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{{short description|Resort municipality in British Columbia, Canada}}
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'''Whistler''' ([[Lillooet language|Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts]]: Cwitima, {{IPA-all|xʷetemɛ}}; [[Squamish language|Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh]]: Sḵwiḵw, {{IPA-all|sqʷɛqʷ}}) is a [[resort municipality]] in [[Squamish-Lillooet Regional District]], [[British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="GNBC"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Whistler | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = November 2, 2016 | url = https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=116940&CVD=116949&CPV=5931020&CST=01012011&CLV=4&MLV=4}}</ref> It is located in the southern [[Pacific Ranges]] of the [[Coast Mountains]], approximately {{cvt|125|km}} north of [[Vancouver]] and {{cvt|36|km}} south of [[Pemberton, British Columbia|Pemberton]]. It has a permanent population of approximately 13,982 (2021),<ref name=2021census/> as well as a larger but rotating population of seasonal workers.
[[Image:WhisterVillageStreetSigns.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Street signs in Whistler Village.]]
'''Whistler''', [[British Columbia]], is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[resort town]] in the [[Pacific Ranges]] of the [[Coast Mountains]], approximately 125 km north of [[Vancouver]]. Incorporated as a resort municipality, Whistler has a permanent population of approximately 9,965.


Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for its world-famous [[alpine skiing]] and mountain biking at [[Whistler-Blackcomb]]. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines for the past 15 years. During the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], Whistler will host most of the alpine and sledding events.
Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for [[alpine skiing]] and mountain biking at [[WhistlerBlackcomb]]. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines the . During the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], Whistler most of the alpine and events.


==History==
==History==
{{Historical populations
|1981|1369
|1986|2002
|1991|4459
|1996|7172
|2001|8896
|2006|9754
|2011|9824
|2016|11854
|2021|13982
|footnote=<ref name=2021census/><ref>[http://estat2.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/cnsmcgi.pgm Population 1981/1986]{{dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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The Whistler Valley is located around the pass between the headwaters of the [[Green River (British Columbia)|Green River]] and the upper-middle reaches of the [[Cheakamus River|Cheakamus]]. It is flanked by glaciated mountains on both sides; the [[Garibaldi Ranges]] on the side that contains the ski mountains, and a group of ranges with no collective name but that are part of the larger [[Pacific Ranges]] and are essentially fore-ranges of the [[Pemberton Icefield]]. Although there are a few other routes through the maze of mountains between the basin of the [[Lillooet River]] just east, the Cheakamus-Green divide is the lowest and most direct.


===Indigenous settlement===
The Whistler valley was a traditional trading route of the [[Squamish First Nation|Squamish]] and [[Lil'wat First Nation|Lil'wat]] First Nations long before the arrival of Europeans. The first British survey by the [[Royal Navy]] took place in the 1860s<ref>[http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=3379 BritishColumbia.com] - Whistler, British Columbia</ref>. These surveyors named the region London Mountain, but the area informally acquired the name "whistler" due to the call of the indigenous [[hoary marmot]]<ref>[http://www.britishcolumbia.com/general/details.asp?id=19 BritishColumbia.com] - History and Heritage of Whistler Mountain</ref>. In the late 19th century, a [[Lillooet Cattle Trail|trail was cut through the valley]] linking [[Lillooet, British Columbia|Lillooet]] via [[Pemberton, British Columbia|Pemberton]] with Burrard Inlet via a pass from Squamish to the Seymour River. The trail was completed in 1877, but because of the difficult and unforgiving terrain, it was only used once for its intended purpose, which was to drive cattle. The area began to attract trappers and prospectors (such as John Millar and Henry Horstman) who established small camps in the area in the early 20th century. The area began to gain recognition with the arrival of Mrytle and Alex Philip, who in 1914 purchased 10 [[acre]]s (4&nbsp;[[Hectare|ha]]) of land on Alta Lake and established the Rainbow Lodge. The Philips had relocated from [[Maine]] to [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] in 1910, and had heard rumors of the natural beauty of the area from John Millar. After an exploratory journey, the couple was convinced.
Before Whistler was founded, it was the shared ancestral territories of the indigenous [[Squamish people]] (Sk̲wx̲wúmesh), known in English as the [[Squamish Nation]], and L̓il̓watú, known in English as [[Lil'wat First Nation]] (originally Srapúl). Their history is tied to the rivers, lakes, and mountains that were used as reference for direction and travel. In the [[Late Pleistocene]] era, long before European settlement, Sk̲wx̲wúmesh and L̓il̓watú shared a village known as Spoez at the confluence of [[Rubble Creek]] and the [[Cheakamus River]] at Function Junction in Whistler."<ref name="slcc.ca">{{Cite web|url=https://slcc.ca/history/|title=History}}</ref> This location represents the long-standing relationship of the two nations who used Spoez as a hub of trade and commerce between the two nations. Spoez was buried after [[The Black Tusk|Black Tusk Volcano]] erupted causing a massive rockslide that buried the ancient village under hundreds of metres of rubble. From this point forward both Nations continued to co-habitat within the region travelling to the area in the warmer months where they established seasonal camps for hunting and trapping.<ref name="slcc.ca"/> Prior to settlement of the first European fishing and trapping communities, L̓il̓watú Nation members lived in camps along Green Lake, but were ousted by police in order to make way for the railway and other infrastructure around the lake. Evidence was found of an Istken [[pit-house]] on the land that became the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, which was used by the Wolf Clan (now known as the Wallace Family) as shelter.<ref name="slcc.ca"/>


===European settlement===
The completion of the [[Pacific Great Eastern Railway]] in the same year greatly reduced the travel time from three days, providing ease of access from Vancouver, and the Rainbow Lodge gained a reputation as the most popular vacation destination west of the Rockies. The lodge was primarily a summer destination, with boating, fishing and hiking among the most popular activities, and soon other lodges began to open not just on Alta Lake, but on other valley lakes as well.


The first British survey by the [[Royal Navy]] took place in the 1860s.<ref>[http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=3379 BritishColumbia.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404000516/http://britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=3379 |date=4 April 2007 }} – Whistler, British Columbia</ref> These surveyors named the mountain London Mountain because of the heavy fog and cloud typically gathering around the mountain, but the area informally acquired the name "Whistler" due to the call of the [[hoary marmot]].<ref>[http://www.britishcolumbia.com/general/details.asp?id=19 BritishColumbia.com] – History and Heritage of Whistler Mountain</ref> In the late 19th century, a [[Lillooet Cattle Trail|trail]] was cut through the valley, linking [[Lillooet, British Columbia|Lillooet]] via [[Pemberton, British Columbia|Pemberton]] with Burrard Inlet via a pass from Squamish to the Seymour River. The trail was completed in 1877, but because of the difficult and unforgiving terrain, it was only used once for its intended purpose, which was to drive cattle. The area began to attract trappers and prospectors (such as John Millar and Henry Horstman) who established small camps in the area in the early 20th century. The area began to gain recognition with the arrival of Myrtle (who the Myrtle Philip school was named after) and Alex Philip, who in 1914 purchased {{cvt|10|acre|order=flip}} of land on Alta Lake and established the [[Rainbow Lodge]]. The Philips had relocated from [[Maine]] to [[Vancouver]] in 1910 and had heard rumours of the natural beauty of the area from Pemberton pioneer John Millar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.whistlermuseum.org/2011/07/16/the-story-behind-100-years-of-dreams/|title=The Story Behind "100 Years of Dreams"|date=16 July 2011}}</ref> After an exploratory journey, the couple was convinced. Rainbow Lodge and other railway-dependent tourist resorts were collectively known as [[Alta Lake, British Columbia|Alta Lake]]. Along with the rest of the valley bridging the Cheakamus (pron. CHEEK-a-mus) and Green River (a tributary of the [[Lillooet River]]) basins, they became part of British Columbia's first Resort Municipality in 1975.
Appreciation of the outdoors was not the only activity in the valley, however; logging was also a boom industry, and during the first half of the 20th century, most of the lower slopes of the surrounding mountains were cleared of old growth. At its peak, four mills were in operation, most located around Green Lake. Prospecting and trapping were pursued as well, though no claims of great value were ever staked.


Completion of the [[Pacific Great Eastern Railway]] in 1914 greatly reduced the travel time from three days, providing ease of access from Vancouver, and the Rainbow Lodge gained a reputation as the most popular vacation destination west of the Rockies.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} The lodge was primarily a summer destination, with boating, fishing and hiking among the most popular activities, and soon other lodges began to open not just on Alta Lake, but on other valley lakes as well.
Until the 1960s, this quiet area was without basic infrastructure; there were no sewage facilities, water, or electricity, and no road from Squamish or Vancouver. In 1962, four Vancouver businessmen began to explore the area with the intent of building a ski resort and bidding for the 1968 [[Winter Olympics]]. Garibaldi Lift Company was formed, shares were sold, and in 1966, Whistler Mountain opened to the public.


