Whistler sits in a lake-dotted glacial valley north of Vancouver, and until the 1940's it was accessible only by a combination of steamship and train. People came mostly to fish. The first ski lifts opened in 1965. Whistler bid for the '76 Winter Olympics and lost—fortunately, everybody now agrees. Long a low-key, old-fashioned resort, British Columbia's Whistler has transformed itself, slowly and sensibly, into the next great ski area.
Read the articleDestinations: Whistler
Themes: Adventure · Food + Drink · Winter Travel
Inspired by: Whistler's Big Moment — by Alan Brown, Published Dec. 2005
