Whistler, Canada

Whistler, Canada Overview

Pull on your boots and sling your skis over your shoulder, because you're headed for what a whole lot of experts, including the folks at Snow Country, Ski, and Skiing magazines, call the greatest ski experience in North America! Glance up at the 2 peaks towering over the Whistler Valley just as the sun is cresting and the snow sparkles like crystals dancing in the cold fresh air. You've got a decision to make - which mountain? Both, of course! Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains are twin halves of the world-famous Whistler Resort in the rugged Coast Range of British Columbia, Canada. It's ski heaven with incredible views from the top and expansive bowls, long cruising runs (the longest is 7 miles), chutes, and vast glaciers. With so many high-speed chairs, you'll get to the top in record time. When your thighs can't take another second of burning, kick back in one of the Bavarian village's many first-class restaurants, pubs, or clubs for an après-ski scene to rival Europe's greatest. And by the way, the season lasts from November to May!.

In the summer, Whistler's golf courses and lakeside beaches keep the vacation party going, along with hiking and biking trails, rafting roaring rapids, glacier skiing, horseback riding, paragliding, and anything you can imagine doing in the blossom-covered wilderness.

Reasons to visit Whistler, Canada

Whistler/Blackcomb is consistently rated as a top ski resort by ski magazines and people's choice surveys. The resort has winter and summer glacier skiing, the longest vertical drop in North America, and one of the most advanced lift systems in the world. Whistler has also become popular with summer travelers, due to its many hiking and biking trails, a wide range of outdoor activities, and festivals under warm, sunny skies and thick mountain forests. If you're not much of a hiker or adventurer, you'll still have a great time sticking close to the village, where there are 5 lakes for canoeing, fishing, swimming, and windsurfing, and 5 golf courses.