Winter Season Work - Whistler, Canada

hachihead

Myself and my girlfriend want to head to Whistler this Winter Season. We already have our Work Holiday Visas.
Does anyone have any good sites, contacts, advice etc. for Work, Accommodation, etc.
I am aware Whistler is popular, hard to find work, etc. but it would be awesome if we could get there so we're going to try anyway.
Thanks in advance!

RasTa

You're better off trying to find work in Cypress. Whistler is too far from anything to spend 5-6 months there.

breadmonkey

I'm seeing this late but I hope you didn't take the terrible advice above and made it to Whistler!

RasTa

breadmonkey wrote: »

I'm seeing this late but I hope you didn't take the terrible advice above and made it to Whistler!

pffft, we had our own van, trailer and skidoo's no lines or lifts and home to Kits everyday.

breadmonkey

RasTa wrote: »

breadmonkey wrote: »

I'm seeing this late but I hope you didn't take the terrible advice above and made it to Whistler!

pffft, we had our own van, trailer and skidoo's no lines or lifts and home to Kits everyday.

I dunno man I just don't think Cypress has enough to keep you entertained for the season. It's a great local mountain but just not on the same level as Whistler. Also sounds like you were primarily doing backcountry?

breadmonkey

RasTa wrote: »

breadmonkey wrote: »

I'm seeing this late but I hope you didn't take the terrible advice above and made it to Whistler!

pffft, we had our own van, trailer and skidoo's no lines or lifts and home to Kits everyday.

I dunno man I just don't think Cypress has enough to keep you entertained for the season. It's a great local mountain but just not on the same level as Whistler. Also sounds like you were primarily doing backcountry?

RasTa

breadmonkey wrote: »

I dunno man I just don't think Cypress has enough to keep you entertained for the season. It's a great local mountain but just not on the same level as Whistler. Also sounds like you were primarily doing backcountry?

Yeah, mix of everything. I had the season pass for cypress and weekend was used for brandywine etc. I wouldn't like to live out in Whistler, fine to drive up too once a month for a run but not a nice place to live compared to Van. Like living in Disneyworld for 6 months.

Diemos

RasTa wrote: »

pffft, we had our own van, trailer and skidoo's no lines or lifts and home to Kits everyday.

You make it sound very easy but you need serious cash to do that, and local knowledge. As someone who has worked a season in Whistler (I agree it is like a bubble, but what a bubble ) very few folks travelling over for a season would have the know how or capital so set up what you are describing. Hell, I had only ridden on Kilternan before I landed there.

RasTa

Diemos wrote: »

You make it sound very easy but you need serious cash to do that, and local knowledge. As someone who has worked a season in Whistler (I agree it is like a bubble, but what a bubble ) very few folks travelling over for a season would have the know how or capital so set up what you are describing. Hell, I had only ridden on Kilternan before I landed there.

Or just befriend a local like we did. Well it was our landlord but he was an old hippy and pro snowboarder back in the 80's. Although like most Canadians he seemed to have all this outdoor stuff. He even had jet ski's.

Man that was some year over there.