Appreciation of the outdoors was not the only activity in the valley, however. Logging was a booming industry. During the first half of the 20th century, most of the lower slopes of the surrounding mountains were cleared of old-growth. At its peak, four mills were in operation, most located around Green Lake. Prospecting and trapping were pursued as well, though no claims of great value were ever staked.
==2010 Olympic plans==


== Demographics ==
Whistler is the Host Mountain Resort of the [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic]] and Paralympic Games, the first time the IOC has bestowed that designation on a community. Whistler will host the alpine technical and speed events, the sliding events, the Nordic events in nearby Callaghan Valley and all the Paralympic events except the opening ceremonies, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling.
In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Whistler had a population of 13,982 living in 5,597 of its 10,065 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:13982-11746}}|11746|1% = &nbsp;per cent}} from its 2016 population of 11,746. With a land area of {{cvt|240|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|13982|240|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000259 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
The Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village (commonly referred to as the Athlete's village) will house around 2,400 athletes, coaches, trainers and officials. Construction is well underway, plans and blueprints are being finalized for the athlete housing and village.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} Post-games, the site will be turned into a new residential neighbourhood.
[[Image:Whistler fall.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Whistler in late summer]]


==Bears==
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Whistler's urban landscape was specifically designed to accommodate the natural environment, and as [[American black bear|black bear]] populations have gradually recovered, coupled with the loss of [[pinyon pine]]s due to multi-year [[drought]] conditions, bears have begun seeking food in settled areas. Many of Whistler's bears have learned to do things like open car doors or hold spring-closed gates open so they can reach food. Most are relatively docile and few bear-human incidents have been reported. Whistler residents are strongly [[conservation movement|conservationist]], and the official response has relied heavily on [[behavior modification]] for both bears and people. Removal or killing are last resorts. The techniques being used are being studied by other municipalities with bear problems.<ref>{{cite news
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! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5931020&Geo2=CD&Code2=5931&SearchText=Whistler&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|date=[[November 25]] [[2007]]
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5931020&Data=Count&SearchText=Whistler&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|publisher=[[The New York Times]]
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5931020&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Whistler&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|accessdate=2007-11-24}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5931020&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Whistler&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
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| 11,570
| {{Percentage | 11570 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 9,905
| {{Percentage | 9905 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 7,960
| {{Percentage | 7960 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 8,515
| {{Percentage | 8515 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 8,265
| {{Percentage | 8265 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 660
| {{Percentage | 660 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 425
| {{Percentage | 425 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 280
| {{Percentage | 280 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 75
| {{Percentage | 75 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 620
| {{Percentage | 620 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 460
| {{Percentage | 460 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 505
| {{Percentage | 505 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 315
| {{Percentage | 315 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 360
| {{Percentage | 360 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 145
| {{Percentage | 145 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 130
| {{Percentage | 130 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 120
| {{Percentage | 120 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 115
| {{Percentage | 115 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 100
| {{Percentage | 100 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 105
| {{Percentage | 105 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 180
| {{Percentage | 180 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 90
| {{Percentage | 90 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 75
| {{Percentage | 75 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 8895 | 2 }}
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| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 13425 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 11245 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 9135 | 2 }}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 9245 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 8895 | 2 }}
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! {{Percentage | 13425 | 13982 | 2 }}
! 11,245
! {{Percentage | 11245 | 11746 | 2 }}
! 9,135
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! 9,245
! {{Percentage | 9245 | 9248 | 2 }}
! 8,895
! {{Percentage | 8895 | 8896 | 2 }}
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! Total population
! 13,982
! {{Percentage | 13982 | 13982 | 2 }}
! 11,746
! {{Percentage | 11746 | 11746 | 2 }}
! 9,824
! {{Percentage | 9824 | 9824 | 2 }}
! 9,248
! {{Percentage | 9248 | 9248 | 2 }}
! 8,896
! {{Percentage | 8896 | 8896 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}


==Transportation==
====
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Whistler included:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=whistler&DGUIDlist=2021A00055931020&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
Whistler is located on [[British Columbia Highway 99]], also known as the "Sea-to-Sky highway", approximately 58 kilometres (36&nbsp;[[Mile|mi]]) north of [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]], and 125 km (76&nbsp;[[Mile|mi]]) from Vancouver.
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (9,755 persons or 72.7%)
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (3,280 persons or 24.4%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (145 persons or 1.1%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (75 persons or 0.6%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (50 persons or 0.4%)
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous Spirituality]] (10 persons or 0.1%)
*Other (95 persons or 0.7%)


==Notes==
====
The resort town was granted heraldic symbols by the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=General|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|title=Resort Municipality of Whistler [Civil Institution]|url=https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2816&ShowAll=1&fbclid=IwAR0oTcp9mJmXYH0w-ZyMhGUtMknFwKzPQ9XlzQzeJfLR-r-UEox9x-eyjFs|access-date=2021-09-14|website=reg.gg.ca|date=12 November 2020|language=EN}}</ref>
*The [[Windows XP]] codename "Whistler" is named after this community
{{Infobox COA wide|escutcheon=Per pale Argent and Vert to the dexter two pallets wavy Azure, to the sinister two pallets wavy Argent, a chief dancetty per pale Azure and Argen|crest=On a rock set with moss a grey jay close holding in its dexter claw a lupin proper|supporters=Dexter a black bear sinister a hoary marmot each holding a ski and standing on a rocky mount proper issuant from barry wavy Argent and Azure charged with a trout naiant and between grass set with bunchberries and skunk cabbage proper|motto=Valley of dreams|year_granted=2016|armiger=Resort Municipality of Whistler}}
*The [[Windows Vista]] codename "Longhorn" is named after a saloon at the base of Whistler Mountain. [[Country Dick Montana]] died at the drumset in this saloon in 1995.
*The television show [[Whistler (TV series)|Whistler]] takes place in Whistler, B.C.


==See also==
== ==
Whistler is known for its [[skiing]] and [[snowboarding]] in the winter and [[mountain biking]] and [[hiking]] in the summer. Other winter activities that are enjoyed in Whistler are cross country skiing, skate skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, backcountry skiing, telemark skiing, and tobogganing. Summer activities enjoyed in Whistler include [[golfing]], [[fishing]], [[trail running]], mountain biking, outdoor yoga, and hiking.
* [[Whistler-Blackcomb]] ski resort
* [[Whistler Mountain]]
* [[Blackcomb Peak]]
* [[Garibaldi Provincial Park]]


For skiing, arguably the main attraction of Whistler, the different run difficulties (easiest to hardest) are green (circle), blue (square), black (diamond), and double black (diamond). Throughout the year each run's difficulty stays the same.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/the-mountain/about-the-mountain/trail-maps.aspx|title=Trail Maps|access-date = 28 February 2021}}</ref> There are many signs around the mountain that indicate the difficulty of the runs and there are "expert only" signs at the bottom of some chairlifts indicating that most of the runs accessible from that chair are black diamonds or double black diamonds.

== 1968, 1976 and 2010 Winter Olympics ==
Until the 1960s, this quiet area was without basic infrastructure. There were no sewage facilities, water, or electricity, and no road from [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]] or [[Vancouver]]. In 1962, four Vancouver businessmen began to explore the area with the intent of building a ski resort and bidding for the [[1968 Winter Olympics]]. Garibaldi Lift Company was formed, shares were sold, and in 1966, [[Whistler Mountain]] opened to the public.

Later, the town, then still known as [[Alta Lake, British Columbia|Alta Lake]], was offered the [[1976 Winter Olympics]] after the selected host city [[Denver]] declined the games due to funding issues. Alta Lake ''Whistler'' declined as well, after elections ushered in a local government less enthusiastic about the Olympics. The 1976 Winter Olympics were ultimately held in [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]].

Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the Vancouver [[2010 Winter Olympics]] and [[2010 Winter Paralympics|Paralympic Games]], the first time the [[International Olympic Committee]] has bestowed that designation on a community. Whistler hosted the alpine technical and speed events, [[Whistler Sliding Centre|the sliding events at]] [[Fitzsimmons Creek]], the [[Whistler Olympic Park|Nordic events in]] the nearby [[Callaghan Valley]] and all the Paralympic events except the opening ceremonies, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling.

