On June 8th this past summer, my Olympic Outsider podcast (podcast feed) co-pilot Dan and I took a trip to reconnoiter some the venues under construction for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

You can see all the snapshots at the Whistler 2010 Olympic Venues photo set – here are some previews:

First, we checked out the sliding track near Whistler Village where the luge, bobsleigh and skeleton athletes will compete.

Then headed up Callahan Valley. passed security to the massive 90K and 120K Ski Jumps, and observed the jumper’s view, and an Inukshuk.

Then, we headed farther up the road to see Cross Country Skiing, and Biathlon venues including the target shooting areas.

We even saw a few bears roaming around, and enjoyed a few beers in the village:

Next up in the reconnaissance mission, the Richmond Speed Skating Oval.