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I'm headed up to Vancouver for 2 weeks this February to enjoy the Winter Olympics. Anyone else headed up? Anyone ever been to the Winter Olympics? Any recommendations? And while I would LOVE to keep up the tradition of biking in all the cities I go to, I'll be headed there with snowboard in tow so I don't think I'll be able to take the Surly =( If there are some RJ members going up there, how about an Olympic meetup?

Vancouver RJ meet-up?

sounds good to me, keep me updated

I am planning to be outta town during the Olympics.
Keep me posted about a Vancouver RJ meet up though.

I'll be there...I have to work lol Vacation is blacked out for me for Feb and half of March

Thirdbeach saidI am planning to be outta town during the Olympics.
Keep me posted about a Vancouver RJ meet up though.

Lucky!
if i could, I would leave too


gonna be a shit show

If you have tickets to the events you want great, if not don't worry, if the US or Canadians aren't in the the finals the scalpers will be practically giving them away. If you get tickets to minor sports, don't worry, you will still have a blast. Curling Rocks! And go to the Cross-Country events, their fans are nuts, and usually have great booze (in Lillehammer is was home-made.) If you will be there at the end of the Games you will probably be get into the closing ceremonies with no problem, all the Corp. Sponsor Guest will be gone before the last day. In Atlanta they were giving volunteers tickets to fill the end zone for the card display.Pack a lot of energy foods and drinks for the day, everything will be expensive near the events and activity centers.

I'll be in town most likely Feb 11-18 split between Whistler and Coal Harbour. I'd bring your bike! the ski hills will be hard to access.


Did the SLC games...get ice hockey tickets, so much fun. I've heard there's a gay-athlete friendly lounge being put on at the Pan Pacific, not sure how utilized it will be as very few Olympians are "out".

Ill be staying with a friend in Vancouver for 2 weeks during that time. Would love to catch up with some locals!

RST2009 saidI'll be in town most likely Feb 11-18 split between Whistler and Coal Harbour. I'd bring your bike! the ski hills will be hard to access.

I've read that Whistler will be 90% open, only the Creekside (I think) base will be closed off. I've also been told that host cities experience a drain during the Olympics. Most people are either at the events or afraid to go on the slopes assuming they're packed, when in reality they are as busy or less as normal. So between my bike and my snowboard, I'll definitely be bringing the snowboard!

Aquanerd saidIf you have tickets to the events you want great, if not don't worry, if the US or Canadians aren't in the the finals the scalpers will be practically giving them away. If you get tickets to minor sports, don't worry, you will still have a blast. Curling Rocks! And go to the Cross-Country events, their fans are nuts, and usually have great booze (in Lillehammer is was home-made.) If you will be there at the end of the Games you will probably be get into the closing ceremonies with no problem, all the Corp. Sponsor Guest will be gone before the last day. In Atlanta they were giving volunteers tickets to fill the end zone for the card display.Pack a lot of energy foods and drinks for the day, everything will be expensive near the events and activity centers.

I'm gonna leave a couple of days before the closing ceremonies, which sucks. But oh well. As ridiculous as it sounds I seriously want to check out at least 1 curling match. I'm not that interested in ice hockey, which I'm sure is the biggest event in the Games, but would like to catch some of the snowboarding, jumping events, and maybe the bobsled/luge events. I may now also have to check out the Cross Country Skiing now too!

RST2009 saidI've heard there's a gay-athlete friendly lounge being put on at the Pan Pacific, not sure how utilized it will be as very few Olympians are "out".

Ayup, that would be Pride House, on the ground floor of the Pan Pacific in Whistler Village. Here's an article on it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/sports/20pride.html

One part of the picture in Nelson's mind that remains fuzzy is whether Olympic athletes, gay or not, will go to Pride House. It is unknown how many, if any, of the Olympians who will compete next year are openly gay.

"I'm guessing, because that stigma still exists, it will be a modest turnout," said Greg Larocque, president of the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association -- North America, which is throwing its support behind Pride House. "But the fact that it exists is the story. Three Olympics from now, who knows what Pride House will look like?"

I'mm going to stay as far away as possible, but: at SLC the surprise event for positive feedback and audience enjoyment was Biathlon. You might also enjoy cross-country sprints. Both will be cheaper tickets and probably readily available. Something different!