The [[Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village]] (commonly referred to as the Athlete's village) housed around 2,400 athletes, coaches, trainers and officials. Post-games, the site has been turned into a new residential neighbourhood, Cheakamus Crossing.[[File:2009-0605-Ilanaaq-2010Oly-Whistler.jpg|thumb|A statue of Ilanaaq, emblem of the 2010 Winter Olympics, located on Whistler Mountain]][[File:Whistler Olympic Cauldron 2010.jpg|thumb|The Olympic Cauldron at Whistler for the 2010 Winter Olympics]]

== Transportation ==
Whistler is located on [[British Columbia Highway 99]], also known as the "Sea to Sky Highway", approximately {{cvt|58|km}} north of [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]], and 125&nbsp;km (76&nbsp;mi) from Vancouver. The highway connects Whistler to the [[British Columbia Interior]] via [[Pemberton, British Columbia|Pemberton]]-[[Mount Currie, British Columbia|Mount Currie]] to [[Lillooet, British Columbia|Lillooet]] and connections beyond to the [[Trans-Canada Highway|Trans-Canada]] and [[Cariboo Highway]]s.

Passenger rail service is only provided at the [[Whistler railway station]] between Vancouver and Jasper by the [[Rocky Mountaineer]], using [[Canadian National Railway]] tracks from North Vancouver via Whistler and Prince George. The station for tour passengers embarking from Whistler is in the Southside area, between Nita and Alpha Lakes.

Local bus transit service is provided by the [[Whistler and Valley Express]], which also provides service to [[Pemberton, British Columbia|Pemberton]].

A shuttle bus service from the Vancouver Airport and [[Downtown Vancouver]] is provided by the Whistler Shuttle and [[YVR Skylynx]].

=== Vancouver International Airport ===
[[Vancouver International Airport]] {{Airport codes|YVR|CYVR}}<ref name="cfs">{{CFS}}</ref> is the main international airport for Whistler residents and tourists and is located {{cvt|140|km}} south.

=== Pemberton Regional Airport ===
[[Pemberton Regional Airport]] {{Airport codes||CYPS}}<ref name="cfs" /> is a public airport serving Pemberton and Whistler. It is the closest airport for fixed-wing non-amphibious aircraft and is 38 minutes north of Whistler. There are no scheduled flights but three charter services operate out of the airport.

=== Whistler (Municipal) Heliport ===
[[List of heliports in Canada#290|Whistler (Municipal) Heliport]] {{Airport codes||||CBE9}} is a public heliport operated by the Whistler Heliport Society.<ref name="cfs" /> Currently there are no scheduled flights but charter services to/from [[Vancouver International Airport]], [[List of heliports in Canada#280|Vancouver/Harbour (Public) Heliport]] and [[Ogden Point|Victoria Harbour (Camel Point) Heliport]] {{Airport codes||||CBF7}} are available.

=== Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome ===
[[Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome]] {{Airport codes||YWS||CAE5}} is a public [[floatplane]] base owned and operated by [[Harbour Air Seaplanes|Harbour Air Group]] and Whistler Air.<ref name="cfs" /> Seasonal scheduled flights are provided by Harbour Air Seaplanes and [[West Coast Air]] to [[Victoria Inner Harbour Airport]] and [[Vancouver Harbour Water Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harbourair.com/|title=Home|website=Harbour Air: North America's Largest Seaplane Airline - Since 1982}}</ref> The [[seaplane]] base is located at the [[Nicklaus North]] subdivision on the South end of [[Green Lake (Whistler)|Green Lake]].

== Directions ==
Whistler is located on the [[Sea to Sky Highway]] (Highway 99), which goes from the [[Peace Arch Border Crossing]] in [[Surrey, British Columbia]] to the [[Cariboo Highway]] (Highway 97) {{cvt|10|km}} north of [[Cache Creek, British Columbia]]. North of Whistler is [[Pemberton, British Columbia]], which is about {{cvt|23|km}} north of the mountain village. Also north is [[Lillooet, British Columbia]], which is {{cvt|122|km}} north of Whistler. South of the village is [[Squamish, British Columbia]], about a {{cvt|53|km}} drive. Also located south is [[Vancouver]], which is {{cvt|125|km}} south of the village.

== Climate ==
Whistler has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Dsb/Dfb'') or an [[oceanic climate]] (Köppen: ''Csb/Cfb'') depending on the isotherm used. It has cold wet winters with significant snowfall and cloud cover, and warm summers which are somewhat dry. On average, Whistler receives approximately 11 days with temperatures over {{cvt|30|C}} and approximately 24 days with temperatures falling below {{cvt|−10|C}}.<ref name="ccnwhistler" />

{{Weather box
|location = Whistler<br>Climate ID: 1048898; coordinates {{coordinates|50|07|44|N|122|57|17|W|type:landmark_region:CA-BC|name=Whistler weather station}}; elevation: {{cvt|657.8|m}}; 1981–2010 normals
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan maximum humidex = 7.8
|Feb maximum humidex = 12.8
|Mar maximum humidex = 18.8
|Apr maximum humidex = 38.7
|May maximum humidex = 34.8
|Jun maximum humidex = 44.0
|Jul maximum humidex = 42.2
|Aug maximum humidex = 38.8
|Sep maximum humidex = 34.6
|Oct maximum humidex = 27.3
|Nov maximum humidex = 13.7
|Dec maximum humidex = 10.3
|year maximum humidex = 44.0
|Jan record high C = 8.9
|Feb record high C = 14.3
|Mar record high C = 19.6
|Apr record high C = 27.8
|May record high C = 35.6
|Jun record high C = 42.9
|Jul record high C = 38.8
|Aug record high C = 38.0
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 26.8
|Nov record high C = 13.6
|Dec record high C = 9.8
|year record high C = 42.9
|Jan high C = 0.6
|Feb high C = 3.2
|Mar high C = 7.2
|Apr high C = 11.8
|May high C = 16.4
|Jun high C = 19.9
|Jul high C = 23.6
|Aug high C = 24.0
|Sep high C = 19.8
|Oct high C = 11.2
|Nov high C = 3.5
|Dec high C = −0.2
|year high C = 11.7
|Jan mean C = −2.1
|Feb mean C = −0.5
|Mar mean C = 2.4
|Apr mean C = 6.1
|May mean C = 10.1
|Jun mean C = 13.6
|Jul mean C = 16.4
|Aug mean C = 16.5
|Sep mean C = 12.7
|Oct mean C = 6.7
|Nov mean C = 0.9
|Dec mean C = −2.8
|year mean C = 6.7
|Jan low C = −4.9
|Feb low C = −4.2
|Mar low C = −2.3
|Apr low C = 0.3
|May low C = 3.8
|Jun low C = 7.2
|Jul low C = 9.2
|Aug low C = 8.9
|Sep low C = 5.6
|Oct low C = 2.0
|Nov low C = −1.8
|Dec low C = −5.4
|year low C = 1.5
|Jan record low C = −28.2
|Feb record low C = −24.1
|Mar record low C = −18.5
|Apr record low C = −7.7
|May record low C = −3.4
|Jun record low C = −0.7
|Jul record low C = 0.3
|Aug record low C = 0.0
|Sep record low C = −3.2
|Oct record low C = −14.2
|Nov record low C = −24.3
|Dec record low C = −29.2
|year record low C = −29.2
|Jan chill = −29.4
|Feb chill = −37.4
|Mar chill = −21.7
|Apr chill = −10.0
|May chill = 0.0
|Jun chill = 0.0
|Jul chill = 0.0
|Aug chill = 0.0
|Sep chill = 0.0
|Oct chill = −22.2
|Nov chill = −31.9
|Dec chill = −30.1
|year chill = −37.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 176.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 104.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 97.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 75.9
|May precipitation mm = 66.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 44.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 47.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 54.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 154.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 192.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 154.1
|year precipitation mm = 1227.7
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 84.7
|Feb rain mm = 50.2
|Mar rain mm = 55.4
|Apr rain mm = 61.2
|May rain mm = 65.7
|Jun rain mm = 58.9
|Jul rain mm = 44.7
|Aug rain mm = 47.5
|Sep rain mm = 54.9
|Oct rain mm = 146.7
|Nov rain mm = 131.1
|Dec rain mm = 54.8
|year rain mm = 855.9
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 103.0
|Feb snow cm = 64.2
|Mar snow cm = 47.4
|Apr snow cm = 15.8
|May snow cm = 1.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 7.6
|Nov snow cm = 65.7
|Dec snow cm = 114.0
|year snow cm = 418.7
|humidity colour = green
|time day = 15:00 LST
|Jan humidity = 85.8
|Feb humidity = 75.1
|Mar humidity = 66.3
|Apr humidity = 57.8
|May humidity = 52.5
|Jun humidity = 52.9
|Jul humidity = 47.9
|Aug humidity = 47.5
|Sep humidity = 52.4
|Oct humidity = 70.3
|Nov humidity = 85.8
|Dec humidity = 87.1
|year humidity = 65.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 18.9
|Feb precipitation days = 14.9
|Mar precipitation days = 16.9
|Apr precipitation days = 16.2
|May precipitation days = 15.0
|Jun precipitation days = 13.8
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 10.0
|Oct precipitation days = 17.3
|Nov precipitation days = 19.6
|Dec precipitation days = 18.0
|year precipitation days = 179.7
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 10.6
|Feb rain days = 8.7
|Mar rain days = 11.6
|Apr rain days = 14.3
|May rain days = 15.0
|Jun rain days = 13.8
|Jul rain days = 10.0
|Aug rain days = 9.2
|Sep rain days = 10.0
|Oct rain days = 16.7
|Nov rain days = 14.5
|Dec rain days = 7.9
|year rain days= 142.2
|unit snow days = 0.2&nbsp;cm
|Jan snow days = 13.7
|Feb snow days = 10.1
|Mar snow days = 9.2
|Apr snow days = 4.4
|May snow days = 0.5
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.4
|Nov snow days = 9.7
|Dec snow days = 14.6
|year snow days = 63.5
|Jan sun = 40.3
|Feb sun = 78.4
|Mar sun = 123.2
|Apr sun = 162.4
|May sun = 207.3
|Jun sun = 204.9
|Jul sun = 250.6
|Aug sun = 241.4
|Sep sun = 194.0
|Oct sun = 109.0
|Nov sun = 41.8
|Dec sun = 30.4
|year sun = 1683.8
|Jan percentsun = 15.1
|Feb percentsun = 27.6
|Mar percentsun = 33.5
|Apr percentsun = 39.4
|May percentsun = 43.4
|Jun percentsun = 41.9
|Jul percentsun = 50.8
|Aug percentsun = 53.8
|Sep percentsun = 51.1
|Oct percentsun = 32.6
|Nov percentsun = 15.3
|Dec percentsun = 12.0
|year percentsun = 34.7
|source = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]]<ref name="ccnwhistler">{{cite web |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=348&lang=e&amp;StationName=Whistler&amp;SearchType=Contains&amp;stnNameSubmit=go&dCode=1&dispBack=1|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 Station Data |publisher=[[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] |date=9 March 2013 |access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Daily Data Report for June 2021| date=31 October 2011 |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?StationID=43443&timeframe=2&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&Day=23&Year=2021&Month=6#}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hourly Data Report for June 29, 2021| date=31 October 2011 |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?StationID=43443&timeframe=1&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&Day=29&Year=2021&Month=6}}</ref>
}}

