I visited Whistler Blackcomb three years ago. After skiing four days, we decided it was not worth getting hurt and at the same time paying exorbitant prices for the lift tickets. I will not go back, ever. I was a Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance pro who has been skiing for the last 25 years. The new “carvers” who think they can carve on the sides of the runs at high speeds are weapons without brains of all ages.
This new tendency in skiing of getting on the edge on intermediate hills has also reached Eastern Canada in places like Bromont ski area, where I’ve had a seasons’ pass for the last 15 years. I was run over by a 250-lb., middle-aged skier, 40 to 50 years old. As a consequence of the impact I have suffered a permanent deficiency in my vision.
