Whistler: Coming back to Canada's mountain ski destination

Having spent six years working in the Canadian ski resort, Cian Byrne returned recently as a visitor and fell in love with Whistler all over again

Whistler village, in front of the Blackcomb mountain.

Heavy snowflakes blow against the foggy gondola windows as I begin a familiar ascent up Whistler Mountain on a dark winter morning. 

The lilac haze of sunrise starts to pull itself up over the alpine peaks before turning brilliant orange and squeezing the night away, opening the mountains for the day.