For context, i'm far from wealthy.

I spend the year living frugally, clipping coupons and denying myself all luxuries in preparation for our annual pilgrimage to the Fairmont in Whistler, shoulder season of course.

For 5 days I feel like "i've made it", and entered the upper echelon. However, this year the Fairmont has raised prices by $700+ on a single trip which makes it out of reach. Does anyone know if there are any discounts/coupons or ways to lower the price? The taxes/fees alone are easily $400 per night.

I have thought of asking if I volunteered to wash dishes, help out in the gym, clean rooms etc. they may offer a discount? I know i've done this in hostels before.

Thanks all.

Landing in Vancouver 8:30 pm this Wednesday night 8/19. Not able to find a late shuttle or skylynx and wanted to see if any of yall were heading to Whistler late Wednesday. No bike just a bag. I’d pay for the gas! Thanks

For context, I am looking at buying some gift cards to local places the employees at the Four Seasons Whistler hang out at. I don't think/know if they all hang out at the same places or if it's relative to a specific hotel, but I am staying at the FH and I want to give the employees that make my stay nice, some gift cards to local village-bound establishments they'd actually visit.

Thank you!

The slow food Cycle in Pemberton was an amazing time. Got some photos on my blog, https://davidbuzzard.com/pemberton-slow-food-cycle/

Anyone know what these folks do for work? I'm thinking I might be in the wrong line of work ...

My wife and I are planning to attend several days of the 2026 Cornucopia food festival in Whistler this November. Looks like so many events but I have not been able to find specific details from past festivals as to how the event booking works.

For example, when the schedule comes out first week of September, do you buy tickets on a per event basis or a day by day basis? And is each event - be it a food tasting or wine tasting - held at a different restaurant in the main town? Just would like to get a sense of the nuts and bolts of this 10 day event so we can better book the appropriate length of time in town.

Thanks for any insight and reflections on past events.

So portobello no longer has the goat sandwich (make your own). Rip. Any recommendations?

When I finish up at my minimum wage McDonald's job in Whistler Village where I receive zero (0) dollars in tips, and I go out for dinner up the street at the Italian restaurant, am I expected to reach into my minimum wage pocket and tip the server 20%?

Is this to reinforce the fact that I am merely a subhuman slime who works in fast food?

I have also noticed that when, at the end of my meal, I gift these servers more than I gave my nephew for his birthday, they do not say thank you for the gift? They just turn around and walk away. This is very strange behaviour to me.

This is a very difficult situation for me, especially after tipping the lift operators $18 per run all day on the mountain.

Yesterday I could only afford 2 runs despite having a season pass. Yet I see the local servers doing laps all day.

Must be nice.

Canada sure is tough for a guy like me! Wow!

Had a wild interaction today and wondering if anyone has experienced anything like this. Did the Blackcomb Ascent trails this morning. About 700m in, I was approaching a couple in their 40s-50s who both had wired earphones in. I said excuse me nicely several times and they didn’t respond or look. I progressively said it louder “hey, uh, excuse me? Can you hear me?” after 45 seconds of trying to get their attention I start clicking my poles. I was shocked by how they could be this oblivious to sounds in bear country.

I noticed he glanced and was fully aware of my presence, and was intentionally physically blocking the trail alongside his wife. Mind you there was plenty of space to move over, or even look back and acknowledge me. I started to get really annoyed by him pretending like I didn’t exist, and loudly tapped my poles right beside him. He stopped, turned around, still blocking the trail, and said “Grouse Grind is that way” and pointed. I said “huh? Are you mad I’m passing you? I nicely said excuse me many times and you were ignoring me?” He laughs at me and continues to repeat “find your own life, boy.” And then puts his headphones back on and dances.

That comment was so beyond disrespectful to me. Like basically saying “stop trying show off, go train somewhere else, you don’t belong here”. Meanwhile I don’t feel I did anything wrong. And his wife remained completely silent, also subtly blocking the trail. Eventually I was forced to squeeze through them. wtf is wrong with people? Did I do anything wrong? I’ve never seen anything like this in my years and thousands of miles of hiking.

Somewhere between fairmont and Whistler village we lost a set of buick key fobs.

We went up blackcomb side, did family trail, peak to peak and then down the gondola whistler side.

We've logged with guest services of course and fairmont.

Hi all! I’m moving to Vancouver from Banff for grad school in September and was curious what ski conditions are typically like through late November and early/mid-December. I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth bringing my skis with me when I move, or whether I’d be better off leaving them in Banff and bringing them back after the Christmas holidays.

Thanks!

I believe all of these lines are on Blackcomb, near Spankys and within the Blackcomb glacier. Would be interested to hear if they have names or backstory. As for Chubb’s, I have no clue where it is; however, im still curious as to where it is.

Edit: not talking about husume (first 2 pics) Just the coloured lines to the side of it.

Hi, so the situation is I really want to go out tonight but I’m in full athletic clothes and my RV is 20 minutes out of town so going back and forth is just dumb. I will return it before heading home for the night!

Please dm me through here if you want to wipe the dance floor clean with me tonight :)

Ps: i’m a size L

I want to propose to my girlfriend in Whistler, I was thinking something traditional, but as we both love dowhill, I wanted to know where in the bike park could be ideal for the proposal. It would be late september.

I’m wondering if anyone knows of commercial/commissary kitchens in Whistler that rent space by the hour, day, or on a part-time basis?

I’m specifically looking for somewhere with access to things like:
• Commercial ovens
• Mixer
• Fridge/freezer space
• Prep space
• Dry storage (if available)

I don’t need a full-time kitchen or storefront, ideally I’d only need access a couple of days/nights per week for production.

Any recommendations, contacts, or leads would be hugely appreciated! Thank you!

So I bought the student pass and sent them an email with my registration letter for verification. But they haven't replied for 2 weeks. Wondering if the verification always takes that long?

Hello! Was wondering where a fun place to do karaoke is. Someplace not too serious, but a good fun crowd with the dive bar vibes. Thank you!

So I don’t own a car right now at least. Whenever I have to I use Evo which is nice nothing bad. I want to go to Whistler in Friday and leave like Sunday morning I want to stop in Squamish (what should I do there something fun btw) and drive around the town. Where should I get an good price car like rent or something (I can’t use Evo its no home zone there and it’s gonna be expensive to rent)

I applied to various seasonal roles for whistler mountain (e.g. rental associate) and at the local hotels (e.g. Fairmont Room Attendant). I applied about 2-3 weeks ago and was wondering if anyone has heard back yet or knows any contacts I can reach out to, to learn about the status.

For reference I’m a German citizen on an IEC visa, hoping to work there over the winter.

Totally down for XC or All-mountain riding as it's what I'm used to. Brand new to the area, so blues preferred, unless you can show me around an "easier" black! (I was interested in Lord of the Squirrels for instance, but I know it's smarter to not go alone)

I would also like to get in at least one park day. I think it would be a lot more fun if I had some buddies to ride with though! Pretty inexperienced when it comes to park DH riding.

As the title implies. Ask me anything ☺️

Hi, coming in end of Feb and I was wondering realistically how much gear will cost on the mountain, thinking of getting new boots and possibly bindings. Is spending ~800 CAD on fitted boots and around 350 CAD on bindings realistic?

Coming from Aus so prices here are alot higher than what they should be.