Really?
I stayed at a nice wood cabin about 5 min drive from the lift for $150.00 a night, you could sleep 3 couples there quite easily. Plus food, cost of living is about the same. And the lift passes were pretty cheap sorta (compared to Les Gets and especially Thredbo).
transfers to brisbane from rocky -$200,
return flights to Vancouver just before crankworx is the high season so flights (inc taxes) is around the $3100 mark - not high season (starting 18th July) - take off about $500-700.
Bus transfers from airport to whistler with bike about $150.
18 nights accomodation between 5 people is about $35AUS each a night ($630). Also Plow - there's no way i'm staying 5mins drive from the lifts (eg creekside)...don't want the expense of a hire car, hassle of waiting for public transport or finiding a park. We managed to find a nice fully self contained condo 5minutes ride from the lifts for $150CAN a night. For those looking you can't (or won't be able to afford) a fully self contained condo in Whistler Village - Look in Blackcomb and you can find some nice, decently priced stuff in Summer...its only a short ride to the lifts and pubs.
We budgeted the same amount each for food ($630 - some restaurants, mostly supermarket with no skimping)
Lift pass is $399CAN for a season pass or $99 for a 3 dayer, over 18nights i expect i'll ride more than 12 of those days- season pass $470AUS.
Thats $4380AUS already with no grog (expensive, when I was there a jug of Kokanee at Merlins (on Blackcomb) was $15 canadian...)
That also doesn't include a couple of nights in Vancouver at the end, spending money for duty free or luxuries (maybe a helibiking trip), any mechanicals, its advisable to buy a bike bag for the plane before you go etc etc. When I was travelling i'd do a budget like this one and then add 25%...there's no point hanging out to do this trip for a couple of years and then getting over there, drinking goon and living on rice and tuna.