=== Flora ===
Whistler is a collection of [[microclimate]]s ranging from [[Temperate coniferous forest|coniferous mixed forest]] on the valley floor, to slightly drier slopes, to [[Tundra#Alpine|alpine tundra]] in the [[Alpine climate|alpine]].

The wet West Coast [[Oceanic climate|marine temperate climate]] in the valley floor is characterized by a coniferous mixed forest, with a preponderance of [[Thuja plicata|western red cedar]]—a continuation of the [[rainforest]] of the [[Pacific Northwest]].

The slopes are slightly drier and are also coniferous mixed forest with [[Tsuga heterophylla|western hemlock]] (''Tsuga heterophylla'') and [[Tsuga mertensiana|mountain hemlock]] (''Tsuga mertensiana''), Whistler hybrid spruce ([[Picea sitchensis|Sitka spruce]] and [[Picea engelmannii|Engelmann spruce]]).<ref name="whistlerquestion.com">[http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/20120621/WHISTLER14/306219937/0/whistler11/getting-to-know-whistler-s-trees&template=JQMArticle Getting to know Whistler's trees – Museum Musings]</ref> The last is "a hybrid spruce that is unique to Whistler, aptly dubbed the "Whistler Spruce". "The Whistler spruce hybrid is indicative of Whistler's geographic position—we're not quite coastal, but not quite interior".<ref name="whistlerquestion.com" /> It is a hybrid of the wetter West Coast Sitka spruce (''Picea sitchensis''), which ranges from [[Northern California]] to [[Alaska]], and the drier Interior Engelmann spruce (''Picea engelmannii''). Others include the [[Douglas fir]] (''Pseudotsuga menziesii''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1109.htm|title=Douglas-fir Fertilization with Biosolids: Five-year Results at Whistler, B.C.|website=www.for.gov.bc.ca}}</ref> [[Pinus contorta|lodgepole pine]] (''Pinus contorta''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0094101|title=Cytological aspects of seasonal changes in the mesophyll chlorenchyma cells of Pinus Contorta dougl. ex loud ssp Latifolia (Engelm, ex wats) in relation to frost hardiness|first=Roger Michael|last=Shaneman|date=6 November 1977|via=open.library.ubc.ca}}</ref> and endangered [[Pinus albicaulis|whitebark pine]] (''Pinus albicaulis'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler-news/dispatches-2489696|title=Dispatches|website=Pique Newsmagazine}}</ref>

The higher slopes transition to many species of scrub [[juniper]], [[Juniperus scopulorum|Rocky Mountain juniper]] (''Juniperus scopulorum''), and many species of scrub [[willow]] in the genus ''Salix'' at the [[tree line]], and to Arctic tundra-like conditions in the high alpine above the tree line.

Both the valley floor and the mountain sides are characterized as mixed forest, predominantly [[Pinophyta|conifers]], but with a peppering of a few [[deciduous]] trees like the [[Cornus nuttallii|Pacific dogwood]] (''Cornus nuttallii''), locally extinct Pacific [[Malus|crabapple]] (''[[Malus fusca]]'') or ''Pryus fusca'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MAFU|title=USDA Plants Database|website=plants.usda.gov}}</ref> [[Prunus emarginata|bitter cherry]] (''Prunus emarginata''), [[Prunus pensylvanica|pin cherry]] (''Prunus pensylvanica''), [[Prunus virginiana|choke cherry]] (''Prunus virginiana''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html|title=E-Flora Trees of British Columbia|website=ibis.geog.ubc.ca}}</ref> [[Alnus rubra|red alder]] (''Alnus rubra''), [[Alnus viridis|Sitka alder]] (''Alnus sinuata''), [[Betula papyrifera|paper birch]] (''Betula papyrifera''), [[Acer macrophyllum|big leaf maple]] (''Acer macrophyllum''), and [[Acer glabrum|Douglas maple]] (''Acer glabrum'').<ref name="varner">{{cite book |last=Varner |first=Colin |year=2002 |title=Plants of the Whistler region |publisher=Global Professional Publishi |edition=1st |url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5964324W/Plants_of_the_Whistler_region |isbn=1-55192-602-4 |ol=3571927M |lccn=2002096043 |oclc=51086167}}</ref>

Whistler was clear cut twice. The Oregon grape ''Mahonia aquifolium'' (AKA hollyleaved barberry)<ref> [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=maaq2 USDA Plants Database]</ref> and highbush cranberry ''Viburnum opulus'' were accidentally re-introduced as escaped landscaping plants, and may all be Oregonian subspecies. All the wild Pacific crabapples were dug up by Pemberton Pioneers for grafting rootstock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/pacificcrabapple.htm|title=Pacific crab apple|website=www.for.gov.bc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Malus+fusca|title=E-Flora BC Atlas Page|website=linnet.geog.ubc.ca}}</ref> It is unclear whether the Chickasaw plum (''Prunus americana'') was indigenous or introduced by Indigenous transcontinental trade networks or later Western contact. All the wild plums were dug up too by Pemberton Pioneers for fruit trees to transplant and as rootstock. Once abundant on the forest floor, lingonberry (''Vaccinium vitis-idaea'') is no longer found because of the loss of habitat through the clear-cutting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=VAVI|title=USDA Plants Database|website=plants.usda.gov}}</ref>

== Education ==
The [[School District 48 Sea to Sky]] operates public schools in Whistler. There are two elementary schools, Myrtle Phillip Elementary and Spring Creek Elementary. There is one high school in the community, it is named [[Whistler Secondary School]].

The ''[[Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique]]'' operates one Francophone primary school in that city: the ''école La Passerelle''.<ref>"[http://www.csf.bc.ca/ecoles/en-colombie-britannique/carte-des-ecoles/ Carte des écoles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817050550/http://www.csf.bc.ca/ecoles/en-colombie-britannique/carte-des-ecoles/ |date=17 August 2015 }}." ''[[Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britanique]]''. Retrieved on 22 January 2015.</ref>

== Media ==
=== Print media ===
Whistler has one weekly newspaper, ''[[Pique Newsmagazine]]'', published every Friday. [[The Whistler Answer]] was published intermittently from 1977 to the 1990s. The Lost Duck is a monthly events guide and calendar that lists what is happening in the resort. Other tourist-oriented, print media such as FAQ, Visitors Choice and Whistler Magazine are published from quarterly to once or twice a year.

