Whistler, Ski Resort > Reviews

Advantages: You'll look good.
Disadvantages: It hurts

...between the ski resort of Whistler, and snowboarding in general. Both of them are mint. Whistler Whistler is located in British Columbia, Canada. Thats on the West Coast, about 2 hours from Vancouver, along the spectacular 'Sea to Sky' Highway. It is a purpose built resort, split into two halves, Whistler and Blackcomb, which used to be separately owned and run but have since been amalgamated into a single world class resort. The skiing and ... Read review

Advantages: Tons of Snow, fresh powder in April, scenery
Disadvantages: Too far, too commercial, Rain in April

Just returned from Whistler. Skied there for the first time after hearing lots of people talk about it as the greatest resort. When I checked this forum last year I was surprised that not more people had written about Whistler. Since then no one else has contributed so I'll now add my bit. We actually did not fly directly from the UK since we spent several days before and after in Philadelphia but even from Philly it was a treck. Travel duration ... Read review

Advantages: World beating conditions, terrain, and riders
Disadvantages: Expensive and crowded

...of the previous season in Whistler, and had come back for three weeks (all I could spare) to visit friends and hit the slopes again. I got lucky with the snow, especially on the second weekend of my trip. It started snowing on the Saturday, and snowed all Saturday night. Sunday was a good day, but with flat light and snow flurries we rode through the trees for most of the day. Sunday night it was snowing when we left the pubs and still snowing when ... Read review

Advantages: you ahve to ask?
Disadvantages: are you dumb? N/A

I started boarding this spring, on a trip to Heavenly at Tahoe with my Aunt! I have to say that it was the best experience of my life, and believe me, I've had a few! After 3 days of riding I was at level 6 (/8). This shows just how easy the sport can be - 'though I've heard that skiers can have a harder time of it than total beginners! By the end of the week I'd caught come phat air (OK maybe not althat phat!) but I'd been doing 360's and ollies, ... Read review

Advantages: Large vertical drop, modern lifts, N American attitude
Disadvantages: Rain, expense, weekend crowds

...did learn to ride in Whistler, and spent a whole season there, so I admit to being biased.....but it is so easily the best place to go. Not only do you have 2 large, and very different mountains to play on, with a modern, efficient lift system, you also have a picturesque, pedestrianised village. Most importantly though you have a different approach to the whole winter sports scene. Each mountain is almost completely open to the public, this is very ... Read review

Advantages: Purpose built for tourism and snow sports
Disadvantages: Not a lot of character

I am probably the only person in the world, who is fit and healthy, to spend a week in Whistler and not go up the mountain. Not strictly true - I went up, had a look and came back down again. Great views. What makes it worse is that we stayed in a ski -to-door hotel. If fact we probably stayed in THE ski-to-door hotel. That may have been part of the problem. The comforts of the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Hotel don't exactly encourage you to venture ... Read review

Advantages: Awesome skiing, on and off piste
Disadvantages: Relatively expensive, variable weather, crowded on weekends

Whistler in terms of sheer scale has to be the best ski resort I've yet visited. Between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, the skiable area is simply vast. On the right day, skiing in Whistler can beat anything anywhere in the world. For beginners, Whistler mountain in particular is easily accessible, with easily found green runs running from top to bottom. They tend to be well groomed and thanks to pistes hugely outnumbering lifts, sparsely populated. ... Read review