Did you know that the area was named “Whistler” due to the call of the Hoary Marmot.
I chose whistler because of the amazing landscape and great ski/bike trails. Whistler was voted the best ski hill in North America by ski magazines. One of my dreams when I get older is to go to whistler in the summer and ski the glacier.
History:
It was fishing that drew the first tourists to Whistler.There was a lodge called Rainbow Lodge on Alta Lake people would cast for trout with well known guides Alex and Myrtle Philip. By the early 1920s, Rainbow Lodge was the most popular summer destination in BC. In 1960 a group of Vancouver businessmen, led by Franz Wilhelmsen and made ski Lifts Limited with the aim of developing an alpine ski area on London Mountain across the lake from Rainbow Lodge. Their dream to host the 1968 Olympic Games. While it would take another 50 years and four Olympic bids before Whistler would realize its Olympic dream. Before they new it they had created a ski hill on London Mountain that was shortly renamed Whistler Mountain in honor of a local alpine marmot, who "whistles" when it communicated. They then officially opened to the public in February 1966 at the current Whistler Creek side base. Whistler had the biggest vertical drop in North America and a ski season that stretched from early November until late May, Whistler Mountain opened with a four-person gondola, a double chairlift, two T-bars, and a day lodge, and virtually re-invented the modern ski experience.
I chose whistler because of the amazing landscape and great ski/bike trails. Whistler was voted the best ski hill in North America by ski magazines. One of my dreams when I get older is to go to whistler in the summer and ski the glacier.
History:
It was fishing that drew the first tourists to Whistler.There was a lodge called Rainbow Lodge on Alta Lake people would cast for trout with well known guides Alex and Myrtle Philip. By the early 1920s, Rainbow Lodge was the most popular summer destination in BC. In 1960 a group of Vancouver businessmen, led by Franz Wilhelmsen and made ski Lifts Limited with the aim of developing an alpine ski area on London Mountain across the lake from Rainbow Lodge. Their dream to host the 1968 Olympic Games. While it would take another 50 years and four Olympic bids before Whistler would realize its Olympic dream. Before they new it they had created a ski hill on London Mountain that was shortly renamed Whistler Mountain in honor of a local alpine marmot, who "whistles" when it communicated. They then officially opened to the public in February 1966 at the current Whistler Creek side base. Whistler had the biggest vertical drop in North America and a ski season that stretched from early November until late May, Whistler Mountain opened with a four-person gondola, a double chairlift, two T-bars, and a day lodge, and virtually re-invented the modern ski experience.