UMBS Ski Club – Whistler Spring Break Details & Logistics
Pre-Departure Festivities
 Watch Warren Miller video at someone’s house?
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Happy hour at a bar on Friday night
Transportation to/from DTW:
We have arranged to have busses pick us up at the corner of Tappan and Monroe. You must be there by 7:45am and we will depart no later than 8:15am – if you miss the bus you are responsible for getting yourself to the airport – we will NOT wait.
Transportation to/from Vancouver airport:
We are renting vans and cars to transport us to Whistler. Everyone will be “assigned” to a specific house, so when we are leaving the airport make sure to get in the rental vehicle that is going to the house that you will be staying in.
We will need to leave very early in the morning to make it back to the Vancouver airport (~3am
– so be prepared the night before – we will most likely need volunteer sober drivers.)
Flight Details:
Our airline tickets are all E-tickets so the only thing you will need to check in is your passport. Seats on the planes have already been assigned so if you are traveling with a significant other / friend and would like to sit together please check on your seat assignment and make any necessary changes.
Depart from Detroit (DTW) on Saturday Feb. 22 at 11:00 am – America West Flight #75
Arrive in Phoenix at 1:18pm. Change planes to flight # 501 departing at 2:30pm
Arrive in Vancouver at 4:36pm.
Depart Vancouver on Sunday March 2 at 7:45am – America West Flight #751
Arrive in Phoenix at 11:51pm. Change planes to flight # 233 departing at 1:09pm
Arrive in Detroit at 6:48pm.
Housing:
Both houses are about 5 km from the Whistler Village with convenient access to the shuttle bus that runs to and from the village. Each house will have a map & / or directions to the other house.
House #1:
Sleeps 18 people (6 bedrooms 2 bathrooms), wood burning fireplace, 10 person hot tub, TV,
VCR, CD, Stereo, washer, dryer.
Occupants: Aaron Vandervelde, Abhishek Banka, Bryan Magnus, Chay Pearce,

Dave Purcell, David Lowy, David O'dell, Hillary Gelfman, Jeff Huebner, Jeff Simmers, Lisa
Mazzoni, Matt Tucker, Nana Bosma , Patrick Babka, Ryan Durfey, Scott Blacker, Sean McCabe,
T.C. Cheng, Thomas Bales
House #2:
Sleeps 13 people (4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms), hot tub, sauna, TV, washer, dryer. (Note: for people in this house it is important to keep noise levels down when in the hot tub at night – there are noise ordinances in place, similar to those that exist in AA).
Occupants: Alain Jablonowski, Alejandro Carbon Ripepi, Cesar Ciavoli, Claudia
Marques, Claudia Scavroni, Daren, Hugh Jedwill, Janet Rieke, Jessica Von Waldau, Marcos
Almeida, Sami Foguel, Tony L. Baptista, Wagner Sanches
Lift Tickets
Group Rates
# days skiing
3 of 4
4 of 5
5 of 6
6 of 7
Individual Rates
# days skiing Total
3 $ 128.0
4 $ 168.0 w/ tax
$ 125.00
$ 165.00
$ 207.00
$ 240.00 w/ tax
136.96
179.76
Per day
$ 41.67
$ 41.25
$ 41.40
$ 40.00
Per day
$ 45.7
$ 44.9
5 $ 210.0
6 of 7 $ 248.0
224.70
265.36
$ 44.9
$ 44.2
7 of 8 $ 285.0 304.95 $ 43.6
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Ski Days: Feb 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, Mar 1 (max 7 out of 8)
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Group ticket reservations must be made 7 days in advance, must be 20+ folks
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Can get mix of tickets, so let members specify via email by Thursday Feb 13
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If preference not specified, get the one that was budgeted (5 of 6)
Rentals:
We have set up a group account with BreezeSki Rentals that gets us 30% off of their daily rate, as long as 10 people sign up to rent, otherwise we will get a 20% discount.
You will pay for the rentals personally when you pick them up at the Blackcomb
Day Lodge.
**Have to sign up by 2/15/03 to secure the group discount. www.breezeski.com
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Group Reservations
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Find a group
 Group name: “Michigan”; Date 2/22/2003
 Password: “business”

