Whistler Resort is nestled between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains which are part of the Coastal Mountain range of British Columbia, Canada. Whistler is located 120 km / 75 miles north of Vancouver, BC and 354 km / 218 miles north of Seattle, WA.
Whistler/Blackcomb mountains welcome you to the largest lift-serviced high-alpine terrain in North America. Here, in the Coast Mountains, everything is more intense --the bite of wind-driven powder; the scent of pine on a spring afternoon; an alpine sun that feels close enough to touch. Whistler's Magic is that it thrives on contradictions. For every stormy day, there's a powder day that blows your mind and for every cloudy day there's a sunny day that makes you fall in love with the mountains all over again.
Whistler Resort has all services including 115 hotels, condos, bed & breakfasts, offering more than 5,202 rooms; 93 restaurants, bars and lounges; 207 retail shops; banking/foreign exchange and Interac banking machines; church services, medical and dental clinics; physiotherapy and massage therapy; office services; public library; museum; movie theatre and video rentals; health and fitness centres; swimming pool; ice rink; indoor tennis courts; spa facilities and beauty salons.
Whistler Resort-internationally renowned, year-round resort offering some of the best skiing in the world, as well as excellent shopping, dining, golf, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, and water sports, is just 125 km (78 miles) north of Vancouver on the Sea-To-Sky Highway (Highway 99).
Canada's first resort municipality has been ranked the #1 ski resort in North America. It has also become "the" vacation destination for Japanese and Americans thanks in part to two mountains with the continent's longest vertical and an impressive, rapidly growing pedestrian-only village with a funky to chic range of restaurants, shops and accommodation.
In addition to winter sports, the summer has lots to offer the outdoor enthusiast-4 golf courses in the area and more planned, great hiking, tennis, mountain biking, heli-fishing, horseback riding, rafting, canoeing, paragliding, glacier skiing and just plain hanging out in the village. A number of blue-grass, jazz, country and classical festivals are staged every year. A copy of Paul Adams' book "Whistler and Region Outdoors" will give you a history of music in the area. A summer event not to be missed is the "Music on the Mountain" series featuring the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra playing al fresco, one mile up. Other summer delights: guided stargazing and moonrises from Blackcomb's peak every Saturday. Art-filled lobby and Mallard bar of Chateau Whistler, home to the best brunch in town ("premier address at Whistler" according to Robin Leach's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous).
Getting There
Getting to Whistler is half the fun. The trip from Vancouver by car, bus, train, or boat/bus/train combination, samples some of British Columbia's most breathtaking coastal and mountain scenery. Along the way, you can stop at the spectacular Shannon Falls near Squamish, the BC Museum of Mining in Britannia Beach, or the bald eagle nesting grounds in Brackendale.
By Car
Follow Georgia Street heading west (Hwy 99) through Stanley Park (the Causeway) across the Lions Gate Bridge. As the city splits into North and West Vancouver you want to follow the signs to enter West Vancouver; you will now be on Marine Drive. The 1st intersection you come to will be Marine Drive and Taylor Way. Stay in the right lane and turn right up Taylor Way towards the mountains. You will pass 2 sets of lights on Taylor Way-at the 3rd set of lights turn left to connect to Highway 99 to Whistler.
By Bus
Greyhound Coach Lines and Maverick Coach Lines
Pick-up location is at the Central Station bus terminal and various stops along Georgia Street. To get to Central Station, take the SkyTrain to the Main Street stop. You can see the Central Station from the SkyTrain platform. There are 6 buses per day. Reservations not required. 604.482.8747.
Perimeter Coach Lines
The main pick-up location is at the Vancouver International Airport. There are pick-ups at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and Pan Pacific Hotel. Shuttle service is provided if you are not a guest of the hotel. There are 8 buses per day with extra buses for weekends. Reservations required. 604.266.5386
By Rail
Pick-up location is at the BC Rail Station at the foot of Pemberton Avenue in North Vancouver. (1311 West 1st Street North Vancouver). There is only one train per day leaving at 7 a.m. The station is not accessible in winter by public bus so you will need to take a taxi. Reservations recommended. Call 604.984.5246 or 1.800.683.8238 (Canada/US) 1.800.339.8752 (in BC)
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