Whistler Flights

FLIGHT TO WHISTLER
Looking to find a flight to Whistler? Unfortunately there are no direct flights to Whistler itself. The airlines fly into Vancouver and then it is just a short drive up to Whistler.

There are now so many options to choose from on the internet it can become a bit overwhelming. Which is why we have done the hard work for you and chosen what we believe is the best company offering flights to Vancouver.

Lastminute – Vancouver Flights
Lastminute specializes in selling charter flights online. They have an excellent choice of flight times as they specialize in flights to Vancouver. Depending on when you book, you can pick up a great deal.
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Lastminute are a trusted and reputable company offering secure and safe online booking. Our family have booked through them and found they had a good customer service and got a great price.

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Hotels in Whistler

WHISTLER HOTELS
If you are looking to come to Whistler and are wanting to book your hotel online then we hope this page will be of help to you.

We have searched the internet for the best available Whistler accommodation at the best prices and the following company came at the top for all sections. They are a reputable company that has a good selection of hotels and chalets in Whistler at great prices.

Lastminute – Whistler Hotels
Lastminute is the premier independent hotel booking service on the internet with many different styles of accommodation bookable online. They have a huge choice at some great prices
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Our friends booked their hotel in Whistler online through Last Minute and they were very pleased with the service and the price. The accommodation was great and they had a fantastic stay.

Booking your cheap Whistler hotels online is very simple and only takes a couple of minutes and most importantly it save's you money!

Great Whistler Holiday

Holiday in Whistler
If you want to book a holiday to come to fabulous Whistler, then we hope this page will help you.

We have searched the internet for the best holiday packages to Whilstler and have chosen the following company as they offer many online discounts and have very competitive prices.

Lastminute – Whistler Vacations
Lastminute Holidays was created with a goal in mind, to create a unique holiday experience at great prices at the last minute. Their success has meant that they can not only offer those great deals last minute but also by booking in advance.
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By booking your flight and hotel through the same holiday company means you can often receive even better discounts.

Travel Insurance for Whistler

TRAVEL INSURANCE
Travel insurance is a very important part of arranging your holiday. We have therefore searched for the most competitive travel insurance available from reputable companies. Both of the companies rated well with Columbus Direct offering the best service and cover for the price.

Columbus Direct – Travel Insurance
Columbus Direct is the best known brand in the travel insurance market with customer satisfaction and value for money being a priority. They pride themselves on providing a quick, efficient and hassle-free service. They also offer a good Ski Travel Insurance. Highly Recommended.
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Essential Travel - Discount Online Vancouver Travel Insurance
Essential Travel offer their customers a simple, yet comprehensive, range of insurance services, at prices that offer excellent value for money. They also offer a good cheap ski and snowboard insurance cover.
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Both companies offer very good rates for a wide range of cover including cancellation of your holiday, travel delays, loss of baggage, money, personal accident, personal liability, legal expenses, medical cover and of course covers your own and hired ski equipment, cover for lift pass and ski school costs and piste closure.

Travel Insurance Essential Tips:
If you need to seek the advice of a doctor or be admitted to hospital whilst on holiday here, then you will need to take along your passport and health insurance documentation, which you must always arrange prior to your holiday. You may be expected to pay the doctors fee, which they will give you a receipt for so you can claim it back from your insurance company once home. As long as you have taken out insurance the hospitals will usually bill the insurance company direct.

Remember to inform the hospital staff on arrival of any medical condition you may have and of any medication you are currently taking. It is always advisable to have this written down and kept with your passport and insurance documents.

If you take any type of prescription medication, ensure that you have an adequate amount to cover you whilst on holiday. Check with your doctor that the medication you take is allowed through customs, as it may be that you need a letter from your doctor to accompany your medication.

Car Hire for Whistler

WHISTLER CAR HIRE
Whilst visiting Whistler you may wish to hire a car so that you can travel from Vancouver airport direct to your Whistler hotel at your own time and leisure. Arranging your car hire has never been simpler.


