Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Blackcomb is big mountain skiing

2 drawbacks to Whistler: Price. Crowds. A BIG plus: Choice. Crowds aren’t necessarily a drawback. If you’re going for a few drinks in a bar, for example, a crowd can provide atmosphere. But crowded liftlines are a bummer and Whistler has them, big time. But Whistler has so much choice of terrain, that when you finally get off the lift, you can find an uncrowded slope somewhere if you want to. Groomed trails. Bump runs. Terrain parks. Trees. Scary couloirs. Wide open bowls. And views. Amazing.

And when the skiing’s done for the day – whatever time that is - there is so much choice for food, drink and entertainment. Small cafés and coffee shops. Bars and restaurants. 5-star to no-star. There are also good food options on-mountain. But please, if you have too much to drink at Christine’s, don’t try to ski back down. Take the gondola. The views are great from there, too.

Where to stay? You choose. Whistler Village, Creekside, or surrounds. Hotels, B&B, private lodges. Four Seasons luxury or rustic. (Actually, there’s not too much of the rustic.) Room for 1? Or 21? It’s all there. You choose. Oh, yes. And did I mention the views?

Whistler -Tanalus Lodge

We have just returned from a fantastic family holiday in Whistler with our 3 young children.

The resort was it''s usual easy,convenient, friendly self with heaps of atmosphere and all the fanfare of the paralympics.

Whilst the snow quality may not always be top notch in Whistler it is so easy for a young family with loads of amenites, walking distance from lifts and 2 hour proximty from Vancouver airport where one can fly direct in 14 hours.

We were very happy with the Tantalus Lodge -it is more budget style but we were happy to save on accomodation given we would not be spending a great deal of time in our rooms. The staff were very accomodating and helpful, the hot-tub and pool was great and although the rooms were a little dated, they were a good size. The shuttle service was excellent to transport us to and from the base of the lifts each day which would be about a 500m walk. - We would certainly have no problem staying there again.

For a young family Whistler is awesome thats why we keep going back!  

"AWESOME"

Would definitely recommend to friends.

Hotel and staff were awesome.

Mountain was just amazing, great skiing, disappointed we didn''t see any bears though, hibernating.

Location of the Westin was perfect, close to everything.

Thanks to Anne Martin for all your help.