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Whistler (Lillooet: Cwitima, ; Squamish: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains , approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver and 36 km (22 mi) south of Pemberton .
It is the location of the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort and the town of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, and played host to the 2010 Winter Olympics. [ 1 ] Previously, the mountain was called " London Mountain ," named after a mining claim in the area and the fog at the mountain's base.
The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a tricable gondola lift at Whistler Blackcomb Resort in Whistler, British Columbia, linking Whistler Mountain's Roundhouse Lodge with Blackcomb Mountain's Rendezvous Lodge. It is the first lift to join the two side-by-side mountains [ citation needed ] .
Black Tusk Estates15 min south of Whistler town limits, in the SLRD, Squamish Lillooet Regional District; Pinecrest Estates south of Black Tusk Estates and Whistler, in the SLRD, Squamish Lillooet Regional District. Pemberton, British Columbia a Whistler Bedroom Community 20 min North, separate municipality.
Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures, it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains at the top.
Blackcomb Peak (Ucwalmícwts: Tsíqten) is a mountain located east of Whistler, British Columbia that forms the boundary between the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort and Garibaldi Provincial Park. Like Whistler Mountain , it is located on the edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park and the ski lifts are often used to access the park, particularly for ...
Fitzsimmons Creek is a large creek in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, having its origins at the Fitzsimmons Glacier in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. For half its length of approximately 10 kilometres, the creek courses a U-shaped glacial valley which separates two ski mountains of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, Blackcomb to ...
Alta Lake is a lake in the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Originally named Summit Lake , Alta Lake was renamed to avoid confusion with the many other Summit Lakes in British Columbia.