Recently Whistler Blackcomb announced the first snowfall of the season on the mountains and it has many thinking about what the winter will look like this season. Snow is always a major topic of conversation in Whistler, as we can see by looking back on previous years. In 1972, Garibaldi’s Whistler News noted that the snowfall […][...]
We are incredibly excited to announce a three part speaker series cohosted with the Whistler Public Library and the RMOW! Over three days, twelve very special guests will be sharing their own stories and knowledge of Whistler’s history, including the development of the mountains and the creation of Whistler Village. Each event is free to […][...]
Earlier this month, Whistler Blackcomb (WB) began a rezoning process with the goal of constructing a new six-storey building with 60 units of employee housing to join the seven existing staff housing buildings on the Glacier Lane site. Consisting of two-bedroom units, each about 40 square metres in size, this proposed housing will be very […][...]
On Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, names are often used to tell a story. Even names that began as simple descriptions of a place have evolved over time to share a part of Whistler’s history (after all, there is nothing round about the Roundhouse these days). Names of trails, lifts and structures on the mountains are […][...]