Whistler’s WinterPRIDE Festival has grown from the pride party circles to being recognized as the top gay ski week in the world by PlanetOut in 2008, but now the 21 year history of this event is facing major growth challenges to compete with other pride events at top ski resorts. For years, Whistler has been …
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Whistler Blackcomb announced the “You Name It” chairlift competition for the new Crystal Zone chairlift, where the winner has the chance of winning a Whistler Blackcomb 2013-2014 season ski pass. Whistler Blackcomb is asking participants to submit creative and unique names for the new quad chair on Blackcomb Mountain. The new Crystal Zone chairlift was …
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British Columbia’s first provincial Family Day statutory holiday is Feb. 11th and local residents of B.C get to ski several of the provinces major ski resorts including, Whistler, Sun Peaks, and Big White for 50 per cent off. In conjunction with Canada West Ski Areas Association (CSWAA), 20 of British Columbia’s ski resorts are offering …
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Whistler real-estate is starting attract more property investment from B.C. residents due to years of investing in the growth of Whistler’s culture, infrastructure, and year-round resort offerings. While we await a report that is due to come out later this year by Vancouver-based real estate valuation company, Landcor Data Corp, they’re claiming that little has …
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Snowshoeing in Whistler is not what the ski resort is known for, but it will be hosting the Yeti Snowshoe Series on March 2nd in Whistler Olympic Park. Skiing and snowboarding is what makes Whistler a popular winter destination resort, however, snowshoeing enthusiasts rave about Whistler’s terrain. On March 2nd, beginners, intermediate and serious snowshoe …
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Whistler Blackcomb marks the opening of the North Face Park and Pipe Open Series this weekend with the opening of significant upgrades to its terrain park. Whistler’s terrain park had more than 150 features to it, but found itself not attracting the serious skiers and snowboarders. Now, Whistler Blackcomb got serious about their Nintendo terrain …
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Whistler Blackcomb announced a brand new $18 million major lift expansion that includes major upgrades to Whistler Mountain’s Harmony lift and a brand new high-speed quad chairlift on in Blackcomb Mountain’s Crystal Zone area. The new chairlift will replace the high-speed, quad chairlift that is currently on Whistler Mountain’s Harmony run. The new chairlift will …
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Whistler has been known for years as one of the top ski resorts in North America, focused primarily on the ski and snowboard scene. However, over the past 10 years, and more specifically since the 2010 Olympics that featured the top winter athletes from around the world, Whistler has been reshaping its image to be …
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Whistler Blackcomb accolades continue to pile up this winter, but the ski resorts latest award of top “Sugar Daddy” ski resort in North America may not be one their seeking to be known for. A leading sugar daddy website, for which we’ll let you discover, recently polled its 6500 members to find the best ski …
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Sun Peaks Ski Resort looks to set a new visitor record this weekend with the best snow conditions they’ve seen in 15 years and an influx of visitors for its two largest winter events. It’s perfect timing as the ski resort is full of out-of-town guests from Australia and other countries that are in town for the …
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