SUMMER’S HERE, WINTER’S NEAR

SUMMER’S HERE, WINTER’S NEAR

Whistler is known as a MTB mecca. And this summer Whistler has up’d its game once again. New trails and new features make 2015 at Whistler look like the best yet. Check out what’s been happening from the man himself, Whistler Bike Park Manager, Brian Finestone here What do we offer at Whistler? Well, if you’re MTB-obsessed, you’ll be in heaven. Our 3-week or 5-week […]

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Working as a guide at Whistler Bike Park – Blog 9

  The madness that is Crankworx Festival continued last week, and following on from the Garbo DH on Tuesday, it was straight on to the Fox Air Down Hill. I had a lesson in the morning, which I found fairly hard following my ‘race-hangover’ from the day before, but I finished guiding at lunchtime and managed to go and watch some of the race. I headed […]

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Working as a guide at Whistler Bike Park – Blog 8

  I started this week with a day off, the days before had undoubtedly been the busiest few days of the season so I deserved a rest, and had a few things to sort out in town. One of those ‘things’ was purchasing a new chain guide, I’ve broken two already, so third time is a charm…….right? Thursday and Friday I had Garbo Practice! Initially […]

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Working as a guide at Whistler Bike Park – Blog 1

  Every year Peak Leaders run a 3-week hiring camp at Whistler Bike Park. Those Peak Leaders trainees that are successful in obtaining the IDP level 2 qualification and manage to secure a working tourist visa are offered jobs as guides at Whistler Bike Park. This May the majority of our trainees managed to secure guiding jobs for the summer; one of these trainees was John […]

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