Winter is coming!

Whistler is the winter home base for the Whitney family, our permanent anchorage when we are not off wandering the world on SV Darwin Sound.

Al has been skiing here since Whistler Mountain opened in mid-1960s.  In the mid-1980s we moved to our ski-in ski-out condo above Whistler village, a seasonal home between Pacific Synergies sailing charters around the world through the 1990s.  Then we moved from the condo to a "real house" and began to experience some summer months in here too.

Both Charlotte and Toria spent their early years skiing in Whistler every winter, and both earned spots on the BCAlpine Ski Team. Charlotte has since shifted her focus to academics, recently earning a degree in Conservation through the Department of Forestry at UBC.  She spent a year on the Varsity Rowing Team, then  returned to alpine skiing in her spare time, twice winning the famous Peak to Valley Race here in Whistler. She is currently based in Vancouver - now with her own sail boat - and is pursuing a Masters degree.  Toria followed in her sister's ski tracks five years later, and is still racing.  Last year Toria was the only female picked up by the Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) and she is currently enjoying her full-time carreer as an athlete.


The 2010 Olympic Games are coming!  And the alpine events will be taking place in our own back yard.  Will we be involved?  Yes!  

And so, considering the many requests from family and friends about our involvement in the Games - and life in Whistler in general - we are starting this web log.  

We suggest you bookmark this page so you can easily return for photos and news....