Saturday, February 2, 2013

Two little powderhounds

The last few weeks of the school holidays were spent skiing at Whistler and it was beyond fabulous.  I know, I am very lucky.  I hope the boys realise how lucky they are as well one day. We were blessed with gorgeous weather and fantastic snow and skied almost every day.






From Whistler village you can ski two different mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb.  The two mountains are joined by the Peak to Peak Gondola a record breaking feat of remarkable engineering.  It is the longest unsupported span for a lift in the world and the highest lift system of it's kind in the world.      It was an amazing experience riding in it, although the Captain admitted to me afterwards he felt a little wary, the 4 year old however is a daredevil and as you can see had his eyes trained out the windows of the gondola the whole way.




We stayed in Whistler Village and it was just gorgeous, all the Christmas lights were still up and the atmosphere was amazing.  I felt like I was walking through an illustration in a vintage children's picture book about Christmas.










Whistler for kids is a magical experience.  The ski school was fantastic, great instructors and everything else you would expect from a ski school program.  They even attach Flaik's (a GPS) to the kids so that at the end of the day you can go online and track the runs that they did each day. Probably so the instructor doesn't lose a kid either I suppose.  We couldn't believe it when we saw that the 4 year old had done a couple of black diamond runs.   I mean, he said that he had done them but we, and I know it sounds bad but we didn't believe him!  But with "big brother" watching his every move we discovered he was actually telling us the truth!



There are even a few playgrounds dotted amongst the many runs.  This one is called The Tree Fort!  Hard to believe that they managed to scamper about all over this in ski boots.











The highlight of the holiday? Well for this one it was that he got poles!  Quite the milestone for a little powderhound!




On either side of Canada we squeezed in a few days in the States.  Including a quick side trip to Legoland.








Luckily for the grown ups someone at Legoland has a sense of humour.  Even R and I had a wonderful time.  (I am allowed to laugh at the Volvo thing, my parents have always had one!)

Several weeks away though and we are now thrilled to be home and I am looking forward to catching up with you all.  I have been thinking of all my QLD friends and hope you have all survived the wild weather.  It even made the news in Canada!





19 comments:

  1. How fab....it looks like an amazing trip! Went to Legoland in the UK and missed the humour.....maybe because we were in a motorhome....I have recently become a Volvo driver......and am converted! Rx

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    1. I am a huge Volvo fan, our family car growing up was always a Volvo station wagon, my parents are still driving one today! The boys adored the Volvo Driving School at Legoland while we thought it was hilarious! xx

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  2. Gorgeous photos. So pretty and such a fab holiday.

    We went skiing in Vermon after our NYC trip. Scary how quickly my kids picked it up - they had never been before. (I had never been before either and was outskiied by Farmgirl on the first day....!) Like you I am trying to make my kids realise how lucky they are. (A few days doing farmwork in the heat should help with that!)

    Take care.

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    1. Vermont sounds fabulous and how lovely that you all got a chance to experience skiing. I was thinking about you whilst we were in the States and wondering how your holiday was going. xx

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  3. Welcome back home:) Wow Emma what an amazing adventure all of you had and a wonderful experience for your boys too. I have to confess I would love love to go overseas and do this one day, Canada is on my list of countries I want to visit. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos with us. xx

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    1. Thanks Catherine, we had a wonderful time and I know how lucky we are. I truly hope that you do get overseas when the time is right and Canada is definitely a must do. The mountains and the forests are almost indescribably beautiful. xx

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  4. wow! lucky kids and you, and lucky to get such great weather.
    i've skied in the States a few times but not Canada.
    It looks magical.
    x

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    1. We are lucky, I know! Now to teach the kids some gratitude!!! xx

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  5. What an amazing , best ever in the whole world, experience for your boys. They had best be talking about this one for a long long time! Whistler looks amazing and it looks like you had great weather. Cannot believe cyclone oswald made canadian news. Cannot show Roboboy those pics of Legoland or I will have mutiny on my hands! mel x

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    1. Oh Roboboy would have loved it! I take it he hasn't seen the promo for Legoland at the beginning of the Lego Star Wars DVD then? My two seriously talked about the magic of Legoland everyday after seeing that! xx

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  6. Emma, I didn't know you were in Canada. Awesome photos! I lived in Vancouver for a year so spent many a weekend up at Whistler - loved it!!!! Looks like you all had a wonderful holiday. And yes, those kids are very lucky :-) Mel x

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    1. Oh I loved Vancouver, such a beautiful city! What a wonderful experience it must have been living there! We loved every minute of the holiday. xx

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  7. That looks like such a magical holiday!
    It almost makes me miss living in the snow...almost...I still like to visit home during the winter but I don't think I would ever like to live in the snow again!

    And I remember when I was learning to ski and got poles! It was a great day!

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  8. I don' t think I can put into words how envious I am. WOW! Awesome holiday - snow AND legoland. What more could you ask for. What beautiful memories you have all made

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  9. Oh what a wonderful holiday!! Canada looks amazing...I have always wanted to visit Vancouver! And I love California! Your photos are gorgeous!

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  10. Oh wow!!! That just looks stunning! What an amazing experience for your kids! I've only been to Canada once and am desperate to go back .

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  11. Wow, wow and wow! Everyone keeps telling us how fabulous Whistler is and that we have to ski there, but until seeing your post I'd never really believed them...but my goodness it does look great!

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  12. ohhh were you guys there with Mel and Andrew your neighbours? I have ALWAYs wanted to go to Whistler, it just looks magical x

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  13. Oh Emma, what breathtaking photos!! That accommodation looks amazing and all those snow covered peaks must have been so beautiful x

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