| What do people want when they look for a rental | | | | one or the other: either ski-in, ski-out or easy access |
| property in a ski resort? Typically there are two | | | | to the village. There are just a couple of exceptions |
| criteria: ski-in, ski-out (who wants to get on a shuttle | | | | to this. One is Snowy Creek, which occupies prime |
| bus with all their ski gear?) for daytime convenience, | | | | real estate just above Skier's Plaza. The other is |
| and easy access to restaurants and shops for | | | | Telemark Place, a development of 3 and 4 bedroom |
| après-ski entertainment. In many resorts it is | | | | townhomes just next to the Westin Hotel. This |
| tricky to meet both of these objectives, since if the | | | | development has its own ski-in trail and offers a |
| town is positioned (as is typical) in the valley, | | | | one-minute walk to the village. It truly offers no need |
| properties that offer easy walking distance to shops | | | | to choose between ski-in, ski-out and easy access to |
| and restaurants are by definition not ski-in, ski-out, | | | | shops and restaurants. |
| since for this they must be some way up the | | | | Is there any downside to Telemark Place? Well, |
| mountain. | | | | some of the older and un-renovated units are not |
| Whistler is a typical example. The main village is at | | | | too attractive, and none of them has a private hot |
| the confluence of two mountains, Whistler and | | | | tub. On the other hand, the renovated units are |
| Blackcomb. The lifts depart from the top of the | | | | beautiful, and several of them have private saunas. |
| village in an area known as Skier's Plaza. All the major | | | | Have a look at Telemark 1 or Telemark 25 for an |
| shops and restaurants are positioned on the | | | | example of a renovated property in this |
| pedestrian walkway that leads back from Skier's | | | | development. If you are seeking a no-compromise |
| Plaza. On the other hand, all the ski-in, ski-out | | | | location in one of the world's top resorts, you should |
| accommodation is positioned up the mountain in the | | | | give it a look. |
| other direction. So, generally, you have to choose | | | | |