The Winter Wine Festival event at Sun Peaks is getting ready to welcome wine tasting connoisseurs to its annual wine and food event, running Jan. 12 to 20. Tickets for the Sun Peak Winter Wine Festival have been selling fast since they want on sale in late November, as guests staying in the Sun Peaks Ski …
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This week BC Property Assessments announced that Whistler’s declining property assessment trend has continued, indicating that 2013 could be the year for new home purchasers to buy in Whistler. The overall property value of residential and commercial inventory in Whistler dropped by nearly 5 per cent compared to the 2012 property assessments from an overall …
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Skiers and boarders embarked on a winter wonderland at Big White over the holiday season, bringing record crowds to the ski resort over the Christmas and New Years holidays. The staff at Big White Ski Resort is giving thanks to the early snowfall this year drawing the largest volume of guests ever to the resort …
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Whistler’s weather gave the resort a present over the Christmas Holiday season, giving Whistler Blackckomb its second largest December snowfall on record over the past 10 years. If Whistler’s clear sunny weather for the last two days of December was any indication, then outdoor enthusiasts ended December enjoying some of the best snow conditions on record …
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After an amazing start to the ski season, Whistler Blackcomb is yet again on track to not only break the early snow base record, but also the total snowfall record for the month of December. The current snowfall record for Whistler in the month of December is 380cm in 1994. As of December 23rd, there …
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On Saturday, Dec. 22, Whistler Blackcomb welcomes Santa Claus and all his friends to ski or board for free while enjoying a day on the record breaking snowfall this season. For the first 75 skiers or boarders brave enough to wear a Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus outfit to the annual Dress Like Santa Day, …
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For the past week, the big little resort known as Sun Peaks, tucked away an hour outside Kamloops has been receiving so much snow that it’s on track to break its December snowfall record. By far, one of the hidden mountain gems in British Columbia, Sun Peaks Resort is nearing par for the same amount …
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B.C.’s best kept secret is at again, Sun Peaks Resort has been the recipient of more than 101 centimeters of snow in the past week. This gives the resort, located an hour outside of Kamloops, a new alpine snow base of 150 cm with snow in the forecast throughout the week. With Sun Peaks located …
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Last week, BC Parks resisted the opportunity to expand Whistler summer trail offerings to mountain bike enthusiasts by not changing the Garibaldi Provincial Park draft management plan. Approximately 100 people consisting of members from the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA) and other mountain biking enthusiasts attended a public meeting at the Whistler Conference Centre. …
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Whistler is set to unveil its brand new permanent Olympic Plaza ice skating rink next week, on Thursday Dec. 20. Figure skaters, hockey players, and even just skating enthusiasts, will now have a permanent outdoor rink to skate on in Whistler. Whistler is set to officially open the brand new facility from 2 p.m. to …
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