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thetraveler · 01-31-2012, 04:26 AM

Toying with the idea of doing a season in Whistler next year. Any tips on how to find long term accommodation from expoerienced Whistler seasonnaires or locals? I don't wanna pay much more than 600 CAD per month...

**Donutz** · 01-31-2012, 07:58 AM

BWWAAAAAAAAAHAHHHAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAA!

For $600, you get to share a closet with 2 racoons and a hobo. Utilities extra.

thetraveler · 01-31-2012, 03:42 PM

hmmm, i have seen stuff everywhere for 1,000 CAD but that's pretty steep, even by European standards. is it really that expensive everywhere?

i was also toying with the idea of living off the mountain and commuting on a daily basis - how feasible is that?

how do you do it?

grafta · 01-31-2012, 05:08 PM

Depends on how far off mountain you are talking. Whistler has a public transit service (buses). I wouldn't live too far out (ie Squamish or worse yet Vancouver) unless you want to buy a car, then you may as well pay high rent and live close, so... oh and traffic can suck meaning you will miss first tracks

PS, I don't really know man, probably sack up and get in with some feral Australian brahs in a house with 10 others?

**Donutz** · 01-31-2012, 08:41 PM

Whistler's an expensive segment of an expensive area. Trouble with Whistler in particular is that it has little or no "real" town -- it's like Disneyland. All hotels and restaurants and condos geared for the resort crowd. Made worse by all the blow-ins trying to find rent while they work at the mountain

. Makes for an artificially high-priced market.

grafta · 01-31-2012, 09:24 PM

Donutz is right.

Assess the reasons for planning on going to Whis.

Some of the other resorts in BC may even suit better?

thetraveler · 02-01-2012, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grafta

Donutz is right.

Assess the reasons for planning on going to Whis.

Some of the other resorts in BC may even suit better?

perhaps something else would suit better:

i'm looking for good access to good and varied off-piste riding without the use of cats, sleds or helis (good lift system if you like), good park/s, an open-minded or broad based local community, cheap accommodation

anything come to mind?

grafta · 02-01-2012, 09:45 AM

Have a look through here > Western Canada - Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums

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thetraveler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Europe Posts: 391	Whistler Season 12/13 Toying with the idea of doing a season in Whistler next year. Any tips on how to find long term accommodation from expoerienced Whistler seasonnaires or locals? I don't wanna pay much more than 600 CAD per month... __________________ days not on snow in 2011: 11

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,662 Blog Entries: 176	BWWAAAAAAAAAHAHHHAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAA! For $600, you get to share a closet with 2 racoons and a hobo. Utilities extra. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Mountain Days: 30

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thetraveler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Europe Posts: 391	hmmm, i have seen stuff everywhere for 1,000 CAD but that's pretty steep, even by European standards. is it really that expensive everywhere? i was also toying with the idea of living off the mountain and commuting on a daily basis - how feasible is that? how do you do it? __________________ days not on snow in 2011: 11

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,662 Blog Entries: 176	Whistler's an expensive segment of an expensive area. Trouble with Whistler in particular is that it has little or no "real" town -- it's like Disneyland. All hotels and restaurants and condos geared for the resort crowd. Made worse by all the blow-ins trying to find rent while they work at the mountain . Makes for an artificially high-priced market. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Mountain Days: 30

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01-31-2012, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Depends on how far off mountain you are talking. Whistler has a public transit service (buses). I wouldn't live too far out (ie Squamish or worse yet Vancouver) unless you want to buy a car, then you may as well pay high rent and live close, so... oh and traffic can suck meaning you will miss first tracks PS, I don't really know man, probably sack up and get in with some feral Australian brahs in a house with 10 others?

01-31-2012, 09:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Donutz is right. Assess the reasons for planning on going to Whis. Some of the other resorts in BC may even suit better?

02-01-2012, 09:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Have a look through here > Western Canada - Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums