls and make sure you have an organized list with indicators as to what stage of contact you are at with them . Making a note on personal details to use in conversation in the future never hurts either .

- Dress for the house you want not the house you have , borrow a decent car or if you borrow a skibum looking vehicle park round the corner . I’d you smoke , don’t smell of it and don’t be defensive . Landlords also have ideal people in mind those people ate usually quiet, polite with simple way o doing things.

-roommates , watch out for people with really strong personalities , they will take over the house and there is no going back , watch out for language barriers , easy way to create tension in a house . Basically mix up the languages so some cliques don’t develop out of comfort . Learning languages with roommates is awesome so the more culturally diverse the better .

- New house stuff
Only buy plastic glasses , Tupperware and get everyone to buy one dish soap tin foil cling film soap and toilet paper each right off the bat .