Holiday Autos – Car Hire from Vancouver
A hire car company our family have used and recommend is Holiday Autos. They are the world's largest online car rental broker and offer low, fully inclusive prices with a best price guarantee. They also offer a wide choice of cars with the most popular being the compact or economy model. They are the most visited car rental site in the UK and provide an award-winning service. Highly Recommended.
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EasyCar - Car Hire for Whistler
EasyCar was launched in April 2000 by Stelios, the successful founder of easyJet and Chairman of easyGroup. At easyCar they aim to offer you outstanding value for money. They achieve this by simplifying the product they offer, using their purchasing power and passing the benefits on to you in the form of low prices. They support and embody the core easy brand values of being low cost, innovative, and fun.
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The car hire companies we have listed provide maps from Vancouver airport to your Whistler hotel, meaning you can plan your route before leaving the UK.

We would advise you to book your hire car before leaving the UK to ensure that you have a car waiting for you once arriving at the airport. You can often benefit from many pre booking discounts this way too.

Having a hire car also gives you the freedom to see the many places and attractions in Whistler and Vancouver without any of the restrictions and expense of coach tours. See the hidden Vancouver, visit all those mountains and waterfalls usually inaccessible to coaches and buses. Enjoy the whole of Whistler and Vancouver at your own time and leisure, visiting any place you wish day and night.

Hire Car in Whistler & Vancouver - Essential Information:
When collecting your hire car you will need your passport, driving licence and booking reference.

Always ensure that the price you are paying for your hire vehicle includes full insurance.

In the event of a breakdown call the car hire company.

When driving around Whistler and Vancouver always have your driving licence and hire company paperwork with you, because if you are stopped by the police for any reason these must be produced.

Please remember that in Whistler and Vancouver you drive on the right hand side of the road.

Whistler -2010 Winter Olympics

2010 WHISTLER WINTER OLYMPICS
The question has been 'what city is the 2010 winter olympics going to be held?' The answer is VANCOUVER!

The 2010 Winter Olympics, known formally as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Vancouver, Canada. There will be several venues built in Richmond, Callaghan Valley, West Vancouver, and in the resort community of Whistler.

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada. In 1976 Montreal hosted the Summer Olympics and in 1988 Calgary hosted the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately Canada failed to obtain a gold medal at both of these Olympics. The Canadian Olympic Committee has therefore pledged that they will obtain the most gold medal standings at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

After Vancouver bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver's residents were subjected to a referendum accepting the responsibilities of the host city should it win its bid. Sixty four percent of residents accepted the challenge. Vancouver was in the final bidding with Salzburg, Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea. Vancouver won the bidding process by a vote of the International Olympic Committee in July 2003 at the 115th IOC Session held in Prague, Czech Republic.

The committee charged with planning the 2010 Winter Olympic games received commitments of investment by the federal and provincial governments as well as donations from private corporations and institutions. These commitments were made enthusiastically as a chance to build on the world prestige which Vancouver already gained as host of the 1986 World's Fair. It was also an opportunity to improve on the technological advances made during that event, like the expansion of the SkyTrain transit system.

As of 2004 the cost of the 2010 Winter Olympics was estimated to be in the range of 1.4 billion Canadian Dollars. This allowed for approximately C$620 million to construct venues throughout Vancouver and Whistler, C$200 million to be spent on security, and C$600 million to refit the Sea to Sky Highway to accommodate increased traffic between Vancouver and Whistler. Vancouver and Whistler will maintain an operating budget of about C$2 billion from the provincial and federal governments.

The Winter Olympics 2010 will host fifteen winter sports events. Eight of theses events are categorized as Ice Sports and include ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton, short track speed skating and curling. Four sports are categorized as Nordic Events and include biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined. The final three sports were categorized as Alpine, Skiing and Snowboarding events and include alpine, freestyle and snowboarding.

The 2010 Winter Olympics schedule means the opening and closing ceremonies and the events categorized as 'Ice Sports' will be held in Vancouver. The sports categorized as either Alpine, Skiing, and Snowboarding or Nordic Events will be held in Whistler, Callaghan Valley near Whistler, or at Cypress Mountain. Cypress Mountain will host the Freestyle Skiing (Aerials and Moguls), and all the Snowboard Events (Half-Pipe, Grand Slalom, Snowboard Cross).

