Glacier Lodge, Whistler

Whistler/Blackcomb/Glacier

Our advance bookings and package was wonderful, easy and convenient. The skiing was nothing short of fantastic. The rental agencies were very customer service orientated. However, our hotel room featured heavily stained carpets, damaged walls and dirty towles. We received no consideration/interest or followo-up when presenting these concerns to the hotel staff. Overall, our skiing vacation was nothing short of wonderful and we miss Whistler/Blackcomb already.

Superb snow

Our week at Whistler was excellent.  We had not skied on such consistently good snow since 1962 in Austria.  The big dump the week before we arrived had set all runs up well and the cold weather kept the snow excellent.  Unfortunately our first day was the Saturday of Presidents Weekend so getting up the lifts for the first ride wass orrendous, but once high up the crowds seemed to evaporate and the lines were not long.  Peak to Peak hs joined the two resort areas very well and the variety of slopes makes for enjoyable skiing over a week or more.  With good snow this is a first rate resort with plenty of restaurants and shops for the apres.

hard luck story

Here's my hard luck story:
Arrived on saturday, organised all my ski gear and accommodation. First days skiing on Sunday and what a great day. Great snow, great lifts, Peak to Peak gondola over and back, got lost a few times, had some great runs on seventh heaven. Then disaster. Stopped to say gidday to a charming american couple, had a chat and went on my way down piste. over a ridge on a medium slope and had the biggest stack of a long skiing history. Stuffed my knee and needed a sled ride down with the lovely ski patrol. Wrecked the holiday, (although i still got to sleep in, watch some American Tv, visit some great restaurants, see a fantastic resort, and meet some lovely Canadanians!

The staff at the Glacier were helpfull and considerate, the Insurance company were very good and gave me a buisness class return trip home because i couldn''t fit in the normal seat with the leg brace! The whistler MRI people were extremely helpfull, calling the insurance company numerous times and organising everything for me. Considering it was a bitch to have this happen at the end of the first day of my holiday, everybody was very helpfull, corteous and considerate. thankyou travel plan for a really well organised trip and will deftinitely be calling you after the operation to organise another holiday where i can see the full mountain!

Peter