Whistler, BC

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5,280 vertical feet (1,609 metres), 360 inches annual snowfall, & over 8,000 acres of ski terrian make Whistler-Blackcomb one of the elite ski resorts in the world.
Whistler is roughly 75 m (120 km) N. of Vancouver & home to over 10,000 full time residents (50,000 people fill the valley during peak season). The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver & Whistler.


Whistler Valley looking N:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_103.jpg


Whistler Mountain:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_137.jpg


Blackcomb Mountain:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_140.jpg


Whistler-Blackcomb:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_019.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_139.jpg

http://media.intrawest.com/whistler/maps/trailmap0405.jpg


Whistler Village, the heart of Whistler. Whislter Village is a pedestrian village with restaurants, shops, hotels, & clubs. Whistler Village is located at the base of both Whistler & Blackcomb Mts.


http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_167.jpg

PDF map of Whistler Village: Whistler Village (http://www.tourismwhistler.com/resources/maps/pdf/whistler_village_map.pdf)

Central Whistler Village. The ski gondolas for Whistler & Blackcomb are in the upper left plaza of the village. The Village Square is just below the construction:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2004/whh2004_016.jpg


Whistler Village, elevation 2,200 ft. above sea level:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2004/whh2004_029.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2004/whh2004_018.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2004/whh2004_032.jpg


Blackcomb towers over the village:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2004/whh2004_006.jpg


Whistler Valley looking N. towards Whistler & Blackcomb:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_169.jpg


Looking S. from Whistler Village:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_163.jpg


Looking W. across the valley:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_122.jpg



Looking N:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_119.jpg



Pemberton, just up the valley from Whistler:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/pemberton/2003/pbh2003_019.jpg


Squamish, just down the valley from Whistler at sea level. 8,786 ft (2,678 m) Mt. Garibaldi in distance:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/squamish/2004/sqh2004_092.jpg


Looking up the valley towards Whistler:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/squamish/2003/sqh2003_030.jpg


Looking down towards the sea:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/squamish/2003/sqh2003_069.jpg

Whistler is beautiful!

I just put an offer on a townhouse in Whister :D.

I love golfing Chateau and it looks cool up on the mountainside.

Whistler is so expensive now, that condo must be costing a fortune but you will make a killing if you sell it especialy after 2010. If I was going to invest in property it would be in Squamish.

Thanks for the tour Sounder.

^Squamish? Why?

Too far to commute to Vancouver and you might aswell be in Whister.

Yes, the prices are outrageous! 2 floor townhouse = 1.5 million +

^ Squmish is relitivly cheap and lies half way between Whistler and Vancouver. The cost of real estate in Squmish is fairly low but it is projected to greatly increase in value with in the next few years. Its closer to downtown then Abbotsford and is a much nicer location. A 3 floor townhouse in Squmish would cost you about $275,000.

^Hmmmmm... sounds nice, but I'm looking for a nice second home, not an investment...

Where is the bobsled track and ski jump towers going in, like is by creekside or south of whistler.

how long of a commute is it from squamish to downtown vancouver now? Even though i'm up the valley my neighbour commutes to SFU and i've heard of people as far away as chilliwack commuting to downtown...

Where is the bobsled track and ski jump towers going in, like is by creekside or south of whistler.

The bobsled/luge track is going above parking lot #8 on Blackcomb (sea map above). The ski jump & nordic facility is being built SW of town in the Callaghan Valley.


Callaghan Valley looking towards Whistler:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/whistler/2003/whh2003_145.jpg