Then add the stress of the equipment – for 6 people … Our kids at the time were 12, 10, 8, and 4, so for each one of us: helmets, goggles, neck gaiters, coats, ski pants, gloves (2 of them, which even though they can clip together, somehow both gloves prove difficult to keep up with), boots (crazy hard to walk in while you are holding all the stuff and herding children), skis, poles, lift passes. The older kids did a decent job managing their stuff, but the 4 year old really couldn’t, so we were trying to carry around all our own gear plus his.
I will say that Whistler has a very organized system for renting equipment, but even still, it felt stressful finding where we were supposed to go, getting all of the gear, carrying it around, putting it all on, finding a locker for our shoes and other things, and getting to the lesson location on time … without losing a kid or a glove … both of which may have happened at one point or another. Not to mention the bathroom breaks with kids once gear was on! Oh my goodness, I’m tired just thinking about this again. LOL. I’m certain there are parents that handle all this with no problem, calm and cool. I’m not that parent.
Wow! Looks like you guys had a wonderful trip, Josh and Emily. Thanks for the information about Whistler Blackcomb. We have been planning to visit the resort for the past couple of years. But things haven’t been very conducive. How are the accommodations at the resort? I would love to know more about that.
Whistler is amazing! It is so huge, but everything is run so smoothly. We actually did not stay on the resort. There are tons of places to stay there that look great though, and there are benefits to being right there on site. But for us, we enjoyed staying off site in Squamish, which is about 45 minutes from Whistler. It is such a cute and cozy town that we loved, and we found an awesome cabin there through Airbnb. The drive from Squamish to Whistler is beautiful too! I will say that while we were at the resort skiing, we weren’t super impressed with the food options. Everything was very expensive and not all that great from our experience.
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