The appearance of snowboarders on the slopes in the late 1980s caused a stir in the Whistler community. Though it was not all sunshine and rainbows at the start, the new “youthful” sport persisted and changed the resort landscape.
The Whistler Museum’s latest temporary exhibit, Off the Lip: The Rise of Snowboarding in Whistler, digs into the beginnings of snowboarding in Whistler, how it has impacted the resort, and what it meant for the snowboarding community around the world.
Off the Lip opens Wednesday, January 31 and will run through April 30, 2024.