Replying to trip out west

I was thinking about taking a trip out west this march. I was going to fly from chicago to seattle. Cheap! Take a bus over to vancouver and stay with my buddy's bro. Ride a bus to whistler for about 3-4 days, then ride mt. washington for a couple. Am I doing this right? Any suggestions on what I should do with myself there. Where I should ride, apres le ski, anything. Someone throw me a frickin bone here. Help with the daily bus situation. I dont know much, but I figure there is a daily bus from vancouver to whistler. Anyone got any suggesionts that mights save me some money.
Thanks