Have you ever wondered just how far some people will go, and what they will do and put up with, just for the sake of living the Whistler ski bum dream?
Well, thanks to Carin Smolinski’s documentary photography project called Living the Dream, you can check out photos of all the crazy, inventive and amazing living situations and stories of locals who will do practically anything in pursuit of that Whistler dream.
You can check out all the incredible photos of squats, crowded bedrooms and camper van living at the opening party for the exhibit at the Southside Diner on Saturday (Feb. 20) at 9 p.m.
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BEARFOOT BISTRO’S WINTER VODKA LAND: The temperatures just plummeted for the après ski scene in Whistler, thanks to the addition of a hot (well, cool actually… very, very cool… literally) new sub-zero vodka room now open at Whistler’s Bearfoot Bistro restaurant.
Called the Belvedere Ice Room, Bearfoot’s new room is the first ever sub-zero vodka ice bar in Canada, and features a range of 50 vodkas from around the world showcased in sculpted ice displays.
The Belvedere Ice Room menu also offers chilled partner plates of gravadlax, oysters and caviar with vodkas from Russia, Poland, France, Sweden, the Czech Republic, United States, and even Pemberton. Patrons can keep warm in the -18 degree room with the complimentary use of parkas and winter hats.
For more info on the Bearfoot, go to bearfootbistro.com.
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SHOW YOUR COLOURS AT DODGEBALL: If you’ve been hankering for a return to your schoolyard days, then head to the Myrtle Philip Community Centre gym on Lorimer Road for a rousing game of dodgeball.
Hosted by LUNA (Late and Unique Nighttime Alternatives), the event starts Monday (Feb. 22) at 8 p.m. and is open to anyone 18 years and over.
And since this week’s game is taking place during those 2010 Games thingies, participants are encouraged to wear their country’s colours in style.
Entrance is $7.25 at the door, or $3 with LUNA membership. Memberships are available to 18-35 year olds for just $5 at Whistler’s Foto Source and at the door.
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FIRESIDE CHATS AT THE WHISTLER MUSEUM: Learn all about our local bear population tonight (Thursday, Feb. 18) at the Whistler Museum as local black bear researcher Michael Allen takes you on an interactive tour into the animal’s natural world.
Allen’s talk, A Night With Whistler’s Black Bears, runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Whistler Museum.
On Saturday (Feb. 20), the Museum’s chats continue with “Build it and They Will Come,” a resort reunion featuring Al Raine, Garry Watson and John Hetherington (all members of Whistler’s first town council), plus Eldon Beck (landscape architect), and Mike Vance (first town planner), as they recount stories of Whistler in the making.
Local wine, appetizers, and refreshments will be served. Tickets are $65 (and include a charity tax receipt) and are limited to only 35 tickets per night. For tickets and more information call the Whistler Museum at (604) 932-2019.
