Whistler Ski Resort
Nothing
beats the alpine adventure like the legendary Whistler ski resort in Whistler,
BC, Canada. Venture up the hinterlands and you'll find the air crisp and clear.
The beauty is unmatched. The skiing is first-rate. Ranked top resort in North
American by ski experts year after year, you'll be exhilarated by the sheer
majesty of the terrain, and come back home knowing exactly why you made Whistler-Blackcomb
your ski vacation destination. And chances
are, you'll be back.
Whether novice, moderate or seasoned professional, you'll put your skies, craft and camera to the test at Whistler. It's absolutely awesome. And with $14.2 million dollars worth of recent improvements to the mountain, with added bonuses, the skier and freerider alike will not leave Whistler disappointed.
Whistler ski resort's two mountains and 5,280 feet of vertical drop are served by 33 lifts, including 12 high-speed quads and 3 gondolas with an hourly lift capacity of 59,000 skiers an hour! The highest lift accessed elevation is 7,494 feet. More than 200 trails are spread out over more than 7,000 acres of ski-worthy terrain, fifty-five percent of them designed for the intermediate skier, 30 percent for the advanced, and 15 percent for the beginner. And with access to more slope-side lodging and restaurants found anywhere, your experience at Whistler ski resort will be complete.
Kid-friendly runs, and a family zone area makes Whistler surprisingly perfect for children too.
And getting to Whistler ski resort has never been easier. Just book a flight to Vancouver, British Columbia, and enjoy a gorgeous drive northbound on Sea to Sky Highway. And accommodations in this mountain resort are as plenteous and varied as the terrain. Whether a romantic getaway or a family outing or large party bookings, there is plenty of lodging to meet all income brackets, from $89 a night on up to where the rich and famous lounge out.
Be sure to check out the Whistler ski packages when you are booking your lodging.
With 1,100 of new terrain, and a new Superpipe to freeride, your experience will exceed your expectation. And with the new Flute Bowl featuring 700 new in-boundary acres, and fewer people, you can experience the exhilaration of the backcountry without ever leaving the resort. For kids, there's 700 feet of Magic Carpet at Olympic Station just waiting to enchant them. In the works is a kids-only tree house adventure in the Emerald Forest on Whistler Mountain, and other renovations.
At Whistler, activities abound in town and out so your whole family will never run out of things to do. Or simply enjoy an evening at your vacation retreat taking in the view from a balcony, curling up next to a crackling fire with your honey, or soak tired legs in a steamy bath.
Skiing and snowboarding aren't the only exciting things going on at Whistler ski resort. There are guided snowmobile tours, sleigh rides, dogsledding, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and more. Want to fine-tune your skiing? The ski and snowboard school employs some of the best instructors in the world.
Planning a summer getaway? During the warm season Whistler Ski Resort is transformed into a summer paradise. For the mountain lovers, Whistler offers an unforgettable view of Whistler Mountain from a relaxing gondola ride. Golfers, there's plenty rolling, world-class greens. Horseback riding for the kids, guided fish tours, jet boat adventures, scheduled events, and so much more awaits you at Whistler-Blackcomb, BC.
Whistler, Blackcomb is a friendly town with an interesting heritage. Once an isolated wilderness inhabited only by the Coast Salish First Nations, and now home to about 6,000 year-round residents, Whistler (originally “London Mountain”) is so-named by the early European settlers after a shrill whistling sound made by the western hoary marmots that lived among the rocks.
For many thousands of years the Salish lived as a nomadic tribe in and around
the land of Whistler, hunting and gathering. The Lil'wat Nation from the Mount
Currie area, and the Squamish Nation to the south near Vancouver visited the
area often.