=== Radio ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!Frequency
!Call sign
!Branding
!Format
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 88.7
|CFTW-FM
|Whistler Information Radio
|[[Tourist information]]
|Four Senses Entertainment
|
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 90.7
|[[CFMI-FM]]-1
|Rock 101
|[[Classic hits]]
|[[Corus Entertainment]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CFMI-FM]] ([[Vancouver]])
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 92.3
|[[CFOX-FM]]-1
|CFOX
|[[Alternative rock]]
|[[Corus Entertainment]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CFOX-FM]] ([[Vancouver]])
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 96.9
|[[CJAX-FM]]-1
|[[Jack FM|Jack]]
|[[Adult hits]]
|[[Rogers Radio]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CJAX-FM]] ([[Vancouver]])
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 100.1
|[[CBU (AM)|CBYW-FM]]
|[[CBC Radio One]]
|[[Talk radio]], [[Public broadcasting|public radio]]
|[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CBU (AM)|CBU]] ([[Vancouver]])
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 101.5
|[[CKEE-FM]]
|Whistler FM
|[[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]]
|Four Senses Entertainment
|
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 102.1
|[[CISQ-FM|CISW-FM]]
|Mountain FM
|[[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]]
|[[Rogers Radio]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CISQ-FM]] ([[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]])
|-
|[[FM radio|FM]] 103.1
|[[CBUF-FM]]-10
|[[Ici Radio-Canada Première]]
|[[Talk radio]], [[Public broadcasting|public radio]]
|[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CBUF-FM]] ([[Vancouver]])
|}

An internet radio site for the community exists It is designed to be a community radio station showcasing local music talent and interests of relative importance. History: 28 November 2003, "Feds shut down local pirate radio station... frequency 105.5 FM in the Whistler area, received a visit from Industry Canada and local [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] officer", Federal Police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-arts/feds-shut-down-local-pirate-radio-station-2465571|title=Feds shut down local pirate radio station|website=Pique Newsmagazine}}</ref> ''Freeradio'' Whistler still legally broadcasts over the Internet at freewhistler.com.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.freewhistler.com/site |title=Free*Whistler.com Internet Radio |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-date=24 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224115626/http://www.freewhistler.com/site/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Television ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! [[Terrestrial television|OTA]] channel
! [[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]]
!Call sign
!Network
!Notes
|-
|9 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
|11
|[[CHAN-DT|CHAN-TV-7]]
|[[Global Television Network|Global]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CHAN-DT]] ([[Vancouver]])
|-
|18 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|6
|[[CHEK-DT|CHWM-TV-1]]
|[[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CHEK-DT]] ([[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]])
|-
|21 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|13
|[[CKVU-DT|CJWM-TV]]
|[[Citytv]]
|Rebroadcaster of [[CKVU-DT]] ([[Vancouver]])
|}

The incumbent [[cable television]] provider in Whistler is [[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]]. Additional service providers covering Whistler include [[Telus TV]] (Optik [[IPTV]] service and Telus Satellite TV), [[Shaw Direct]] (satellite), and [[Bell Satellite TV]] (satellite).

Whistler was previously served by CBUWT-TV channel 13, a [[CBC Television]] repeater of [[CBUT-DT]] ([[Vancouver]]); that station shut down in 2012 due to budget cuts affecting the CBC.

=== In Media ===
The television show ''[[Whistler (TV series)|Whistler]]'' took place in Whistler. ''Whistler'', the series is a Canadian [[television drama]] centering on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was set in the ski resort of the same name and aired for two seasons from 2006 to 2008.

The television series ''[[Peak Season]]'' is filmed in Whistler and documents the lives of people that live there. Reality Show [[The Challenge: Fresh Meat 2|Fresh Meat II]] was filmed in Whistler. The community also appeared as the location for Shane and Carmen's wedding in The L Word (season 3, episode 12) Whistler was also featured on The Real Housewives of Orange County and ABC's Extreme Weight Loss.

Reality show [[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]] filmed some episodes in Whistler. It is an American [[reality television]] series that premiered on [[A&E Network|A&E]] on 7 August 2006. The show follows the life of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] bassist and vocalist [[Gene Simmons]], his longtime [[Domestic partnership|partner]] and wife [[Shannon Tweed]], and their two children, [[Nick Simmons|Nick]] and Sophie.

[[Sophie Tweed-Simmons]] has her own reality TV series spin off in production. Filming began December 2013, in Whistler, [[Vancouver]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Nashville]]. Sophie and her mother, model Shannon Tweed, will be the focus of the new show. Producers of the show are Force Four Entertainment, Vancouver. Eight {{frac|1|2}}-hour episodes are to be broadcast on W Network Canada in the spring of 2014.<ref>[http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/11/15/life-is-not-always-awesome-for-sophie-tweed-simmons/ Life is not always awesome for Sophie Tweed-Simmons]</ref>

[[Kansai TV]] [[Japan]] was produced in Whistler with a {{frac|1|1|2}}-hour TV special, ''Race to the Canadian Northern Lights''. Thirty minutes of footage on Whistler's winter activities, shopping, Village and spa. The show aired March 2001. It had a viewership of 3 million and had an estimated public relations value of $2 million.<ref name="piquenewsmagazine.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler-news/japanese-getting-eyeful-of-whistler-2459666|title=Japanese getting eyeful of Whistler|website=Pique Newsmagazine}}</ref>

[[Stewardess Cops]] [[Fuji Television]] AKA ''Fuji Network'', a popular Japanese drama, shot a two-hour special on location in Whistler during the fall of 2001. It was aired January 2002 and had an estimated audience of 22 million.<ref name="piquenewsmagazine.com" />

Besides the 2010 Winter Olympics broadcasters from the [[United States]], [[Australia]]'s Today Show,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=15272 |title=TODAY in Canada: 20–24 September |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050421094843/http://today.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=15272 |archive-date=21 April 2005}}</ref> and [[Japan]] have done daily up to week long segments from Whistler.

[[ESPN2]] shows BMX Races from Whistler but they are really from nearby Pemberton's [[Green River BMX Track]].

Most videos of Whistler Backcountry [[skiing]], [[snowboarding]], and [[snowmobiling]] are filmed in the Pemberton Valley or area. The Whistler name has a much higher brand recognition.

=== Movies ===
The [[Whistler Film Festival]] is produced by the Whistler Film Festival Society (WFFS). It is held over five days from the first weekend of December.<ref name="WFFS">{{cite web|url=http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/about-us/organization|title=Organization|publisher=The Whistler Film Festival Society (WFFS)|access-date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

''[[The Crash Reel]]'', a 2013 documentary and reality film, directed by Academy Award Nominee [[Lucy Walker (director)|Lucy Walker]], was filmed on location in Whistler. It features top-ranked American snowboarder [[Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)|Kevin Pearce]], who because of injuries missed the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], dealing with his rival [[Shaun White]]. It was a selection for the [[Whistler Film Festival]], the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] and the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Whistler+Film+Festival+wraps+with+film+about+American+snowboarder+Kevin+Pearce+with+video/9257307/story.html#ixzz2tGmC6wOE|title=Whistler Film Festival wraps with film about American snowboarder Kevin Pearce}}</ref>

''[[Ski School (film)|Ski School]]'', a 1991 comedy, with [[Dean Cameron]], was filmed on location partially, in Whistler and on the mountain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/ski-school|title=Ski School}}</ref>

''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'' (2008) used the glacier above the community to stand in for [[Antarctica]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443701/locations|title=The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref name="entertainment.ca.msn.com">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/movies/galleries/on-location-vacations-movies-shot-in-canada?page=13 |title=On-location vacations: Movies shot in Canada |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118220722/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/movies/galleries/on-location-vacations-movies-shot-in-canada?page=13 |archive-date=18 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'' (2008), which was directed, written and starred [[Tyler Perry]], was shot on the slopes of [[Whistler Blackcomb]] ski resort.<ref name="entertainment.ca.msn.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0906108/|title=Why Did I Get Married?|date=12 October 2007|via=IMDb}}</ref>

''[[White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf]]'' (1994) was directed by [[Ken Olin]], and stars [[Scott Bairstow]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]] and [[Ethan Hawke]]. Whistler is the back drop for this [[Disney film]].<ref name="entertainment.ca.msn.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/White-Fang-Myth-Wolf/dp/B0000633U6|title=White Fang 2: Myth Of The White Wolf|via=Amazon}}</ref>

''[[The Grey (film)|The Grey]]'' (2011), which was directed by [[Joe Carnahan]]. [[Liam Neeson]] sips cocktails in The Cure Bar at Whistler's [[Nita Lake Lodge]].<ref name="entertainment.ca.msn.com" />

