Whistler is perhaps North America’s best ski resort; certainly there is nowhere close for vertical drop, acreage of groomed runs and variety of expert terrain. However there is also a tremendous variety of rental accommodation, and before you make a choice it would be as well to be educated about the options and their implications. Whistler properties vary along 3…
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Should You Invest In The Whistler Property Market
Everyone has a property investment story, and in Western Canada the stories often have a pretty strong Whistler element. Whistler has in the past offered spectacular payoffs for property investors. You could in 1980 have bought a prime waterfront property on the lake in Whistler for $10,000. Today the land alone would command $2m upwards, and other plots of land…
Ski In Ski Out Accommodations At Blackcomb
Whistler is known as a resort with extremely extensive terrain and the highest vertical drop in North America (over one vertical mile from the top of the Blackcomb Glacier down to Whistler Village. It is also known for a wide variety of ski-in, ski-out accommodation. However, potential visitors should be aware that not all ski-in, ski-out accommodation is created equal.…
Ski Vacation At Whistler Resort
Whistler ski resort often gets voted as one of the best ski resorts not just in North America but in the world year after year. The popular Ski Magazine once quoted a fan of Whistler as saying, “If you can’t have a great skiing holiday at Whistler, then find another sport!” The Whistler ski resort is also famous not only…
A Tourist Guide To Whistler
Whistler has possibly the best ski resort in the world with extensive terrain, good snow, and a renowned party nightlife. Whistler is a region in British Columbia, Canada. The ski resort is located in the valley between the two mountains of Whistler and Blackcomb. Whistler is proud to be scheduled as the host of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Travelling…
Whistler Ski Resort Holiday Vacation
Whistler/Blackcomb Holiday Ski Resort was not even in existence some 40 odd years ago. There was virtually nothing on this now world famous ski resort but blizzards caused by the moist Pacific air meeting the craggy mountain tops on what was then known as the London Mountain. Sometimes, one can see an occasional lonely skier using a rudimentary tow or…
Skiing Vacations At The Fairmont Chateau Whistler
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, in Whistler, British Columbia, is a gorgeous alpine resort in the shadow of Blackcomb Mountain. Rated as the number one ski resort in both Canada and North America in recent years, the Whistler Blackcomb resort is one truly not to be missed. British Columbia is home to many of the world’s best ski resorts, and Whistler…