Category: Lifestyle

Do you feel the need for speed? Have you ever dreamed of being an Olympic skier? Are you the fastest snowboarder on the mountain? If you get your thrills out of racing down the mountain at top speed, then you need to check out Whistler Blackcomb’s Kokanee Valley Race Series. Throughout the winter season, you […]

With over 8,000 acres of terrain and over 200 listed trails, it is not easy picking your favourite run at Whistler Blackcomb. There is just so much on offer across both mountains that it’s hard to even start picking favourites. So, we asked around the office to find people’s top trails, both on and off […]

From the moment the first gondola starts running in November to the last ski out of the season in May, there is always a lot going on around Whistler. There are plenty of one-off events – concerts, festivals, competitions, etc.—but there are also several ongoing events taking place throughout the peak of the winter season. […]

There’s no doubt that Whistler is famous for its snowy slopes and wide array of winter activities. But as it turns out, there’s a lot more to do here than just play in the snow. Whether you’re too sore to even think about spending another day on the mountain, or you were never a fan […]

It’s hard to get bored in a place like Whistler. On any given Saturday, it’s not so much about trying to find something for your family to do – it’s about narrowing down which of the many activities and events you’ll be able to squeeze in before the end of the weekend. With so many […]

Here in Whistler, we know how to celebrate. We celebrate skiing and snowboarding at the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. We celebrate food and wine at Cornucopia. We celebrate mountain biking at Crankworx. Naturally, we know how to put on a good show to celebrate Halloween. Halloween falls on a Friday this year, meaning Halloween […]

Traditionally, fall in Whistler is known as the shoulder season – that time of year where summer is a distant memory, yet there’s still a way to go before we can step into our skis and celebrate winter. While shoulder season in Whistler is quieter than the busy summer and winter months, there’s still a […]

Fall in Whistler means shoulder season: that quiet time where everyone recovers from a busy summer and prepares for a sure-to-be-epic winter season. But just because it’s shoulder season, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t a ton going on around town. September is, arguably, one of Whistler’s most underrated months. When the weather is just right—and so far this […]

After the heat of summer what better way to cool down than with a nice cool beer at the Whistler Beer Festival. Returning to Whistler this September (from 11-14) the fast growing festival aims to be even bigger and better than last year. About the Whistler Beer Festival Whistler Beer Festival began in 2013 as […]

On September 6 the GranFondo returns to Whistler and Vancouver for the fourth year in a row. The gruelling ride will see approximately 7000 enthusiastic cyclists make the 122km ride from Vancouver to Whistler. What is GranFondo GranFondo roughly translates as “big ride” from Italian. The rides are often hundreds of kilometres and are designed […]