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WinterPRIDE 2010 Book Early & Save

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Tell Us What you Think!
My Switzerland - Vacation Ideas & Deals
Air New Zealand - Special Promo Discounts for Down Under
Up Coming Events
Travelocity Never Roam Alone
Tell Us What you Think!  
Thank you so much for coming out and being part of the magic of our Olympic year -WinterPRIDE 2010.  Despite some hurdles and hiccups we hope you had enjoyed your stay with us as we celebrated in the after glow of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Please take five minutes and take our short 12 question survey that will help us better plan for 2011 and provide feedback to our resort partners.  With your comments you participate in making this one of the best Gay & Lesbian Ski/Board Events on the planet.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.  Click here to take the survey now.
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Thank you to our Volunteers!
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WinterPRIDE 2010 during the Olympic Year really stretched our army of volunteers as many have already put in hundreds of hours during the Olympics only to give more for our festival!  Thank you, so much!!  We are thrilled to announce that our long time volunteer that has given her time and energy not only to WinterPRIDE but to various other festivals and events in Whistler including the resort's "Village Hosts" has won our Volunteer grand prize of Tickets for Two anywhere in North America on American Airlines courtesy of AA.com's Rainbow Team!  Congratulations to Rosemary Cook of Whistler!  We wish you a well deserved vacation with American Airlines.
 
Special Thank you to My Switzerland for providing hot chocolate & coffee for the WinterPRIDE Guest Registration.  Please visit
My Switzerland for Travel Deals
 
My Switzerland - Get Natural
Air New Zealand:

Now that the Olympics & WinterPRIDE are over our friends at Air New Zealand have some great promotions to visit the land down under!  Visit Air New Zealand now for some great deals!

Air New Zealand Which Ever Way You Go
Up Coming Events:

Mar. 10-21 PRIDE house Vancouver & Whistler continue to celebrate sexual diversity over the Paralympic Games.  If you have yet to visit the historic PRIDE house you only have two more weeks until it closes... until London 2012! Click here for more info

Mar. 12-21 Whistler welcomes Paralympians from around the world for the Paralympic Winter Games!  Come out and cheer on these incredible athletes as they go for Gold!  Click here for more info


Mar. 27 skiOUT!  Whistler Gay & Lesbian Ski Club meets at 10AM at the Lightboard at the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain

Oscar Party at PRIDE house:
Congratulations to Michael Galbe & Michael Friedberg of New York - they both cleaned up at the Oscar Party winning some of the best prizes up for grabs including:

VIP Package for Two at the annual Pride Toronto, June 25 - July 4th!  The Grand Prize at the Oscar Party included:
- 2 Via Rail tickets (Ontario and Quebec ONLY)
- 2 nights accommodation in Toronto
- line bypass bracelets at Toronto Pride and
- 2 tickets for a ticket event/party for Toronto Pride
Toronto Pride June 25 - July 4, 2010
Second Grand Prize also won by the Michael Duo was an incredible 4 days, 3 nights at the luxurious Holiday Inn Sunspree Aruba!
Who needs a welcoming committee when you have swaying palms, pleasant trade winds and the deep blue Caribbean sky as your ambassadors?
At the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, they have gone to great lengths to further enhance the miracle that is their island by creating a carefree getaway that truly has something for everyone. TAG Approved so you can vacation in a safe and secure environment.

Holiday Inn Sunspree Aruba


Other Prizes for the night included an assortment of Love Nest Goodies, Gift Cards to spas, restaurants and retail outlets plus a tonne of great schwag!

Watch next week for photos on our photo gallery!
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GW-113 WinterPRIDE eNewsletter (Mar. 10/10)
Greetings from Whistler, ! 

Wow!  We did it!  Ken & I really appreciate everyone that came out and supported us this year at the first ever Pride House pavilion during the Olympics and WinterPRIDE - the evolution of gay & lesbian ski/board week immediately following the games.  Wow, what an incredible year it has been.  Thank you!

It was quite electric to feel the energy and the passion of so many people during the Olympics and having that excitement spill over into the annual WinterPRIDE festival.  We hope you had as much fun as we did and created some epic memories.

Now we are switching gears and cleaning up from this year's events as well as staying open for the Paralympics, so if you have yet to visit us at Pride House you still have another couple weeks before the doors will close until London 2012!

Please do take a couple of minutes and let us know what you thought of the festival by taking our short survey.  Click here to start now.


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Special Thank you to all of our Sponsors and Partners!

The festival is only made possible by the generous support of our sponsors and partners.  On your next purchasing decision we hope you will think of our sponsors and purchase their products or services.  Join their fan pages on Facebook and let them know how much you appreciate their support of our festival and other LGBT events around the world.
2010 WinterPRIDE Sponsors
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Travelocity Never Roam Alone Ski Guides: 
John Sutherland - Travelocity Ski Guide DirectorThank you to our army of volunteer Travelocity Never Roam Ski & Snowboard Guides!  I think you will agree the guiding program is no doubt one of the key foundations of the WinterPRIDE experience.  If you missed joining the group this year be sure to join us next year Jan. 30th - Feb. 6th as we continue to improve the Mountain Experience!
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If you have any questions on the Travelocity Never Roam Alone Ski Guide Program - please feel free to send John an email to learn more john@gaywhistler.com
Thank you again for coming out and being part of WinterPRIDE, and if you were not here this year... there is always next year Jan. 30th - Feb. 6th.  Our Resort Partners are preparing some incredible Super Early Booking Discounts so keep your eyes peeled over the next couple weeks!

Winter is still here in Whistler - despite the beautiful spring weather we had last week.  We are forecasting 50+ cm this weekend... so if you want to come up and be part of the Paralympics and do some great skiing/riding... check out our Last Minute Specials available by calling 1.866.787.1966 or booking on line today for all your WinterPRIDE needs.  Make sure you remind the reservation agent you are with GayWhistler's WinterPRIDE all season long!  Visit often as this is going to be one incredible season. 

** mark in comments that you are with "WinterPRIDE" throughout the season!

 
Cheers,

Dean + Ken
Alpenglow Productions/GayWhistler