Waterlogged Dog: Whistler Blackcomb Vancouver, Canada

I just returned from Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia for a ski-week. What an incredible time! It was a badly needed break from work for me and I only wished I could have taken the family. Work schedules don't always meld and so I took the opportunity to go with some ODU friends and their network of Ultimate frisby players who had already organized everything. It really wasn't that expensive, thanks to a lot of careful planning and cost sharing among the group. We spent a week at the 2010Winter Olympics venue. It was dreamy powder and endless skiing with endless snow falling. I am so spoiled! Thanks for making it happen guys!

Here's a picture of Vancouver that I took out of the window from our van.

Stocking up on food and BEER - notice the size of the respective carts? Honestly, the ladies went back to the store for more food.

Travis, limo driver, snowboard jumper!

The boarder - it wasn't too bad, but on our way out of Canada the officer asked if we had any "maple leaf candy!"

Jill, Chris, and Travis heading up!

oh, hell yeah! a little closer to "heaven"...

Me, K.C., and Joe

Popular Mechanics sums it up pretty well:
Passenger cabins hang as high as 1427 ft. (higher than four-and-a-half Statues of Liberty) and travel nearly 2 miles without passing a single support tower. It’s the longest unsupported span of any lift of its type.