WHISTLER AND BLACKCOMB MOUNTAIN-Summer Bike Park

WHISTLER MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK
Whistler Mountain has a great mountain bike park. The park comes to life in the Summer months. It has 36 trails for all skill levels totaling 200km of trails. There are smooth trails with gentle banked corners for beginners, steep twisty trails for intermediates, tight trails with jumps and stunts for advanced riders, and challenging trails with giant jumps, drops, and root-strewn terrain for the experts.

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park uses the Fitzsimmons and Garbanzo quad chairlifts, and the Village Gondola to shuttle bikers to around mid station, at 1,200 meters. These two high speed quad chairlifts have every second chair replaced with a bike rack during the summer months. The rack fits four bikes, three in grooves and one on a hook on the side of the chair. The bikers then get on the next chair which is a normal passenger carrier. A smaller rider base, due to expert only trails, necessitates that the Garbanzo Express only has one quarter of the Fitzsimmons capacity.

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park has two zones, the Fitzsimmons zone (the lower zone) and the Garbanzo zone (the upper zone). All riders take either the Village Gondola or the Fitzsimmons quad to the Olympic Station area. The advanced and expert riders, which have included Gordon Gadd of Vancouver, can take the Garbanzo quad up to the Garbanzo zone. Garbanzo riders can return to mid-station or the base of the bike park in Whistler Village. From the top of Garbanzo to the village it is an impressive 1100 meter vertical descent, eclipsed only by the more expensive guided descents from the top gondola station or the top of the Peak Chair, the highest accessible point on the mountain.


WHISTLER BLACKCOMB MAGIC BIKE PARK
At the base of Whistler Blackcomb is the Magic Park, two downhill trails designed to give beginners an introduction to downhill biking. The first of these trails opened in June 2005 is called the Easy Rider. The two trails are wide and smooth for beginners. The park is accessed from the Magic Chair, a short triple chairlift that only gains 94 meters of vertical. Compare this to the 1,200m of vertical in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.

Snowboard Construction

SNOWBOARDS

Construction
The various components of a snowboard are:

A Core: The core forms the interior of the snowboard. It is typically comprised of a solid material, normally either wood, foam, or some composite plastic. The properties of the core directly effect important characteristics of the board, such as flexibility and weight. There is also the "dgb" which is wood that goes in different directions over the core of the board to increase control. This construction feature is not included in all board designs.

A Base: This is the bottom of the board which is made of a graphitic material that is saturated with a wax that creates a very quick smooth hydrophobic surface. It is important that the base of the board is as slippery as possible, therefore different base waxes are available for different snow conditions. If the board is damaged a new base pattern can be stone ground into the board. If the base becomes significantly damaged the board may become sluggish, or if the damage is deep enough it may even weaken the core.

An Edge: A strip of metal tuned normally to just less than ninety degrees that runs the length of either side of the board. The sharp edge is necessary to be able to produce enough friction to ride on ice, and the radius of the edge directly effects the radius of carving turns, and in turn the responsiveness of the board. Kinking, rusting, or general dulling of the edge will significantly hinder the ability for the edge to grip the snow, so it is important that this feature is maintained.

Snowboarding Styles

SNOWBOARDING STYLES
Snowboarding is a sport enjoyed on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. Snowboarding is an increasingly common winter sport throughout the world where people attach a composite board to their feet and slide down a snow covered mountain.

In 1998 snowboarding became a Winter Olympic Games sport. Other events that focus on snowboarding are the annual European and U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships and the Winter X-Games. This is where you can witness some extreme snowboarding and snowboarding tricks. These events are hosted by various winter resorts in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

There are four primary sub-disciplines or sub-styles within snowboarding each with a slightly different snowboard design.

Freeride:
Freeriding is using the natural terrain of the mountain for recreation, without focusing on technical snowboarding tricks or racing. Most snowboarders aspire to be freeriders and will explore the mountain through trees, in powder bowls or anywhere else they feel like riding. Freeriding is also known as all mountain snowboarding. A variant of freeriding focusing on extremely difficult lines is extreme snowboarding.

