Post by Nickfro on Mar 1, 2010 10:50:59 GMT -8
I'll admit that my absense form the forum was definitely due to the games and events taking place over the past fortnight.
Couldn't agree more about the excellent transportation during the games. I went to hockey and curling events in town. It took me 1 hour to get from my place in North Van to the curling rink, which included 2 buses in NV, a seabus crossing, Canada Line to King Edward Station, and a 1km walk to the rink.
I took the seabus a number of times during the games and never encountered a sailing wait. Most trips were busy, but everyone made it on board.
The Whistler highway was very quiet. The combination of the Alice Lake Checkpoint and Vanoc saying it'll take 4 hours to get up there made it a breeze to drive up. Even in the evenings I heard it was no problem. They had installed a number of counterflow lanes with pylons between each lane, but I don't think they were truly required. They were already pulling some of the pylons out on Saturday when I was driving back down to the city.
Went to 4 Man Bobsled last Friday in Whistler. It's amazing how steep that track really is. . .TV doesn't show its real slope! I stood at corner 15 for a few runs. Don't blink, because at 150km/h the sled comes and goes in an instant! 6 sleds tipped over on corner 13, which makes your heart skip for a moment when seeing a toppled sled sliding along. Fortunately nobody was injured.
The ski hills were extremely quiet. With no available day parking lots and most day trippers not able to drive the highway from the city, that prohibited many from getting to the hill. Many of the days they only had 500 people on both mountains combined! The normal daily number is usually 3 to 5 thousand on a weekday and upwards of 10,000 on a weekend!
The village was a lot of fun. It wasn't as busy as I thought it would be, but lots of things to see and do, and everyone was thoroughly enjoying the experience!
Couldn't agree more about the excellent transportation during the games. I went to hockey and curling events in town. It took me 1 hour to get from my place in North Van to the curling rink, which included 2 buses in NV, a seabus crossing, Canada Line to King Edward Station, and a 1km walk to the rink.
I took the seabus a number of times during the games and never encountered a sailing wait. Most trips were busy, but everyone made it on board.
The Whistler highway was very quiet. The combination of the Alice Lake Checkpoint and Vanoc saying it'll take 4 hours to get up there made it a breeze to drive up. Even in the evenings I heard it was no problem. They had installed a number of counterflow lanes with pylons between each lane, but I don't think they were truly required. They were already pulling some of the pylons out on Saturday when I was driving back down to the city.
Went to 4 Man Bobsled last Friday in Whistler. It's amazing how steep that track really is. . .TV doesn't show its real slope! I stood at corner 15 for a few runs. Don't blink, because at 150km/h the sled comes and goes in an instant! 6 sleds tipped over on corner 13, which makes your heart skip for a moment when seeing a toppled sled sliding along. Fortunately nobody was injured.
The ski hills were extremely quiet. With no available day parking lots and most day trippers not able to drive the highway from the city, that prohibited many from getting to the hill. Many of the days they only had 500 people on both mountains combined! The normal daily number is usually 3 to 5 thousand on a weekday and upwards of 10,000 on a weekend!
The village was a lot of fun. It wasn't as busy as I thought it would be, but lots of things to see and do, and everyone was thoroughly enjoying the experience!