I've met lots of locals on the lift, on the trails and in town. I've never had any
issues with any of the locals. All have been great, from the bikes shops to the
corner market, wherever.
Whistler rocks, and so do the people. The lifties can be a bit bitter when they're
on the top of Garbo and it's late season cold and I'm like the only one that wants
to go up and ride in the cold/rain. Even then, it's not a "I hate you tourist" bitter,
but a "damn this cabin is so warm and it's friggin cold out there". I can usually
get a smile even then from them.
I think your experience there depends on your attitude. Same here, you show up
with a chip on your shoulder, paddle out and your going to get stuffed…every
time.
Not saying there are no a$$holes at WBP (maybe a few squirrely fu@ks;),
I've just haven't met them yet. For me two weeks just isn't enough. It takes
me about five days just to get back in the swing of things. After two weeks
I've just finally got it down. I have ridden some of the outside trails, and had
a fun time, I plan on doing it again.
To the guy who started this thread. Go to Whistler, unpack your bike, put it
together, ride to the guest services (walk bike through village), get on lift,
start off easy (Crank it up [HTML_REMOVED] Heart of darkness), do it again, and again and
again. After a few runs, you'll figure out where you need to be. It's a big mountain,
there are a lot of runs with very few people on it. The beauty is; if you do a run
and don't like it…so what, get back on the lift and do a different one. If you
want to pedal, there are trail maps, and lots of people both on the lifts, and
in the shops that will point you in the right direction.
If you go in August/September, pm me. Crankworks is busy as hell. I'm glad
I went once, but It was too busy for me. I like later in the season. It may be wet,
it may be dry, but it is less crowded and you might get lucky and they'll open
a new trail to ride.
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"i surf because, i"m always a better person when i come in"-Andy Irons
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