Freestyle:
Freestyle snowboarding is the practice of doing different kinds of snowboarding tricks on a snowboard. Snowboarding tricks can either occur on the ground (jibbing, bonking, grinding, pressing, buttering, ground spins etc.) or in the air (spins, flips, grabs). Freestyle snowboarders typically use shorter, softer boards and softer boots than other snowboarders. The shorter board length reduces the weight making it easier to spin and maneuver. The softer gear makes the board more forgiving to control for the particular demands of freestyle riding, such as slower speeds, high landing impacts, quick turns, and imperfect landings. Freestyle snowboards most likely have a true twin tip, in that both sides are the same. This is important because many freestyle snowboarders are landing backwards from their snowboarding tricks and they need to be able to ride away.

Alpine:
Alpine snowboarding is the practice of turning by carving the snowboard as opposed to skidding the snowboard (where the board is traveling in a different direction than it is pointing). Alpine riders use hard plastic snowboarding boots, which resemble ski boots except that they tend to be less stiff in the ankles and have a shortened heel, to minimize hanging over the edge of the snowboard. They tend to angle their feet much more forward than other snowboarders, and so also ride narrower boards. Alpine boards are usually, but not always, longer and much stiffer than freeride boards as the particular demands of carving usually require as much usable edge length as possible.

Powder Riding:
Powder occurs after a heavy snowstorm and is the best for riding soon after it has snowed, if powder sits for to long it settles and becomes icy and hard. Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Tahoe, Mammoth, and Whistler all have great powder from November to May. In Lake Tahoe snow falls a little heavier than anywhere else so it is called sierra cement. This snow is the best for riding the steeps because it doesn't slide. In resorts powder can be found in the tress or on runs that have not been groomed yet. All it takes is one turn and you will never want to ride hard pack again.

Snowboarding gear consists of a snowboard, snowboarding boots, bindings to attach the boots to the board, as well as snowboarding jacket and pants.

Whats Skiing?

ABOUT SKIING
There are many different types of skiing which are popular, especially in colder climates. In skiing's traditional core regions in the snowy parts of Scandinavia, as well as in places such as Alaska, both recreational and competitive skiing is as likely to refer to cross country skiing as to the more well known downhill skiing.

There are now many types of competitive skiing events that are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Ski Federation (FIS), and other sporting organizations. Skiing is most visible to the public during the Winter Olympic Games where it is a major sport.

When skiing is mentioned it conjures up the image of the recreational downhill skiing where you are propelled downhill by gravity, usually along a marked run known as a piste. Ski routes are referred to as runs, trails, or slopes. Off piste riding, also known as back-country skiing, includes unmarked areas within the ski resorts boundaries, frequently amongst trees (glade skiing) or usually in pursuit of fresh fallen snow known as powder. Skiing or snowboarding beyond the ski resorts boundaries is illegal in most countries, due to the danger of avalanches or the cost of search and rescue for lost or overdue skiers. France is one of the few countries with no restrictions against off piste skiing.

The skiing technique is difficult to master, and accordingly there are ski schools that teach everything from the basics of turning and stopping safely to more advanced carving, racing, mogul or "bump" skiing and newer freestyle techniques. The venue, speed and technical difficulty associated with the sport can lead to collisions, accidents, hypothermia and other serious injury or illness, including death. Regional Ski Patrol organizations such as the National Ski Patrol in the U.S. exist as a voluntary organization to provide guidance, help, medical assistance and emergency rescue to those in need of it.

Many non skiers wonder why skiers are willing to risk such injury. Skiers have a variety of answers to this question but a common explanation is that it simply feels good. It's rather like flying and that when done carefully poses no greater risk of injury compared to other sports. Of course, there is some aspect of danger but that is part of the appeal. Skiing is the fastest means of land transport possible without mechanical assistance. Many skiers have had experiences where they have achieved a union of the mind and the body by practicing this sport, where the mind trusts the body to perform in an exceptional manner and the body trusts the mind not to lead it off a cliff!

WHISTLER-How Skiing Began

HOW SKIING BEGAN
Skiing in Whistler is very popular and is the activity of gliding over snow using skis. These were originally wooden planks. You will see the type of skis now used at Whistler are usually made from fiberglass or related composites and are strapped to the feet with ski bindings. Originally used primarily for transportation, skiing evolved into a popular recreational and competitive activity during the 20th century.

