Whistler Golf Season in Full Swing!

May 18th, 2011

The closing of the Whistler gondola and the start of long light nights can only mean one thing, it’s time to rummage through the garden shed and roof attic for your golf clubs. The ground staff at Nicklaus North, Big Sky, Fairmont and Whistler Golf Clubs have been working overtime to prepare the fairways and [...]

Whistler Wrap Up to 2010/2011 Season

April 25th, 2011

With the closing of the 2011 Telus Festival came the end of the winter skiing on Whistler Mountain and what a winter it has been!  The Mountains broke several records with a snow base of over 4 meters, and it was the Second snowiest season on record.
The great snow conditions and glorious weather reports brought [...]

Luxury Whistler Hotels Make the Perfect Weekend Escape

March 1st, 2011

If you are looking for the perfect place to escape to for a few days relaxation then Whistler hotels
are perfect. There is a lot of accommodation in Whistler but we chose the Pan Pacific Whistler
Mountain Side Hotel which was voted as having the best location in Whistler by the Conde Nast
Traveler Magazine and it certainly [...]

Whistler Remembers the Games

February 16th, 2011

Gone are the roaring crowds, the cameras and the lights. Gone, too, is the traffic – a relief to
some, even as purveyors of Whistler accommodations lament the passing of the boom.
Yet, the memories remain, and in the year following the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games many still flock to “ski Canada” in one of the [...]

Whistler Weekend Getaway

May 26th, 2010

This past weekend, I packed the car and headed up for a quick weekend out of the city for a girls night out!  I had my puppy with me, so needing a Pet Friendly place to stay our group headed to the Westin Resort & Spa in Whistler Village.  Amigo was welcomed with open arms, [...]

New Mountain Biking Terrain

March 11th, 2009

So I heard from an inside source at Whistler Blackcomb that the mountain is in discussions of building a new bike park on Blackcomb mountain.  This would double the amount of runs available for mountain biking.  Apparently mountain biking has increased in popularity so much they need the extra runs to pace out the riders.  [...]

Peak 2 Peak: Revolutionizing Skiing in North America

October 4th, 2008

Canada’s premier ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb, has unleashed their newest (and boldest) addition to date, the new Peak 2 Peak Gondola. Set to open December 12th, 2008, the Peak 2 Peak’s 28 sky-cabins will travel an amazing 4.4 kilometres between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain, making it the only gondola of its kind in North America.
Whistler Blackcomb Peak To Peak Gondola

Top musicians headline 3-day festival in British Columbia

August 22nd, 2008

This summer, the mountains of British Columbia will echo with sounds from what is sure to become one of the world’s top musical events.
The Pemberton Festival, which runs July 25–27, will take place in a tiny village just 20 minutes north of the renowned resort of Whistler, British Columbia, recently ranked “The Best Place to [...]