Fourteen years goes by in a blink

Passing of the torch, BC/Alberta border, 2010

After following the Olympic flame through Alberta, the SnowSeekers team wasn't sure things could have gotten any better. It did.
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DOC POW

- Feb. 11/10

In 1996, I was living in Vancouver, British Columbia working with the now concluded PGA Tour Air Canada Championship. Our golf tournament office shared space with this tiny office of three, who, at the time, were working on Vancouver’s bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Working on my tourism management diploma, I was in their office every day poking my nose around to learn just how a city bid for the world’s largest sporting event.

Serendipity at work

That summer, Vancouver went up against Toronto who received the Canadian nod to go up against Beijing, and we all know who won that bid process. That left Vancouver in the winter spot for 2010 (which as a snow addict I couldn’t have been happier about).

Fast forward 14 years to today and I am now sitting in Whistler with 24 hours to go before the world’s biggest winter festival and sporting experience kicks off. We drove from Edmonton to Whistler – a 14-hour cruise that took us to Vancouver to scoop up our broadcast and accommodations trailer for the three weeks.

SnowSeekers' home away from home, Whistler, 2010

Our oh-so-glamorous lodging in Whistler.
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Who could afford the $2,000 a night for rooms? As a start up media company, not us – so we got smart and last August rented ourselves a 31-foot deluxe trailer – our new home away from home.

Expect the unexpected

Our company, SnowSeekers Inc. – one of Canada’s leading snow-minded new media companies – is here to bring you a look at the culture of the Olympics: all the concerts, parties, and stories to answer the question of why Whistler is now welcoming the world.

Our team of journalists will do this through You Tube, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and Flickr to bring this exciting look at the games. We are pleased to hook up with audiences in the UK, Australia, the US, Canada and over 154 countries from around the world who will be following us through our partnerships with www.basecampgroup.com, www.saltmotion.com, www.freshpeaks.com and more.