This morning, breakfast burritos and coffee-flavoured Monster seemed to be the post-party fuel of choice. A few early risers had the right idea and managed to get into costume before heading onto the slopes, including a man in a giant sumo wrestler costume. How he snowboarded in that, I will never know.
The Schick mechanical bull was undergoing maintenance today – must have been Choi the Korean Ski Jumper – so my first stop was the Whistler Chef Challenge, where two local chefs faced off against one another. They were given a surprise local ingredient and had to make a gourmet dish in only 30 minutes. Now that’s pressure! There are a number of heats and the two chefs with the highest score compete on Sunday for the title.
Meanwhile, sharpie artist Tim Barnard started his own face off against a white Pontiac Vibe. The car will be given away to one lucky contest winner later this weekend.
To kick off today’s Zune Concert Series, festivalgoers were treated to a country-inspired set by Run GMC. The show featured a pair of random cowboy boots on stage, some serious washboard playing and a banjo.
But, the hottest event of the day today was the Flash Mob. According to the Urban Dictionary, a Flash Mob is “A group of people who are organized via various mass communications to come together at a specified place and time, perform some (typically whimsical) action, then disperse.”
Today, I participated in Whistler’s first ever flash mob – and probably one of B.C.’s first and only flash mobs to date. The good people of marketing firm, Origin Design, teamed up with Skullcandy and Kokanee to organize the mob as a creative promotional event for the Silent Disco, which is happening later tonight at the GLC. Twitter and Facebook got the word out and around 200 Whistlerites gathered at the Westin to get their t-shirts and free Skull Candy headphones.
During the Team Canada DJ set this afternoon, mobbers descended upon Skiers’ Plaza and started a full-out dance party that only they could hear on their headphones. The sound guys were kind enough to crank up the volume soon after so onlookers could enjoy the tunes. Organized chaos ensued and the mob that was supposed to dance and leave, ended up staying and partying until the end of the set.
Team Canada is set to hit the Silent Disco later this evening along with Surgeon, Mister Fister and Foxy Moron (Whistler’s very own DJ andGo-Go dancing Queen Ace McKay-Smith).
After a short break this evening, I’m heading to VIP part at the GLC, to check out the skiing Big Air from the slopeside patio. After that, it’s on to the Silent Disco to dance the night away – with my headphones on.
Hot tip of the day: If you’re sans communicado like I am – lost my phone at Skate of the Art – pop into the Telus tent, where you can update your Twitter and Facebook.
