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| bkgee | profile | all galleries >> Canada >> Squamish | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 On the road to Whistler . . . not the greatest driving weather |
 . . . can't complain about those snow tires though! |
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 Concentration . . . :-) |
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 Obviously designed for a couple of inches of snow ;-) |
 Check out them boots! |
 M proving she's smiling under all those layers . . . I'm not so sure . . . |
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 The family queued up to hit the tube run |
 Nothing like standing in the snow to chat |
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 Back from a heavy tubing session! |
 A busy day on the slopes |
 The local favourite for lunch - poutine! |
 Lights around Whistler village |
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 Tube park at night |
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 Sleigh ride for R's birthday - great experience! |
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 Snow Boarding on Whistler! |
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 Roundhouse Lodge |
 Peak to Peak Gondola just outside the Lodge window |
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 J keeping us up to date with the latest print news |
 To pass on info critical to survival, the Inuit developed a form of communication based on rock formations |
 The inukshuk (inuk=man, shuk=substitute) has been used for over 4,000 years in northern Canada |
 An inukshuk was used as the main design for the 2010 Olympic logo |
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 New Peak to Peak Gondola opened Dec 08 allowing visitors to move quickly between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains |
 Number of Cabins: 28, Capacity of Cabins: 22 seated, 6 standing |
 Speed: 7.5 m/sec, Ride Time: 11 min, Length of Unsupported Span: 3.024km(longest unsupported span of any lift of its type) |
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 Two silver cars have glass floor panels! |
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 Highest Point above the ground: 436m/1427 feet over Fitzsimmons Creek |
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 Thru the glass floor of the cable car |
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 Travelling back to Squamish from Whistler - awesome scenery! |
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 Some of the neighbourhood houses . . . |
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 Backyard views after a morning of snow |
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 B proving he does do a bit of work around the home (so long as its powder snow!) |
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 This area is well know for its Bald Eagles - didn't see many but caught a glimpse of a Bald-Canadian-Snowball ! |
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 "The Chief", a popular rock climbing destination for many in the summer months |
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