Whister
Travel Guide
Whistler is the site of the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Located 120 km north of Vancouver, Whistler is a charming alpine
village situated among the Coast Mountains. This resort town of 7,200
people, is the home of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, offering
world-class skiing during the winter season and a multitude of summer
activities. Whistler's European style village is great for shopping,
nightlife and festivals.
Regardless of season, the landscape around Whistler is its main
attraction. When the snow disappears, the area opens up for walking and
mountain-biking, with an almost endless variety of tracks and trails
heading off from the Village - some of the best ones pass the three
major lakes nearby (Lost, Green and Alta).
The Gondola is also still operating out of skiing season, and although
the mountains aren't nearly as attractive stripping of their white
lining, the views from the top are well worth seeing, and a number of
bone-shaking descents can be taken if you opt to ride the chair lift
all the way to the peak (about an extra five minutes' ride up, plus the
same time to walk from the main terminal there). If you're particularly
suicidal, you can take your bike up with you to the first station and
ride it back down the mountain, although I can't quite fathom why
anyone would do that willingly.
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A
short walk out of the Village to the Upper Village, a variety of
activities lie at the foot of Blackcomb mountain. A fairly tame Luge, a
decent mini-golf course and a couple of circus-style stunts, such as a
flying trapeze, are amongst the deviations here, tickets being
purchased at the booth in the centre of the area.
Below
is a selection of "Skiing with Children" readers' favourite holiday
package options for children's and family skiing holidays in Canada's
top family ski resort Whistler.
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