 Click “CLICK HERE” to add a new member (that’s you) to the group
Complete the information on the web page:
1.
Name and personal information
2.
Shoe Size: American street shoe size
3.
Snowboard: Regular or goofy stance
4.
Ski length: this should be approximately your height in centimeters up to a.
your chin for a beginning skier +/- 5cm b.
your nose for everyone else +/- 5 cm c.
keep in mind an equivalent shape ski is 15-20 cm shorter than an older style straight ski for the same type of performance (ex: I used to ski
195cm, I now ski 175-180cm)
5.
Ability: this is for the binding settings and your safety, so be honest, this has nothing to do with the equipment you will get.
6.
Dates: 2/23 to 3/1
Ski Packages
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Sport: designed to turn easier at moderate speeds- beg to intermediate skiers
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Performance: intermediate-expert skiers
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Demo: you want to test different skis (whatever is available of their demos when you get there)
Board Packages
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Coach: normal boarder
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First Class: you know what kind of board you want- stiff, soft, backcountry, park etc…sign up on the web site for this package, and then the day you pick up the board choose from the selection available
The Following rates are based on ten or more renters. Package prices as indicated include boots and bindings.
Equipment Qty Daily Tax # Days Total
Sport pkg L 1 @ $13.50
+ $1.96
x 5 = $77.29
Perf pkg L 1 @ $18.00
+ $2.61
x 5 = $103.05
Demo pkg L 1 @
JrSki pkg L 1 @
$21.50
$10.00
+
+
$3.12
$1.45
x
x
5
5
=
=
$13.50
+ $1.96
x 5 =
$123.09
$57.25
$77.29 Perf L 1 @
Ski/Pole only
Demo L 1 @
Ski/Pole only
Coach (brd) L 1 @
First Class (brd) L 1
$123.09
$15.50
+
$18.00 +
$2.25
x
$2.61 x
5
5
=
=
@$21.50 + $3.12 x 5
$88.74
$103.05
=

First Class L 1 @
(brd-No boot)
JrSnbd pkg L 1 @
$15.50
$13.50
+
+
$2.25
$1.96
x
x
5
5
=
=
$88.74
$77.29
Food/Meals
We will be buying some basic food items to stock the two houses. Everyone will still be responsible for meals but we are planning on having snack items, drinks and some other basics taken care of for everyone.
Alternative Activities:
For all of the options just type in “Whistler” and the activity in any search engine and the internet will provide many options. The most expensive alternatives tend to be through
Whistler’s main site.
Snowmobiling riding around in the snow
+$100C
Snowshoeing walking around in the snow
+$15C
Sleigh Rides warm cider and sleigh bells
$+40C for the gang sled, +$100 for the Santa version
Cross Country Skiing 30km of trails to work off the winter MBA bulge
$+40C
Eating/Drinking to put the bulge right back where it belongs
$+who’s buying next round?
Longhorn has great après, Moe’s is a good nightclub, Black’s Pub is good for après, Buffalo Bill’s is fun, Araxi is a good place for dinner, the Chateau is good for brunch, Umberto’s has great Italian…and there are many more.
Dogsledding -
$+100C discounts if you bring your own dog…Chay
Shopping - we know that there is a GAP and a store that sells Whistler t-shirts
$0.50 how abouT that exchange rate? Stock up on those prescriptions too…
Heli, cat and backcountry guide skiing - reservations required, there are several companies to choose from
$ money

Spa/Massage - the Fairmont Chateau Whistler is the place to go.
+$140C (Unless you are one of the 12 staying in the love shack…)
CBC -
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24 hour news and hockey channel
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Friday night reruns of Strange Brew
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Saturday night reruns of the Road to the Gold- the Great White North