Whistler

120km from Vancouver is Whistler, in Canada’s Coast Mountain Range. Long before European settlers arrived in the late eighteen hundreds, the Coast Salish First Nations people had lived their nomadic lifestyle around Whistler for many thousands of years. Early settlers named the place Whistler after the whistling sound made by the rock dwelling western hoary marmots. These days, a Whistler visitor guide would recommend hikers to sing, whistle or wear a bell to keep bears away.

People were skiing on Whistler fifteen years before the village of Whistler was built. The peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains are linked all year round by the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. Whistler was an official Olympic Venue during the 2010 Winter Olympics, during which time it was showcased as one of the world’s top year round destinations. Summer draws adventure enthusiasts to the outdoors for zip lining, white water rafting, horse riding, rock climbing, bungee jumping in addition to camping, hiking and biking down Whistler’s trails. Winter takes advantage of all that snow with skiing, sledding, ice skating and climbing to name a few, not to miss views from the top be it from a floatplane or a tree top adventures at the Coast mountain rainforest. With 10,000 residents and thousands of visitors every year, the superb entertainment, dining, shopping and other facilities at this tourist town guarantee a fantastic experience.