For many, the month of May signals either the end of the ski season or the beginning of the summer season in Whistler, or possibly both. In the 1950s and early 1960s, this change of season was marked by the first dance of the season at the Alta Lake Community Hall. As the area began […][...]
We’re adding an extra event to the Whistler Museum’s 2021 Virtual Speaker Series, looking back at the Great Snow Earth Water Race! We’ll be joined by Bryan Walhovd, founder of the Great Snow Earth Water Race, and past participants of the race (including Nancy Greene, Trudy Alder and Joe Csizmazia!) to talk about their experiences […][...]
While we may not know how much snow Whistler will get each winter, one thing that can be relied upon is that snow makes travelling within the valley more interesting. Historically, snow and ice greatly affected people’s mobility through the winter months. While the snow could slow down the train (one year the railway snowplow […][...]
For some people the long, dark and cold nights of winter are reason to stay warm indoors and catch up on episodes of something on television or watch movies in the comfort of your own home. Though now a common way to spend an evening, television did not arrive in Whistler – then Alta Lake […][...]