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This working visa application shit will be the death of me. To many stupid / pointless hoops to jump though!
1. September is the swing month. The last two Septembers have been absolutely glorious but could also easily be extremely dreary, wet and unpleasant.hey guys I'm super keen to get to whistler this season but have yet to start saving :/
Questions:
1. at what point does riding in whistler become undesirable due to the weather turning shitty?
2. how much would a month in whistler (all costs inclusive) roughly cost? what would be the absolute minimum amount of money needed?
3. if i were to embark on a motor home adventure from the US into whistler would i be able to drive it into whistler and leave it somewhere while i ride?
and help would be cheers!
There's free RV/Camper parking in Lot 4/5 in the village. This isn't for camping though, just for parking the vehicle up. But in saying that you see a few people crashed out in their cars here. I've had a buddy spend a night in his big camper he'd hired without getting hassled by by RCMP. No power, water or shitters though.Thanks a lot for the tips guys! I'll be tossing up between an rv and the cheap accommodation while I save up some dollars. Also, gonna have to put a bit of thought into either taking my bike over or selling and re purchasing when I get there. Decisions decisions!
I'm going over to Whistler for 9 days on the mountain, followed by some time in Vancouver and then Contiki in SW USA (LA, Vegas etc.). I am going to be flying my bike down to LA, then storing it with these guys. USD12 a day, which could add up depending on how long you are going elsewhere for. I am doing about 10 days in the US, but posting me DH bike home semi-assembled (front wheel & handlebars off) is about $900 via air, and fully disassembled (removing rear triangle as well) would be around $450-$500 i think. You send it home via sea, but I got a bit confused and it looks like a bit of effort to organise.I'm looking at flights at the moment and I am considering the possibility of travelling elsewhere (either Quebec or California).
Has anyone done anything similar and how did you go about travelling with your bike? Did you find somewhere to store it? I imagine that sending my bike back to Australia would be pretty expensive and not worthwhile.
mate for 9 days you would be better to hire a bike, you get the newest of pretty much any bike over there and its kinda like doing bike tests.....no bag to carry around, no bike to worry about if its going to be there when you get back, so much easier for a short timeI'm going over to Whistler for 9 days on the mountain, followed by some time in Vancouver and then Contiki in SW USA (LA, Vegas etc.). I am going to be flying my bike down to LA, then storing it with these guys. USD12 a day, which could add up depending on how long you are going elsewhere for. I am doing about 10 days in the US, but posting me DH bike home semi-assembled (front wheel & handlebars off) is about $900 via air, and fully disassembled (removing rear triangle as well) would be around $450-$500 i think. You send it home via sea, but I got a bit confused and it looks like a bit of effort to organise.
Long story short, there are 3 realistic options.
1) Don't take your bike, and hire one instead. Can get a bit expensive (depending on time in the park), and you might spend the better part of a day setting things up how you want and getting used to a bike.
2) Take your bike, but don't go anywhere afterwards. Probably not an option given you asked the question.
3) Take your bike, store it somewhere, do your travelling, then go back and pick it up on the way home. LAX is a good hub to do this (number of flights to AUS go through here), although may get expensive depending on length of stay etc.
Don't forget that you have to factor in getting you're bike around with excess baggage etc. Can add up a bit.
September in my opinion is the best time to go. You can save lots on an end of season pass, and school holidays have finished so the trails are deserted. It's also nice and cool so you can do laps all day long. Just make sure you're going for at least a couple of weeks, because you will probably lose a few days to bad weather.does anyone have experience being over there in september? id love to get there earlier but just wont have the money till sep. is it worth waiting for another season or is it awesome anyway?