December 20, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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Join Santa Claus as he skis around Whistler sharing the Christmas
Spirit of snow with others! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
April 06, 2010 | Field Reports >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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A group of 20 people won Tourism BC's Great Mountain Giveaway
where the contest winner and 19 family/ friends choose a trip to one of
BC's fabulous ski resorts. They chose Whistler Blackcomb and BC Field
Reporter Chris Wheeler joins them on their Great Mountain Giveaway
adventure where they hit 25cm fresh powder and a snowmobile ride to
Crystal Hut for a three course fondue dinner!
March 22, 2010 | Field Reports >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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The Paralympic Torch Relay comes through Whistler, British
Columbia! Torch Reporter Chris Wheeler follows the flame to the top of
Whistler Blackcomb. There he learns about the Whistler Adaptive Sports
Program with Wheelchair Basketball star Naoki Yasu. He then skis to the
village with Paralympian Ski Racer Phil Chew to join in on the
Paralympic Torch Relay celebration!
February 24, 2010 | Tips from Us >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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Congratulations to ski-cross superstar Ashleigh McIvor who won gold on Feb 23 at the Olympics, representing her home town of
Whistler. Ashleigh was also a spokesperson for our awesome
Great Mountain Giveaway. Have a peek at this video with Ashleigh (chatting with the voice of a US interviewer, lol) and she talks about BC's ski resorts, what it's like to ski in BC and about her sport of ski-cross.
February 11, 2010 | Tips from Us >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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It’s been open for more than a year now, but I finally made it on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola last week.
I’ve been excited about the Peak 2 Peak since I first heard about it. I didn’t pay much attention to all of the records it was breaking and didn’t really care how high or fast it was, I was just happy that there was finally going to be a way to ski Whistler and Blackcomb in the same day with little effort.
For years most drives to the mountain would begin with a debate with which side we’d ski (usually snowboarders voting for Blackcomb and skiers voting for Whistler): now we could do both with ease.
So when we got off at the Roundhouse and made the short walk to the Peak 2 Peak, I wasn’t that excited about the ride. I’ve been on numerous gondolas over the years and they have all been more or less the same…that is until now.
I was actually a little shocked about how much I enjoyed the Peak 2 Peak. While I had read about how high it was and how long it was, I didn’t appreciate the enormity of it until we left the station. The views are incredible and having such a long unsupported span almost made it feel like a bit of an adventure. As for the logistics and other parts of the Peak 2 Peak, it was perfect. We only had to wait a minute or so to get on, the gondola held about 15 or so people comfortably and the entire ride was really smooth.
I’m not sure if or when the novelty of the “ride” aspect will eventually wear off, but for now I love it and even if it does wear off I’ll still love the fact I can ride Blackcomb and Whistler in the same morning.
November 23, 2009 | Tips from Us >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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Having considered a weekend getaway milling about Seattle or relaxing on Galiano Island, learning that
Whistler has now completed it's annual metamorphasis into a winter wonderland sealed the deal.
Snow
is calming. Snow slows one down. Snow makes regular dirty old things
appear pristine and pretty. Whistler is built for nice times in the
snow. And that is what we had. Take this
shot of Alta Lake as evidence. Beat that Seattle!
I
was so happy to have found a quality, non-pretenious, non-chain and
visa-light tapas restaurant. So delighted I'm not telling you it's
name - you can earn it by
exploring tapas haunts in Whistler online.
There are awesome overnight deals to be had in Whistler. We had a central studio with full kitchen for $89 at the
Whistler Inn & Suites
that I found on HelloBC.com. With about 2 feet of snow having
collected at Village level, the mountain is well and truely ready to be
conquered by
ski or board.
If
you go, make sure you take a walk around Lost Lake where you can spot
cute lake otters appearing out of the ice to hang out and eat their
freshly caught fish.
August 04, 2009 | Field Reports >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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Ghanaian Olympic Skier "Snow Leopard" visits the year-round
destination Whistler, BC this summer. He joins Tourism British Columbia
Field Reporter Chris Wheeler and checks out Blackcomb Glacier and the
PEAK 2 PEAK alpine experience! Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, a skier who
has been nicknamed the snow leopard, will serve as Ghana's one-man ski
team in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. The Snow Leopard
and his family had a great time in Whistler doing summer activities!
Make sure to look for this guy ripping down the slopes in 2010 in his
snow leopard spotted suit!
July 27, 2009 | Field Reports >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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Ghana's Snow Leopard visits Whistler, BC and does a run down the
Blackcomb Glacier with Tourism British Columbia Field Reporter Chris
Wheeler. The Snow Leopard will be at the 2010 Winter Games as the sole
member of the Ghanaian Olympic team. Considering it was a hot day in July, the Glacier skiing was great and the Snow Leopard was skiing fast! More field reports showing the Snow
Leopard visiting the year round destination of Whistler coming soon!
April 30, 2009 | Tips from Travellers >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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My husband and I were lucky enough to travel to Whistler BC in late March 09 courtesy of the BC Tourist Board. We had heard great reports about the Ski resort and were excited to be visiting the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. We were also looking forward to seeing Canada in the Winter, after a three weeks Summer road trip the previous year.
After a 10 hour flight and three hour transfer we arrived at our accomodation in the centre of Whistler, The Blackcomb Lodge and Spa. The Lodge was ideally placed in the Market Square and had helpful and friendly staff on hand. The room we had was spacious and comfortable with microwave and fridge.
The following day we collected our Ski equipment and headed to the lifts. There were at least three lifts taking Skiers, Boarders and foot passengers up either Whistler of Blackcomb Mountains. These lifts were always well staffed and excellently managed, we never had to stand in line for more than 5 minutes, a pleasant experience after Europe.
Once on the Piste we were faced by miles and miles of well posted and groomed slopes, that more than challenged our ability. The friendliness and discipline and overall civility of the people we came into contact with was most refreshing. There were also numerous safety staff on hand should anything go wrong.
Overall my opinion of Whistler BC Canada is that if you get the chance its a must. Fantastic scenary, Skiing and people and off course the Apres.
December 15, 2008 | Field Reports >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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Opening Day of the Peak 2 Peak Gondola was Friday, December 12. The gondola sets all sorts of world records as it travels from the top of Whistler Mountain over to Blackcomb. I took a ride on opening day and shot this video of the event.