Behind the Scenes

There are three competition venues in the Whistler area. The Whistler Sliding Centre is home to luge, bobsled and skeleton competitions. Alpine skiing resides at Whistler Creekside. I didn't get to see the Whistler Olympic Park but I will eventually when helping out at the Nordic skiing disciplines: cross country, ski jumping, biathlon and Nordic combined. I was a pre-teen the only time I have skied. I have never been to a competitive skiing venue, much less seen a luge track. This is all new to me. I try to keep my ears and eyes open and soak it all in, hoping that it will start to make sense to me.

Canadian observation of the day: approximate Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion can be done by doubling the temperature and adding 30

Whistler forecast (Celsius): High 6, Low 0, partly cloudy