''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2]]'' (2012) were not filmed in Whistler proper, but north and south of town. The crew was housed in [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]] and later Pemberton, but the stars were housed in Whistler hotels, hence the reason for all the star sightings in the village.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Whistler Panorama -2007.jpg|A panorama of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains taken in March, 2007.
: .jpg| of Whistler .
Image:Black Tusk- March, 2007.jpg|Black Tusk as seen from Whistler Mountain.
: .jpg| Whistler.
File:Whistler Nita lake.JPG|Whistler Mountain as seen from Nita Lake in summer
Image:August 2006-Whistler.jpg|Singing Pass in August as seen between Whistler and Blackcomb.
File:Whistler, BC, mountains.jpg|The "Stairway To Heaven" area boundary on Blackcomb Mountain in winter.
Image:View_of_whistler.jpg|View of Whistler from Whistler mountain.
Image:View of Whistler from the Cable-car.JPG|View of Whistler from the Cable car in the summer.
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{wide image|Whistler Panorama 2.jpg|1000px|Looking southwest from Whistler Mountain}}

== See also ==
* [[List of francophone communities in British Columbia]]
* [[List of neighbourhoods in Whistler, British Columbia]]
* [[Blackcomb Peak]]
* [[Mount Cayley volcanic field]]
* [[Garibaldi Lake volcanic field]]


==References==
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{{reflist}}
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==External links==
== ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.whistler.ca/ Municipality of Whistler]
*[http://www.tourismwhistler.com/ Whistler Resort Association (Tourism Whistler)]
*[http://vancouver2010.com/ Official Site of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]
*[http://www.whistlerchamber.com/ Whistler Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com Whistler and Blackcomb ski resorts]


== External links ==
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{{Commons category|Whistler, British Columbia}}
*{{Official website}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Whistler|Whistler}}


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Latest revision as of 16:30, 30 November 2024

This article is about the resort municipality. For the ski resort operation, see Whistler Blackcomb.

Whistler
Resort municipality
Resort Municipality of Whistler[1]
Whistler panorama
Whistler panorama
Official logo of Whistler
Logo
Whistler is located in British Columbia
Whistler
Whistler
Location of Whistler
Whistler is located in Canada
Whistler
Whistler
Whistler (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 122°57′15″W / 50.11667°N 122.95417°W / 50.11667; -122.95417[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionSea to Sky Country
Regional districtSquamish-Lillooet
Settled1914 by Myrtle and Alex Philip
Incorporated as a resort municipality1975
Government
 • TypeElected town council
 • MayorJack Crompton
 • ManagerMike Furey
 • Governing bodyWhistler Town Council
 • MPPatrick Weiler
 • MLAJeremy Valeriote
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
240.00 km2 (92.66 sq mi)
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
13,982
 • Density58.3/km2 (151/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Postal code span
V0N 1B0 & V8E
Area code604
GNBC CodeJCJHI[4]
Websitewww.whistler.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Whistler (Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, IPA: [xʷetemɛ]; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, IPA: [sqʷɛqʷ]) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5] It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver and 36 km (22 mi) south of Pemberton. It has a permanent population of approximately 13,982 (2021),[3] as well as a larger but rotating population of seasonal workers.

Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in the summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards, and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, Nordic, luge, skeleton, and bobsled events.

History

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19811,369—    
19862,002+46.2%
19914,459+122.7%
19967,172+60.8%
20018,896+24.0%
20069,754+9.6%
20119,824+0.7%
201611,854+20.7%
202113,982+18.0%
[3][6]

The Whistler Valley is located around the pass between the headwaters of the Green River and the upper-middle reaches of the Cheakamus. It is flanked by glaciated mountains on both sides; the Garibaldi Ranges on the side that contains the ski mountains, and a group of ranges with no collective name but that are part of the larger Pacific Ranges and are essentially fore-ranges of the Pemberton Icefield. Although there are a few other routes through the maze of mountains between the basin of the Lillooet River just east, the Cheakamus-Green divide is the lowest and most direct.

Indigenous settlement

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Before Whistler was founded, it was the shared ancestral territories of the indigenous Squamish people (Sk̲wx̲wúmesh), known in English as the Squamish Nation, and L̓il̓watú, known in English as Lil'wat First Nation (originally Srapúl). Their history is tied to the rivers, lakes, and mountains that were used as reference for direction and travel. In the Late Pleistocene era, long before European settlement, Sk̲wx̲wúmesh and L̓il̓watú shared a village known as Spoez at the confluence of Rubble Creek and the Cheakamus River at Function Junction in Whistler."[7] This location represents the long-standing relationship of the two nations who used Spoez as a hub of trade and commerce between the two nations. Spoez was buried after Black Tusk Volcano erupted causing a massive rockslide that buried the ancient village under hundreds of metres of rubble. From this point forward both Nations continued to co-habitat within the region travelling to the area in the warmer months where they established seasonal camps for hunting and trapping.[7] Prior to settlement of the first European fishing and trapping communities, L̓il̓watú Nation members lived in camps along Green Lake, but were ousted by police in order to make way for the railway and other infrastructure around the lake. Evidence was found of an Istken pit-house on the land that became the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, which was used by the Wolf Clan (now known as the Wallace Family) as shelter.[7]

European settlement

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The first British survey by the Royal Navy took place in the 1860s.[8] These surveyors named the mountain London Mountain because of the heavy fog and cloud typically gathering around the mountain, but the area informally acquired the name "Whistler" due to the call of the hoary marmot.[9] In the late 19th century, a trail was cut through the valley, linking Lillooet via Pemberton with Burrard Inlet via a pass from Squamish to the Seymour River. The trail was completed in 1877, but because of the difficult and unforgiving terrain, it was only used once for its intended purpose, which was to drive cattle. The area began to attract trappers and prospectors (such as John Millar and Henry Horstman) who established small camps in the area in the early 20th century. The area began to gain recognition with the arrival of Myrtle (who the Myrtle Philip school was named after) and Alex Philip, who in 1914 purchased 4.0 ha (10 acres) of land on Alta Lake and established the Rainbow Lodge. The Philips had relocated from Maine to Vancouver in 1910 and had heard rumours of the natural beauty of the area from Pemberton pioneer John Millar.[10] After an exploratory journey, the couple was convinced. Rainbow Lodge and other railway-dependent tourist resorts were collectively known as Alta Lake. Along with the rest of the valley bridging the Cheakamus (pron. CHEEK-a-mus) and Green River (a tributary of the Lillooet River) basins, they became part of British Columbia's first Resort Municipality in 1975.

Completion of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in 1914 greatly reduced the travel time from three days, providing ease of access from Vancouver, and the Rainbow Lodge gained a reputation as the most popular vacation destination west of the Rockies.[citation needed] The lodge was primarily a summer destination, with boating, fishing and hiking among the most popular activities, and soon other lodges began to open not just on Alta Lake, but on other valley lakes as well.

Appreciation of the outdoors was not the only activity in the valley, however. Logging was a booming industry. During the first half of the 20th century, most of the lower slopes of the surrounding mountains were cleared of old-growth. At its peak, four mills were in operation, most located around Green Lake. Prospecting and trapping were pursued as well, though no claims of great value were ever staked.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Whistler had a population of 13,982 living in 5,597 of its 10,065 total private dwellings, a change of 19% from its 2016 population of 11,746. With a land area of 240 km2 (93 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.3/km2 (150.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Ethnicity

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Panethnic groups in the District of Whistler (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[11] 2016[12] 2011[13] 2006[14] 2001[15]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 11,570 86.18% 9,905 88.08% 7,960 87.14% 8,515 92.1% 8,265 92.92%
Southeast Asian[b] 660 4.92% 425 3.78% 280 3.07% 140 1.51% 75 0.84%
East Asian[c] 620 4.62% 460 4.09% 505 5.53% 315 3.41% 360 4.05%
Indigenous 145 1.08% 130 1.16% 55 0.6% 120 1.3% 115 1.29%
Latin American 140 1.04% 100 0.89% 45 0.49% 30 0.32% 10 0.11%
South Asian 105 0.78% 140 1.24% 180 1.97% 40 0.43% 20 0.22%
African 90 0.67% 35 0.31% 75 0.82% 20 0.22% 10 0.11%
Middle Eastern[d] 40 0.3% 30 0.27% 0 0% 55 0.59% 15 0.17%
Other/Multiracial[e] 65 0.48% 30 0.27% 25 0.27% 15 0.16% 40 0.45%
Total responses 13,425 96.02% 11,245 95.73% 9,135 92.99% 9,245 99.97% 8,895 99.99%
Total population 13,982 100% 11,746 100% 9,824 100% 9,248 100% 8,896 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Religion

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According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Whistler included:[11]

Insignia

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The resort town was granted heraldic symbols by the Canadian Heraldic Authority in January 2016.[16]

Coat of arms of Whistler, British Columbia
Granted
2016
Armiger
Resort Municipality of Whistler
Crest
On a rock set with moss a grey jay close holding in its dexter claw a lupin proper
Escutcheon
Per pale Argent and Vert to the dexter two pallets wavy Azure, to the sinister two pallets wavy Argent, a chief dancetty per pale Azure and Argen
Supporters
Dexter a black bear sinister a hoary marmot each holding a ski and standing on a rocky mount proper issuant from barry wavy Argent and Azure charged with a trout naiant and between grass set with bunchberries and skunk cabbage proper
Motto
Valley of dreams

Activities

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Whistler is known for its skiing and snowboarding in the winter and mountain biking and hiking in the summer. Other winter activities that are enjoyed in Whistler are cross country skiing, skate skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, backcountry skiing, telemark skiing, and tobogganing. Summer activities enjoyed in Whistler include golfing, fishing, trail running, mountain biking, outdoor yoga, and hiking.

