Where is the snow?
Its been a busy month since I last wrote on the blog. I have a job at Whistler, working in a restaurant at the top of the mountain, moved into a new flat and am trying to settle into life in a ski resort. There is no snow at the moment, and none forcast until January. This is bad news for the company I am working for and the workers, no snow no work. The town is suffering at the moment and the company is thinking about closing the mountains until snow appears. This is unheard of in Whistler. The worst thing about this all is that there probably isn't going to be a white christmas, which is why so many of us came up here in the first place. Not to worry, a work collegue suggested we hike up to Glacier Point (very long hike) and have a picnic and bon fire on xmas day. Not sure I'll take him up on the offer given that it will be very cold and I will be exhausted at the end of the climb I won't be able to enjoy the view.
The view from my new workplace is incredible. At orientation the company told us that Whistler was the number one dream destination in the world for holiday makers and I can now understand why. Even though there is no snow, the views of the mountains are stunning and you feel like you are on top of the world. Of course its not the Himalayas, but its good enough for me.
I've been trying to understand Canadian culture, reading up on what makes the country tick and all of that, but I'm still none the wiser. All I've come up with is that they are obessesed with identity (Don't ever mistaken a canadian for an American) and they like beer. Its much like Australia! They do seem to be a little more critical of things and are more interested in local news than world news. Its hard to get any information over here except from the web.
I am older than everyone by an average of about 5 years so no one understands when I talk about John Hughes films, its quite strange. Still its good for my ego because no one thinks I am the age I am so thats good.
Well theres not much more to tell, when I start learning to snowboard I will have more adventures to tell, hopefully no horror stories.
Its been a busy month since I last wrote on the blog. I have a job at Whistler, working in a restaurant at the top of the mountain, moved into a new flat and am trying to settle into life in a ski resort. There is no snow at the moment, and none forcast until January. This is bad news for the company I am working for and the workers, no snow no work. The town is suffering at the moment and the company is thinking about closing the mountains until snow appears. This is unheard of in Whistler. The worst thing about this all is that there probably isn't going to be a white christmas, which is why so many of us came up here in the first place. Not to worry, a work collegue suggested we hike up to Glacier Point (very long hike) and have a picnic and bon fire on xmas day. Not sure I'll take him up on the offer given that it will be very cold and I will be exhausted at the end of the climb I won't be able to enjoy the view.
The view from my new workplace is incredible. At orientation the company told us that Whistler was the number one dream destination in the world for holiday makers and I can now understand why. Even though there is no snow, the views of the mountains are stunning and you feel like you are on top of the world. Of course its not the Himalayas, but its good enough for me.
I've been trying to understand Canadian culture, reading up on what makes the country tick and all of that, but I'm still none the wiser. All I've come up with is that they are obessesed with identity (Don't ever mistaken a canadian for an American) and they like beer. Its much like Australia! They do seem to be a little more critical of things and are more interested in local news than world news. Its hard to get any information over here except from the web.
I am older than everyone by an average of about 5 years so no one understands when I talk about John Hughes films, its quite strange. Still its good for my ego because no one thinks I am the age I am so thats good.
Well theres not much more to tell, when I start learning to snowboard I will have more adventures to tell, hopefully no horror stories.
posted by Paula at
2:21 PM