Although skiing probably evolved gradually from snowshoeing, Norwegian Sondre Norheim is often called the 'father of modern skiing'. In the 19th century he invented bindings that enabled the skier to do turns while skiing down hills, this form of skiing was called Slalom by Norheim and his contemporaries. This type of skiing is now referred to as Telemark or Telemark skiing. Skiing originally was a practical activity that resembled today's Nordic or cross country skiing style.

The invention of firmer bindings to attach the skiers feet to the ski, enabled the skier to turn more effectively and led to the development of Alpine and Downhill skiing. In the early 20th century Austrian Hannes Schneider pioneered the idea of rotating the body to help steer the skis. This Arlberg technique, named for his home region, soon spread around the world and helped make skiing a popular recreational activity.

In some places, particularly in the United States skiing is often associated with wealth. Some resorts in the American state of Colorado are known as places where the affluent go on vacation. As all skiing equipment can now be hired this helps open the sport for more people to enjoy.

The term "ski bum" has been used to classify skiers who want to spend the entire skiing season at the resort engaging in their favorite sport whilst obtaining simple jobs, mainly in the local tourism industry to make a living. In reality many different types of people engage in skiing. Some people take days off of work occasionally, go after work, after school, or on the weekends and for short trips if the ski resort is near their home.

Recently skiers and snowboarders have engaged in rivalry on and off the slopes, which is usually friendly and increases the notoriety of both sports, snowboarders often share hills with downhill skiers.

WHISTLER BLACKCOMB MOUNTAIN History

WHISTLER BLACKCOMB
Whistler is home to two main mountains, Whistler Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb Mountain. Whistler Blackcomb Mountain opened in 1980 under the ownership of the Aspen Skiing Company with four triple chairlifts (the Cruiser, Stoker, Catskinner and Fitzsimmons) which were supplied by Lift Engineering. The mountain was not initially appreciated. Indeed, the mountain was considered the “new kid on the block” well into the early 1990s.

Whistler Blackcomb Mountain soon progressed with development of the Blackcomb Benchlands homes. In 1984 the Jersey Cream lift opened expanding the mountain down into Glacier Creek and adding more terrain. This lift was replaced in 1989 with a high speed quad. Big changes were a foot when in 1986 the mountain was bought by the newly formed Intrawest Corporation. This resulted in the addition of the 7th Heaven T-bar making Whistler Blackcomb North America’s first, and so far only, mountain with a skiable height change of one mile (1600 m).

The following year the first high speed chairlifts at Whistler Blackcomb opened. The Wizard, Solar Coaster, and 7th Heaven quad lifts cut the lift ride time from base to alpine from 45 to 15 minutes. The Rendezvous lodge at the top of the Solar Coaster opened as well as two T-bars on Hoarstman Glacier which allowed for summer skiing. In 1992 the Glacier Express opened, which runs from the bottom of Glacier Creek to the Horstman Glacier. In 1994 Whistler Blackcomb made its last major expansion to date with the replacement of the Stoker, Cruiser, and Fitzsimmons lifts with the high speed Excelerator Quad Chair and Excalibur Gondola.

Whistler Blackcomb is the location of the world famous Couloir Extreme run, which is one of the top ten steep in bounds runs in the world according to Skiing Magazine. The mountain can often be less busy than Whistler because of its slightly more difficult access from the Upper Village which is a one to two minute drive and a short walk from the main village. This is rapidly changing due to increased access from the main village with the Fitzsimmons Express and Garbanzo high speed quad chairlifts from the same base as the Whistler gondola.

WHISTLER MOUNTAIN-How the Magic Began

WHISTLER MOUNTAIN
Whistler Mountain first opened for skiing in February 1966 and began with a gondola lift, double chairlift and T-bar. Whistler Mountain won instant acclaim for its vertical drop, good snow conditions, and huge alpine area. The only problem seemed to be the road, which was in fact more of a dirt track which would only get snow ploughed once a week.

In 1969 the Sea to Sky Highway was paved and more people than ever came to Whistler Mountain. In 1970 things started to progress even more with the addition of the Blue and Green chairlifts, a mountain top lodge and the Roundhouse. In 1972 the Olive and Orange chairlifts were added. Two years later, in 1974 Whistler recieved a parallel lift to the Green Chair to alleviate crowds and 1978 saw the addition of the Little Red Chair.

