People we work with and like

Whistler websites of interest

WORCA - Whistler Off Road Cycling Association - the local club resposible for many of the trails and the weekly race series.

Whistler Blackcomb - Official Site Whistler Bike Park.

Summit Sports - Rental DH gear and equipment. These guys are our preferred vendor for most things, good service, fair prices, well looked after equipment that is new each year.

Crankworx Festival - our annual biking gong show.

Whistler Mountain Bike - good resource, great contests, sign up to the email blasts.

Pique's - Whistlers news magazine, normally a good read.

Ziptrek Ecotours - 'death slides' Ziptrek.

Whistler Dream - Winter Accommodation Provider

Local Race websites

Worca - weekly dh and XC races

Test Of Metal- June's epic, sells out each year with 1000 riders.

Gear jammer - July great single track event.

Bc bike race - July, week long epic.>

Cheakamus Challange - September's suffer fest.

Tours and Lessons in Vancouver

Endless biking - We have a great working relationship with these guys and if you have a few days in the city its worth checking them out, they know the North Shore like the back of their hand.

NSMB - North Shore Mountain Biking e-community.

Airlines that fly into Vancouver from Europe

Canadian affair -Most often cheapest, but budget for excess baggage to transport your bike, from 18-30 pounds each way. Thomas Cook planes are more comfortable than transat.

Air Transat - Often the cheapest and part of the Canadian-affair website, normally most uncomfortable flight.

British Airways - Can work out cheaper as thereis no additional cost for sport equipment including bikes at time of writting.

Air Canada - Has some good offers on occasion, good legroom, free drinks. Additional cost for bike is $50 at time of writting.

KLM - via Amsterdam, but very comfortable planes. Unable to find info on bike transport.

Other Airlines

Air New Zealand - Direct to Vancouver