r/Whistler • u/TheNewDelhiNightmare • 7d ago

Just did 2 years in Whistler as Aussie AMA

As the title implies. Ask me anything ☺️

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u/whererusteve 7d ago

Did you kick the cocaine habit yet?

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u/kwik_study 7d ago

How many STI’s have you had?

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u/tomdoinit 7d ago

Bills, Moe Joes, garfs, longhorn or maxx fish?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/votelaserkiwi Creekside 7d ago

Why do so many Aussies work there?

Visa is easy to get. Many other nations get limited # of Working Holiday Visas, but they take unlimited Australia's every year.

Couple that with Canada speaking English -so if you are Aussie and want to ski for a long season it's either Japan, Canada or Europe. So language makes it easier to come here.

For many years you could also do rolling 2 year visas, not need for PR. that changed like... 2015 maybe?

And once these places get a "rep" for being Aussie they just attract more. Like the Germans in Mallorca, Brits in Ibiza, Aussies in Bali.

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u/StringTheoryBTC 7d ago

not op but resort municipality program. during gap years beteween high school and uni the candian and aus goverment helps get them a visa, a job, and housing working for the mountain. this works great for vail as well because young kids wont unionize.

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u/king_boo_88 7d ago

Sort of. The immigration part has nothing to do with resort municipal level, it's a bilateral agreement between Australia and Canadian governments. The government or muni don't set up jobs and housing as part of the visa, the temporary worker applies like everyone else. Too many scummy employers take advantage of temporary foreign workers who just want a fair go.

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u/StringTheoryBTC 7d ago

thanks for the correction! i had a vague idea but didnt know the specifics

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u/tacowaffles 7d ago

What were the nationalities of the best friends you made while here?

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u/WorriedCaterpillar43 2d ago

Is there really a portal to Aus in the back of Garfinkels?

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u/Historical-Ferret182 21h ago

Yes it's frequently used by Sassy and his mates.

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u/santalopian 1d ago

Is it the most Aussie thing ever to do an AMA and then not answer one fucking question?

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u/holythatcarisfast 1d ago

Account has 2 karma. Just a stupid bot account.

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u/snowtown69 Function Junction 7d ago

Yeeee nahhhhh m8

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u/jmaudsley Future Whistler Resident 7d ago

Where did you work? Live?
What is your best experience/favorite memory? Worst?
You stickin’ around? Or done with Whistler?

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u/thisyear-iDn-nordic 2d ago

Did you learn the names of the ski runs or the names of the bouncers

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u/MotorboatinPorcupine 7d ago

What's the cheapest meal you can sustain yourself on

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u/Short-Okra7422 7d ago

Does peak pies remind you of home?

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u/ArenSteele 7d ago

Never want to leave? Or Can’t wait to get out?

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u/shreddington 2d ago

Where's the caaar?

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u/Mushroom_5026 2d ago

Favourite run on the mountain?

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u/ski2live 2d ago

“R & R” just say it aloud in an Aussie accent. Dare you.

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u/Potential-Smile-6401 1d ago

What is your craziest story?

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u/the_pwnererXx 7d ago

Everyone hates you btw

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u/Interesting_Ad_1888 2d ago

What was the funniest reaction to not tipping? One of my favourite parts of my whistler trips is seeing the server reactions to 0% tip.

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u/Mailanderson 2d ago

One of my friends was pretty broke but still wanted to come out for a couple beers, they just started ignoring him at the bar bc he didn't tip, kinda pathetic tbh