By 1975 the number of visitors to Whistler Mountain had greatly increased and these visitors needed to be accommodated for. Therefore the village of Alta Lake was incorporated into the Resort Municipality of Whistler. The new municipal government, which had powers that enabled better management of the growing community, immediately initiated construction of Whistler Village. The village opened in 1980, with it came a succession of three triple chairlifts, the Village, Olympic, and Black Chairs, that carried skiers from Whistler Village to the Roundhouse in less than 45 minutes.

In 1986 the Peak Chair to the summit of Whistler Mountain was constructed. This lift revolutionized skiing on Whistler Mountain, allowing access to the largest alpine ski area in North America. Following Blackcomb Mountains construction of three high speed quad chairlifts, Whistler Mountain undertook one of the biggest ski lift construction projects ever realized in Canada, the construction of the Whistler Express Gondola. Carrying passengers 1,157 meters vertically and 5 kilometers horizontally over 62 support towers, the lift opened in November 1988.

The year of 1990 saw Whistler Mountain reach another milestone, which was the addition of its first high speed quad chairlift. The Green Chair Express, which replaced the Green Chairs, and substantially cut long lift queues in the Green area of the mountain. A year later in 1991 Whistler Mountain continued its construction, replacing three double chairlifts and the original gondola with two high speed quad chairlifts, the Quicksilver and Redline lifts. The year of 1994 saw the removal of the Blue Chair, and the construction of the Harmony Express, which started from the base of the former Blue Chair but ran all the way to the top of Little Whistler Peak.

In 1996 the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation was bought out by Intrawest, which had owned Blackcomb since 1986 and the Quicksilver lift was replaced with a gondola. In 1997 big changes were made on Whistler Mountain. The Green Chair Express and Redline lifts were removed and replaced with modern Doppelmayr lifts. The original Roundhouse was demolished and a new lodge was built in its place. Then in 1998 the Peak triple chair was replaced with a high speed quad. The millennium brought more changes as the Black Chair was replaced with a high speed quad, and another was added, following the line of the long gone Village Chair.

WHISTLER-A Winter Sports Haven

WHISTLER
If you love winter sports, especially Skiing and Snowboarding a fantastic place to visit is the famous, world class ski resort of Whistler.

Whistler Mountain is conveniently located two hours north of Vancouver and four hours north of Seattle

Winter is the most popular time for people to visit Whistler Canada. As the winter months approach, people flock here to enjoy one of the world's top ski resorts.

Skiing and snowboarding are extremely popular here at this time of year, as the sales for the ski lifts show. Over two million ski lift passes are sold each year in winter and this figure is rising.

The Whistler ski resort is one of the largest on the continent with over two hundred trails and twelve Alpine bowls yet there is enough room for all visitors without it feeling too overcrowded.

Whistler offers two mountains for excellent skiing, these are Whistler Mountain at 2182 meters, with the longest run being eleven kilometers and Whistler Blackcomb Mountain at 2284 meters. Ticket passes provide lift and chair systems to both mountains from five bases located at the center of Whistler Village.

Whistler Village was purpose built and is great as it is mainly pedestrianized. The village provides an array of Whistler lodgings, Whistler hotels and Whistler chalets. There are also plenty of restaurants, bars, shops and apres ski activities to keep you entertained when you are not enjoying the skiing and snowboarding.

Whistler village also has two neighbours, Upper Village Whistler Blackcomb which is about a kilometer to the northeast of Whistler and Whistler Creekside which is about six kilometers to the south of Whistler village, the latter has just undergone a $50 million redevelopment which is hoped to give it's neighbour a little competition.

The skiing and snowboarding season on Whistler Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb Mountain starts in late November. Whistler Mountain stays open until the end of June, where as Whistler Blackcomb Mountain closes in April and re opens in June for the Horstman glacier skiing, which is one of the reasons Whistler is still popular throughout the summer months too.

Since 1980 Whistler has played host to world class events. December is the Snowboard FIS World Cup and April sees the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Whistler is also going to host the 2010 Winter Olympics and once you have visited this area you can see why.