Cost of Peak Lift Ticket at Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Rises 50% to $299 Canadian Dollars This Season ($218 USD) The cost of lift tickets in North America continues to go up and Whistler Blackcomb is no exception to that. It was recently announced that the walk-up window price on a peak holiday at Whistler will be $299 (plus tax). This is a 50% increase from last season when the price was just below $200. The resort stated the increased […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 25, 2023 1 Comment
Parking Spot in Whistler, BC, Sells for Nearly $200,000 A parking stall in Whistler Village has sold for an astonishing $195,000 CAD. Stall number 45, located at 4320 Sundial Crescent, sold for the full asking price within a week of going up for sale. Normally, you wouldn’t expect to see a parking spot listed on a reputable real estate website, but paying as much for a parking spot as […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 9, 2023 0 Comments
Striking Comparison Pictures of Horstman Glacier at Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Show Just How Much the Glacier has Diminished Skiing and riding on the Horstman Glacier at Whistler Blackcomb are a summer tradition. Multiple summer glacier camps are offered there every year, including freestyle and race camps. This year the camps ran from June 10 to July 16. However, a recent Instagram post from professional freeskiing legend Mike Douglas shows two pictures portraying the glacier hasn’t held up well […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 6, 2023 1 Comment
Whistler, BC, Trip Report: The Ultimate Family Adventure Vacation Report for August 7-12, 2023 My family loves mountain adventures both in the summer and the winter. Last summer we went to Jackson Hole. This summer we settled on going to Whistler, British Columbia. I had been to Whistler over a half dozen times in my life, but I hadn’t been back since 2011. I quickly remembered why it is, […] Trip Report Brent Thomas | August 15, 2023 0 Comments
Whistler, BC, Mansion Sets Record for Priciest Property Sale at $40 Million An unprecedented real estate transaction has taken place in Whistler, British Columbia, setting a record for the highest home sale price in the resort’s history. The luxury estate in the Stoneridge development was recently sold for $32 million, which would have been a record by itself, however, an adjacent vacant lot was simultaneously included for a total transaction cost of […] Brent Thomas | August 2, 2023 0 Comments
Today is the Final Day to Buy Your Epic Australia Pass Friendly reminder to all our Australian readers: The Epic Australia Pass sale will end tonight, June 21, 2023. With fresh snow on the ground and more in the forecast, Australian ski resorts in New South Wales and Victoria are getting ready to open new lifts and terrain. Rumour has it the Leichhardt chair is opening in Perisher today. So don’t […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 20, 2023 0 Comments
10 of the Best Bike Parks in North America: Summer is upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere, the snow is melting rapidly, temperatures are rising, and its time to start trading out the boards for bikes. Biking season is upon us, and we have compiled a list of the best mountain bike parks in North America to help satisfy your gravity fueled adventures this summer season. Whistler Bike Park is arguably the best bike park found in North America. Nestled in the Coast Mountains of British Colombia, its location is key to its incredible biking. And with the opening […] Cycle Jesse Cassidy | June 5, 2023 56 Comments
Special Avalanche Warning in Effect for Western Canada Avalanche Canada has issued a special public avalanche warning for this coming weekend. The special warning will be in effect for the mountains of western Canada until the end of Monday, May 1, 2023. “A dramatic increase in temperatures is expected to destabilize the snowpack across western Canada, resulting in dangerous, destructive avalanches. The sudden transition from cool, wintry conditions […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 28, 2023 0 Comments