Went out in the Summer, it's fapping AMAZING!!!
Really wish I took a trail bike with me, tempted to rent one, but we'd bought a lift pass for everyday.
Anyway the Bike Park is really something else, as someone mentioned trail maintenance is way, way, way better than Morzine /Les but you still do get braking bumps on the most popular / warm-up trails like B-Line and Crank it Up.
You don't get to do great big multi-valley trips like you do in the Alps, it's two lifts, one feeds into the other, but there are plenty of trails, despite it's rep, I actually found most of them easier than the ones in the Alps, well perhaps easier isn't the right word - more accessible maybe (I'm no riding god by any stretch) Whistler isn't as steep as the Alps, not even close, plus the trails are mostly hard-pack so instead of sliding/flying down a mud covered super steep trail looking for places to scrub speed for turns etc you can start slow, pick up your speed when you want and really place yourself for the jumps and turns, they're all very nicely made and really confidence building.
There are ample opportunities to scare yourself half to death, there is stuff there that would NEVER get past British H&S, but everything is well signposted and if you end up getting out of your depth on a drop or gap you’ve no one to blame but yourself.
You will see a Bear or two on the trail, but they wont eat you, in fact you can’t move for nature out there.
And dare I say it..... a Mutzig in Bar Robbo after a day on the Mountain is nice, but it’s not a patch on a jug of beer in the GLC watching the drops or the Longhorn watching the Waitresses...
We stayed with Bear Back too, great staff, really friendly and a good laugh, excellent guides, great food and accom.
It’s bloody expensive though!!! £700+ for flights, £500 for digs, £250 for a 6 day bike park ticket, etc – spent £800 in a week, and that was without a single mechanical! Bike bits are UK LBS prices, (don’t forget everything is quoted “plus tax”) but tyres are stupidly expensive - $100 “plus taxes” for a basic 2.5 Highroller.