Tahoe’s talk of Vancouver, Jan. 23

Publisher’s note: First full day in Whistler is about to begin for Lake Tahoe News writers.

It’s morning and we’re about to get some breakfast delivered before finding the Wizard — he’s the lift we see from our slopeside room at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler.

Skiing, hot tubing, drinking by fire pits -- Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Photo/Kathryn Reed

If this is what all things named “Chateau” can be, bring it on.

Yesterday’s massage by Robert hopefully has me loose enough to tackle that seven-mile run I keep hearing about. Sue is saying the same about her massage from Fanny.

The mountains are calling. We’ll start with Blackcomb today. The map for the resorts is so big they call it an atlas. We’ll see if we take the monster gondola between Blackcomb and Whistler today. There’s always tomorrow.