I’ve done it. I’ve spent an entire season in Whistler and it’s been totally awesome! I’ve had a totally great time. I’ve skied every single day that I could. I got off to a slow start, skipping a few of the early days skiing in the season, but I got right into it when I started working as a ski instructor.

At first I was hoping to work as a snowboard instructor because I’m qualified to do both, but they are very short in ski instructors, so that’s what I did. I actually didn’t get a single day on the mountain as a snowboard instructor. I was frustrated by this at first, but as time went on I found a brand new appreciation for skiing.

The season at Whistler was off to a really slow start. Not much snow at all. They didn’t open half the mountain until the very end of January. Speaking of the very end of January, that’s when I dislocated my kneecap and was no longer able to teach. I dislocated my kneecap by teaching some of my students how to do some ski tricks. I had done this single trick about 10 times that day, but this one time I messed myself up pretty bad. I felt a pop and pain and fell to the ground screaming. I was completely off skis for 28 days straight and missed a total of 35 on the mountain.

I’m still recovering to this day from my injury, you can see the video of my 100th day on the mountain here.  I’m doing much better and I haven’t skied in a few days now (which I’m sad about). The mountain is still open but I’m back here in Toronto visiting for a few weeks.

Whistler is quite the bubble of a place. Nobody takes it seriously. By that, what I mean is, most people go to Whistler for a season.  Then they leave. Not many people decide to move out there for years and years like I have. So I make friends, and then they leave. It’s tough, but it’s just the way it is. I’ve met some people that will definitely be my friends for life and I’m stoked about that.

The mountain doesn’t pay well enough. I’ve been running WhistlerWatch.com for a while, and I’ve considered monetizing it, but I’m not happy with the direction that it’s gone and the identity that it has held. I don’t want to run a news website or be a secondary journalist. I want to do something new and fun and creative with my site, so I’ve been trying to figure out what it is that I’ll be doing with it in recent weeks. Since the mountain doesn’t pay well, everyone is broke. Really broke, and in these times of economic turmoil, it’s time to get off your ass if you want to be rich.

I’m starting up club crawl. That’s all I’ll say about it for now.

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