Hasta La Ideas

Four tips on where to eat, sleep and get pampered in North America’s largest mountain resort

Recently spending a week at Whistler Blackcomb (my annual snowboarding destination), I stuck to some of my favorite gear and places but also used the trip as an opportunity to try some new things. This first story, in a series of three, focuses on highlights of Whistler itself. Stay tuned for a gear round-up and apparel review both later this week.

Four Seasons

While a little off the beaten path, the Four Seasons makes up for it with spacious rooms that all come equipped with cozy fireplaces, thick terry robes and toasty down comforters. Impeccable food throughout its two restaurants and full bar service at the hot tub lends easy indulgence to a stay there. Being out of the fray of the main village provides a peaceful atmosphere, and a constantly rotating shuttle bus and Mercedes MLS courtesy car provide easy access to everything—nearly on demand.

Scandinave

New to Whistler this year, the Scandinave Spa is exactly what the resort town has been missing. The 3 acre property has multiple baths of varied temperatures, a large steam room and huge pine sauna. All of these features are outside and set in to a beautiful, rustic slope, complimented by modern Nordic-style buildings that house a café, along with locker and treatment rooms. The deep tissue massage I had there was one of the best resort-town massages I’ve ever had.

Rim Rock Cafe

Down near the Creekside Village is the Rim Rock Cafe, an old Whistler standby. Skipping the fanfare of complicated dishes and stuffy interior design, this restaurant features local foods in simple preparations alongside a wide selection of regional wines. Be sure to request a table by the fireplace for a touch of authentic charm.

Crystal Hut

At the top of the Crystal Chair on Blackcomb is the best food on either of the mountains. While you’ll smell the waffles before you enter the door, it’s the salmon, potatoes and veggies prepared in their wood-burning oven that win me over. Plan ahead though, Crystal Hut is a small space that gets crowded, and food is made to order so there’s plenty of waiting.

Voici en exclusivité le nouveau clip du groupe Two Door Cinema Club sur le titre “What you Know”, extrait de leur album Tourist History signé chez Kitsuné. Une direction de Lope Serrano issu de la production Canada (El Guincho – Bombay). A découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

Previously on Fubiz

• El Guincho – Bombay
• Whistler Blackcomb XXS
• Natural Progressions

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Découverte de cette vidéo de sport de glisses de la part de Ryan Flett, pour le KMC’s Backyard Booty à Nelson BC. Un condensé de prises de vues HD au Canada mêlant des shootings en Canon 7D, et une technique entre photos 3D, time-lapse, et post-production sous After Effects.

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• BMX in Slow Motion
• As The Stars Fall – Artificial Sun

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Sono sicuro che la Stussy Canada Collection piacerà molto al nostro Grande Capo!
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One of the most esteemed purveyors of classic eyewear gets an online store

To score a sunglasses fitting with the exclusive Vintage Frames Company, it wouldn’t hurt to be a hip-hop mogul or Russian princess. But now the largest distributor of its kind is offering hundreds of choice styles each month—from legendary labels like Alpina, Carrera and Silhouette—to the masses through its just-launched webshop. “The point [is] to offer a selection of frames to the public who have been dying to purchase them for the past years,” says owner Corey Shapiro.

Based in Montreal, Shapiro and his team of fashion historians search the world for deadstock designer eyewear. His warehouse has more than 150,000 mint-condition frames, spanning the 1950s to the 1980s. “Old eyewear manufacturers took time and love to produce eyewear,” explains Shapiro. “Any of the handcrafted details put into eyewear cannot be added to today’s eyewear, as those factories have long been closed.”

Nostalgia and manufacturing techniques aside, Vintage Frames has become a leader in shaping optical trends, as their reputation as a highly sought source of long-lost classic and original models has grown. “We also run a rather large division aiding today’s new eyewear designers through a historical look of eyewear, renting them all kinds of frames as production samples,” adds Shapiro.

Such tight relationships with brands makes for a pretty amazing commemorative reissue as the label celebrates its fifth anniversary this month and online grand opening with a collaboration. “We have made a very special Cazal 951, which is the first frame I ever owned in my collection,” he says. “The status of a man in a certain crowd could be judged by how deep he went into accessorizing his 951. Diamonds, snakeskin, leather, gold—all that!”

Visit the Vintage Frames Company’s webshop for this month’s selection before it’s gone.