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Whistler Fast Facts |
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Incorporation |
The Resort Municipality of Whistler was incorporated on September 6, 1975 |
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Local government |
One mayor, six councillors, elected term of three years
Next election: November 2008 |
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Location |
Coast Mountain Range - 50º 9'N, 122º 57' W. 12,630 hectares (31,209 acres) |
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Village elevation |
675 metres (2,214 feet) |
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Creekside elevation |
653 metres (2,140 feet) |
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Travel time |
Whistler to downtown Vancouver 127 km (79 miles); 2 hours
Whistler to Vancouver International Airport 140 km (85 miles); 2.5 hours
Whistler to Seattle 354 km (218 miles); 5 hours |
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Passport Requirements |
Effective January 23, 2007, All persons, including U.S. citizens, travelling by air between the United States and Canada, will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable. Please note: As of June 8, 2007, due to longer than expected processing times for passport applications in the face of record-breaking demand, the U.S. has eased passport rules for travel in the Western Hemisphere.
Under the revised procedures, U.S. citizens will be permitted to fly to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda without a passport as long as they can show proof that they have applied for one, according to officials from the State Department and the Homeland Security Department.
The temporary rules will be in place through Sept. 30. Travellers will also be required to show government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license.
Travellers who have already applied can obtain a proof of application by logging on to http://travel.state.gov.
January 31, 2008
U.S. and Canadian citizens traveling by land or sea across the border will need to present either a WHTI-compliant document, or a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, plus proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate. DHS also proposes to begin alternative procedures for U.S. and Canadian children at that time. |
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Transportation |
The WAVE (Whistler and Valley Express, est. 1991) serves more than 2.8 million riders per year in the Whistler area. In the winter, WAVE is free from Marketplace to the Upper Village loop and during the
summer includes free service to Lost Lake Park
Scheduled bus service runs from Vancouver and Vancouver Airport to Whistler approximately seven times daily. Whistler is also served by regular air (helicopter/float plane) service in the spring, summer and fall. |
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Public services |
Whistler Health Care Centre, RCMP, Whistler Fire Department, Meadow Park Sports Centre, Myrtle Philip Community School (elementary), Spring Creek School (elementary) and Whistler Secondary Community School |
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Annual visitors |
Approximately 2.1 million including non-overnight visitors (approximately 48% winter and 52% summer) |
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Skier visits |
Approximately two million skier visits per year |
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Accommodations |
Resort capacity of 115 hotels, condos, bed & breakfasts; more than 5,800 rooms, 230 hostel beds and 172 campsites for a total of approximately 24,000 visitors. |
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Restaurants and bars |
More than 90 |
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Retails shops |
More than 200 |
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Whistler residents |
9,248 permanent residents (Official 2006 Census adjusted), 2,500 seasonal (est.)
9,100 second-home owners (est.)
79% of the people working in Whistler, live in Whistler
3,500 - 4,000 (20 - 30 %) of the population live in "employee restricted" housing (houses, town homes and apartments) |
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Cross country trails |
32 kilometres (20 miles) Hours of operation - Daily 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Four kilometres of trails around Lost Lake are lit for night skiing until 10 p.m. |
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Valley Trail |
31.5 kilometres (19.6 miles) |
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Parks and lakes |
15 parks offering 551.3 hectares (1,362.3 acres) of parkland and five major lakes |
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Whistler Weather - Average Snowfall |
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Whistler Valley |
430 centimetres (14 feet) 20-year average |
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Alpine |
1,022 centimetres (33.5 feet) |
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Average temperature |
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Winter |
-8 to 3 degrees Celsius
18 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Summer |
9 to 23 degrees Celsius
48 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Whistler Blackcomb Ski Area Facts |
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Restaurants |
17 or 6,540 seats |
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Combined lift capacity |
61,407 skiers / snowboarders per hour |
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Longest run |
Whistler - Burnt Stew to Side Winder - 11 kilometres (7 miles)
Blackcomb - Green Road down Easy Out - 11 kilometres (7 miles) |
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Number of lifts |
38 (including surface lifts such as T-bars and magic carpets) |
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Lift accessed elevation |
2,284 metres (7,494 feet) |
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Number of runs |
More than 200 |
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Blackcomb Mountain |
Whistler Mountain |
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Opened |
1980 |
1966 |
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Winter season |
November 22, 2007 - June 2008 |
November 22, 2007 - April 2008 |
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Summer season |
June 2008 - July 2008
(skiing/snowboarding) |
June 2007 - October 2007
(sightseeing) |
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Top elevation |
2,284 metres
(7,494 feet) |
2,182 metres
(7,160 feet) |
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Base elevation |
2,214 metres
(675 feet) |
652 metres
(2,140 feet) |
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Vertical rise |
1,609 metres (5,280 feet) |
1,530 metres (5,020 feet) |
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Terrain |
3,414 acres (1,382 hectares) |
4,757 acres (1,925 hectares) |
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30% expert |
25% expert |
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55% intermediate |
55% intermediate |
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15% beginner |
20% beginner |
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Terrain parks/pipes |
Highest Level Terrain Park |
Chipmunk Terrain Park |
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Nintendo GAMECUBE Terrain Park |
Bobcat Terrain Park |
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Big Easy Terrain Garden |
Whistler Pipe |
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Super Pipe |
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Night Moves Park |
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Night Pipe |
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Snow Cross Track |
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Whistler Golf Facts |
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Signature courses |
Big Sky Golf & Country Club - designed by Robert Cupp
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club - designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Nicklaus North Golf Course - designed by Jack Nicklaus
Whistler Golf Club - designed by Arnold Palmer |
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Skills centres |
Practice and Learning facilities at each course, including Canada's first David Leadbetter Golf Academy. |
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Junior golf program |
Junior tees at all four championship golf courses; each of the three village-based courses allows kids to play free if accompanied by a paying adult. |
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Open |
Late April / early May through October. Visit www.golfwhistler.com. |
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Whistler Bike Facts |
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Bike Trails |
80.5 kilometres (50 miles) of maintained double track
35.8 kilometres (22 miles) of single track |
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WORCA |
Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association (www.worca.ca) |
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Whistler Mountain Bike Park |
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Opening date |
1999 |
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Vertical |
Unguided - 1,036 metres (3,400 feet); Guided - 1,525 metres (5,280 feet) |
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Lifts |
Three including the Whistler Gondola |
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Lift-serviced trails |
45-plus trails - more than 200 kilometres |
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Trail type |
17% beginner, 23% intermediate, 60% expert |
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Skills centres |
Three including green, blue and double black diamond |
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Open |
May 18 - Oct. 8, 2008 |
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May 21,2008
Tourism Whistler Board Of Directors Announced At Annual General Meeting
April 30, 2008
Tourism Whistler To Host Annual General Meeting And Reception
- 2008 Board Of Directors Election Results To Be Announced At Agm -
April 29, 2008
Whistler Golf Courses Swing Into High Gear
April 4, 2008
Body + Beauty + Betterment = Whistler Wellness Week 2008
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