For skiing, arguably the main attraction of Whistler, the different run difficulties (easiest to hardest) are green (circle), blue (square), black (diamond), and double black (diamond). Throughout the year each run's difficulty stays the same.[17] There are many signs around the mountain that indicate the difficulty of the runs and there are "expert only" signs at the bottom of some chairlifts indicating that most of the runs accessible from that chair are black diamonds or double black diamonds.

1968, 1976 and 2010 Winter Olympics

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Until the 1960s, this quiet area was without basic infrastructure. There were no sewage facilities, water, or electricity, and no road from Squamish or Vancouver. In 1962, four Vancouver businessmen began to explore the area with the intent of building a ski resort and bidding for the 1968 Winter Olympics. Garibaldi Lift Company was formed, shares were sold, and in 1966, Whistler Mountain opened to the public.

Later, the town, then still known as Alta Lake, was offered the 1976 Winter Olympics after the selected host city Denver declined the games due to funding issues. Alta Lake Whistler declined as well, after elections ushered in a local government less enthusiastic about the Olympics. The 1976 Winter Olympics were ultimately held in Innsbruck, Austria.

Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, the first time the International Olympic Committee has bestowed that designation on a community. Whistler hosted the alpine technical and speed events, the sliding events at Fitzsimmons Creek, the Nordic events in the nearby Callaghan Valley and all the Paralympic events except the opening ceremonies, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling.

The Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village (commonly referred to as the Athlete's village) housed around 2,400 athletes, coaches, trainers and officials. Post-games, the site has been turned into a new residential neighbourhood, Cheakamus Crossing.

A statue of Ilanaaq, emblem of the 2010 Winter Olympics, located on Whistler Mountain
The Olympic Cauldron at Whistler for the 2010 Winter Olympics

Transportation

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Whistler is located on British Columbia Highway 99, also known as the "Sea to Sky Highway", approximately 58 km (36 mi) north of Squamish, and 125 km (76 mi) from Vancouver. The highway connects Whistler to the British Columbia Interior via Pemberton-Mount Currie to Lillooet and connections beyond to the Trans-Canada and Cariboo Highways.

Passenger rail service is only provided at the Whistler railway station between Vancouver and Jasper by the Rocky Mountaineer, using Canadian National Railway tracks from North Vancouver via Whistler and Prince George. The station for tour passengers embarking from Whistler is in the Southside area, between Nita and Alpha Lakes.

Local bus transit service is provided by the Whistler and Valley Express, which also provides service to Pemberton.

A shuttle bus service from the Vancouver Airport and Downtown Vancouver is provided by the Whistler Shuttle and YVR Skylynx.

Vancouver International Airport

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Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR)[18] is the main international airport for Whistler residents and tourists and is located 140 km (87 mi) south.

Pemberton Regional Airport

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Pemberton Regional Airport (ICAO: CYPS)[18] is a public airport serving Pemberton and Whistler. It is the closest airport for fixed-wing non-amphibious aircraft and is 38 minutes north of Whistler. There are no scheduled flights but three charter services operate out of the airport.

Whistler (Municipal) Heliport

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Whistler (Municipal) Heliport (TC LID: CBE9) is a public heliport operated by the Whistler Heliport Society.[18] Currently there are no scheduled flights but charter services to/from Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver/Harbour (Public) Heliport and Victoria Harbour (Camel Point) Heliport (TC LID: CBF7) are available.

Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome

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Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (ICAO: YWS, TC LID: CAE5) is a public floatplane base owned and operated by Harbour Air Group and Whistler Air.[18] Seasonal scheduled flights are provided by Harbour Air Seaplanes and West Coast Air to Victoria Inner Harbour Airport and Vancouver Harbour Water Airport.[19] The seaplane base is located at the Nicklaus North subdivision on the South end of Green Lake.

Directions

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Whistler is located on the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99), which goes from the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Surrey, British Columbia to the Cariboo Highway (Highway 97) 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Cache Creek, British Columbia. North of Whistler is Pemberton, British Columbia, which is about 23 km (14 mi) north of the mountain village. Also north is Lillooet, British Columbia, which is 122 km (76 mi) north of Whistler. South of the village is Squamish, British Columbia, about a 53 km (33 mi) drive. Also located south is Vancouver, which is 125 km (78 mi) south of the village.

Climate

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Whistler has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsb/Dfb) or an oceanic climate (Köppen: Csb/Cfb) depending on the isotherm used. It has cold wet winters with significant snowfall and cloud cover, and warm summers which are somewhat dry. On average, Whistler receives approximately 11 days with temperatures over 30 °C (86 °F) and approximately 24 days with temperatures falling below −10 °C (14 °F).[20]

Climate data for Whistler
Climate ID: 1048898; coordinates 50°07′44″N 122°57′17″W / 50.12889°N 122.95472°W / 50.12889; -122.95472 (Whistler weather station); elevation: 657.8 m (2,158 ft); 1981–2010 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 7.8 12.8 18.8 38.7 34.8 44.0 42.2 38.8 34.6 27.3 13.7 10.3 44.0
Record high °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		14.3
(57.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		35.6
(96.1) 		42.9
(109.2) 		38.8
(101.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		9.8
(49.6) 		42.9
(109.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1) 		3.2
(37.8) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.4
(61.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		11.2
(52.2) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		11.7
(53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.7
(54.9) 		6.7
(44.1) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		6.7
(44.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.8
(38.8) 		7.2
(45.0) 		9.2
(48.6) 		8.9
(48.0) 		5.6
(42.1) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −28.2
(−18.8) 		−24.1
(−11.4) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		0.3
(32.5) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−24.3
(−11.7) 		−29.2
(−20.6) 		−29.2
(−20.6)
Record low wind chill −29.4 −37.4 −21.7 −10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 −22.2 −31.9 −30.1 −37.4
Average precipitation mm (inches) 176.0
(6.93) 		104.6
(4.12) 		97.6
(3.84) 		75.9
(2.99) 		66.7
(2.63) 		58.9
(2.32) 		44.7
(1.76) 		47.5
(1.87) 		54.9
(2.16) 		154.6
(6.09) 		192.1
(7.56) 		154.1
(6.07) 		1,227.7
(48.33)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 84.7
(3.33) 		50.2
(1.98) 		55.4
(2.18) 		61.2
(2.41) 		65.7
(2.59) 		58.9
(2.32) 		44.7
(1.76) 		47.5
(1.87) 		54.9
(2.16) 		146.7
(5.78) 		131.1
(5.16) 		54.8
(2.16) 		855.9
(33.70)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 103.0
(40.6) 		64.2
(25.3) 		47.4
(18.7) 		15.8
(6.2) 		1.0
(0.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		7.6
(3.0) 		65.7
(25.9) 		114.0
(44.9) 		418.7
(164.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 18.9 14.9 16.9 16.2 15.0 13.8 10.0 9.2 10.0 17.3 19.6 18.0 179.7
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 10.6 8.7 11.6 14.3 15.0 13.8 10.0 9.2 10.0 16.7 14.5 7.9 142.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 13.7 10.1 9.2 4.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 9.7 14.6 63.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST) 85.8 75.1 66.3 57.8 52.5 52.9 47.9 47.5 52.4 70.3 85.8 87.1 65.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 40.3 78.4 123.2 162.4 207.3 204.9 250.6 241.4 194.0 109.0 41.8 30.4 1,683.8
Percent possible sunshine 15.1 27.6 33.5 39.4 43.4 41.9 50.8 53.8 51.1 32.6 15.3 12.0 34.7
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[20][21][22]

Flora

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Whistler is a collection of microclimates ranging from coniferous mixed forest on the valley floor, to slightly drier slopes, to alpine tundra in the alpine.

