The international couple, who Ryan say split their time between Europe and New York City and are self-made, also bought the lot next door for an additional $7,500,000 to build a guest house and tennis courts.

The buyers were able to purchase the home because Whistler is exempt from a new law that prohibits foreigners from buying homes in Canada.

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    They’re talking kind of three months in the summer and two to three weeks in the winter for skiing.

    To drop 32 million on a house (which is mind bogglingly in and of itself) and only spend three months in it? Motherfuckers out there with way too much goddamn money. That’s ridiculous.

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      Yup. $39.5 mil when you include they purchased the lot next door too.

      Never mind the fact the gov’t didn’t include Whistler in the new foreign ownership rules. 😠

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    Worked myself to exhaustion to survive for about 15 years now. I’ve probably earned around a hundredth of that value.

    I’m sure they’ve worked as hard as I’ve worked for about 1500 years. Or worked a hundred times harder every day in order to buy this house.

    Man, rich people work really hard! I must be so fucking stupid and lazy.