The wet West Coast marine temperate climate in the valley floor is characterized by a coniferous mixed forest, with a preponderance of western red cedar—a continuation of the rainforest of the Pacific Northwest.

The slopes are slightly drier and are also coniferous mixed forest with western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), Whistler hybrid spruce (Sitka spruce and Engelmann spruce).[23] The last is "a hybrid spruce that is unique to Whistler, aptly dubbed the "Whistler Spruce". "The Whistler spruce hybrid is indicative of Whistler's geographic position—we're not quite coastal, but not quite interior".[23] It is a hybrid of the wetter West Coast Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), which ranges from Northern California to Alaska, and the drier Interior Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii). Others include the Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),[24] lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta),[25] and endangered whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis).[26]

The higher slopes transition to many species of scrub juniper, Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum), and many species of scrub willow in the genus Salix at the tree line, and to Arctic tundra-like conditions in the high alpine above the tree line.

Both the valley floor and the mountain sides are characterized as mixed forest, predominantly conifers, but with a peppering of a few deciduous trees like the Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), locally extinct Pacific crabapple (Malus fusca) or Pryus fusca,[27] bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata), pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica), choke cherry (Prunus virginiana),[28] red alder (Alnus rubra), Sitka alder (Alnus sinuata), paper birch (Betula papyrifera), big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum), and Douglas maple (Acer glabrum).[29]

Whistler was clear cut twice. The Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium (AKA hollyleaved barberry)[30] and highbush cranberry Viburnum opulus were accidentally re-introduced as escaped landscaping plants, and may all be Oregonian subspecies. All the wild Pacific crabapples were dug up by Pemberton Pioneers for grafting rootstock.[31][32] It is unclear whether the Chickasaw plum (Prunus americana) was indigenous or introduced by Indigenous transcontinental trade networks or later Western contact. All the wild plums were dug up too by Pemberton Pioneers for fruit trees to transplant and as rootstock. Once abundant on the forest floor, lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) is no longer found because of the loss of habitat through the clear-cutting.[33]

Education

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The School District 48 Sea to Sky operates public schools in Whistler. There are two elementary schools, Myrtle Phillip Elementary and Spring Creek Elementary. There is one high school in the community, it is named Whistler Secondary School.

The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique operates one Francophone primary school in that city: the école La Passerelle.[34]

Media

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Whistler has one weekly newspaper, Pique Newsmagazine, published every Friday. The Whistler Answer was published intermittently from 1977 to the 1990s. The Lost Duck is a monthly events guide and calendar that lists what is happening in the resort. Other tourist-oriented, print media such as FAQ, Visitors Choice and Whistler Magazine are published from quarterly to once or twice a year.

Radio

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Frequency Call sign Branding Format Owner Notes
FM 88.7 CFTW-FM Whistler Information Radio Tourist information Four Senses Entertainment
FM 90.7 CFMI-FM-1 Rock 101 Classic hits Corus Entertainment Rebroadcaster of CFMI-FM (Vancouver)
FM 92.3 CFOX-FM-1 CFOX Alternative rock Corus Entertainment Rebroadcaster of CFOX-FM (Vancouver)
FM 96.9 CJAX-FM-1 Jack Adult hits Rogers Radio Rebroadcaster of CJAX-FM (Vancouver)
FM 100.1 CBYW-FM CBC Radio One Talk radio, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcaster of CBU (Vancouver)
FM 101.5 CKEE-FM Whistler FM Adult contemporary Four Senses Entertainment
FM 102.1 CISW-FM Mountain FM Adult contemporary Rogers Radio Rebroadcaster of CISQ-FM (Squamish)
FM 103.1 CBUF-FM-10 Ici Radio-Canada Première Talk radio, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcaster of CBUF-FM (Vancouver)

An internet radio site for the community exists It is designed to be a community radio station showcasing local music talent and interests of relative importance. History: 28 November 2003, "Feds shut down local pirate radio station... frequency 105.5 FM in the Whistler area, received a visit from Industry Canada and local RCMP officer", Federal Police.[35] Freeradio Whistler still legally broadcasts over the Internet at freewhistler.com.[36]

Television

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OTA channel Shaw Cable Call sign Network Notes
9 (VHF) 11 CHAN-TV-7 Global Rebroadcaster of CHAN-DT (Vancouver)
18 (UHF) 6 CHWM-TV-1 Independent Rebroadcaster of CHEK-DT (Victoria)
21 (UHF) 13 CJWM-TV Citytv Rebroadcaster of CKVU-DT (Vancouver)

The incumbent cable television provider in Whistler is Shaw Cable. Additional service providers covering Whistler include Telus TV (Optik IPTV service and Telus Satellite TV), Shaw Direct (satellite), and Bell Satellite TV (satellite).

Whistler was previously served by CBUWT-TV channel 13, a CBC Television repeater of CBUT-DT (Vancouver); that station shut down in 2012 due to budget cuts affecting the CBC.

In Media

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The television show Whistler took place in Whistler. Whistler, the series is a Canadian television drama centering on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was set in the ski resort of the same name and aired for two seasons from 2006 to 2008.

The television series Peak Season is filmed in Whistler and documents the lives of people that live there. Reality Show Fresh Meat II was filmed in Whistler. The community also appeared as the location for Shane and Carmen's wedding in The L Word (season 3, episode 12) Whistler was also featured on The Real Housewives of Orange County and ABC's Extreme Weight Loss.

Reality show Gene Simmons Family Jewels filmed some episodes in Whistler. It is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on 7 August 2006. The show follows the life of Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner and wife Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie.

Sophie Tweed-Simmons has her own reality TV series spin off in production. Filming began December 2013, in Whistler, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Sophie and her mother, model Shannon Tweed, will be the focus of the new show. Producers of the show are Force Four Entertainment, Vancouver. Eight 1⁄2-hour episodes are to be broadcast on W Network Canada in the spring of 2014.[37]

Kansai TV Japan was produced in Whistler with a 1+1⁄2-hour TV special, Race to the Canadian Northern Lights. Thirty minutes of footage on Whistler's winter activities, shopping, Village and spa. The show aired March 2001. It had a viewership of 3 million and had an estimated public relations value of $2 million.[38]

Stewardess Cops Fuji Television AKA Fuji Network, a popular Japanese drama, shot a two-hour special on location in Whistler during the fall of 2001. It was aired January 2002 and had an estimated audience of 22 million.[38]

Besides the 2010 Winter Olympics broadcasters from the United States, Australia's Today Show,[39] and Japan have done daily up to week long segments from Whistler.

ESPN2 shows BMX Races from Whistler but they are really from nearby Pemberton's Green River BMX Track.

Most videos of Whistler Backcountry skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling are filmed in the Pemberton Valley or area. The Whistler name has a much higher brand recognition.

Movies

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The Whistler Film Festival is produced by the Whistler Film Festival Society (WFFS). It is held over five days from the first weekend of December.[40]

The Crash Reel, a 2013 documentary and reality film, directed by Academy Award Nominee Lucy Walker, was filmed on location in Whistler. It features top-ranked American snowboarder Kevin Pearce, who because of injuries missed the 2010 Winter Olympics, dealing with his rival Shaun White. It was a selection for the Whistler Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.[41]

Ski School, a 1991 comedy, with Dean Cameron, was filmed on location partially, in Whistler and on the mountain.[42]

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) used the glacier above the community to stand in for Antarctica.[43][44]

Why Did I Get Married? (2008), which was directed, written and starred Tyler Perry, was shot on the slopes of Whistler Blackcomb ski resort.[44][45]

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) was directed by Ken Olin, and stars Scott Bairstow, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Lewis and Ethan Hawke. Whistler is the back drop for this Disney film.[44][46]

The Grey (2011), which was directed by Joe Carnahan. Liam Neeson sips cocktails in The Cure Bar at Whistler's Nita Lake Lodge.[44]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) were not filmed in Whistler proper, but north and south of town. The crew was housed in Squamish and later Pemberton, but the stars were housed in Whistler hotels, hence the reason for all the star sightings in the village.

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  • View of Whistler from Whistler Mountain.
    View of Whistler from Whistler Mountain.
  • Ice sailing in Whistler.
    Ice sailing in Whistler.
  • Whistler Mountain as seen from Nita Lake in summer
    Whistler Mountain as seen from Nita Lake in summer
  • The "Stairway To Heaven" area boundary on Blackcomb Mountain in winter.
    The "Stairway To Heaven" area boundary on Blackcomb Mountain in winter.
Looking southwest from Whistler Mountain

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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