Callaghan Country is located near the Whistler Olympic Park, and is home to a true winter backcountry experience. Whether you want cross-country skiing on groomed trail, downhill turns in deep powder, snowshoeing trails, or just a relaxing stay by the fire inside a comfy full-service chalet, Callaghan Country has you covered. Staying at the Journeyman Lodge […]
Whistler Turkey Sale & SWAP 2011
Photo by Ruth and Dave in the Outdoor Vancouver Flickr Pool An annual Thanksgiving favorite up in Whistler, the Turkey Sale and SWAP will be taking place again this weekend. The whole community gets into (including restaurants) but if you need some gear before the start of the winter season, it’s a good chance to […]
The New Whistler Mountain Bike Trails Database
The Whistler website recently launched a cool new feature – a mountain bike trail database. After playing around with it for a while, I gotta say its pretty slick. You can navigate the Google Map as per normal to zoom in and find trails in specific regions, or you can search for specific trails using […]
Only in Whistler
This gem comes via my Twitter feed (sorry, I bookmarked the link and forgot who tweeted it) The watermark is for Blake Jorgenson Photography. There is some amazing stuff there, check it out. Click to view the full sized image:
Grouse & Whistler Avalanche Awareness Days
This weekend (Jan 10 & 11) the AdventureSmart team will be at Grouse Mountain for Avalanche Days. They will be there to provide information on outdoor safety and snow awareness, and you will be able to participate in survival demonstrations. Meet them there between 8:30am and 3pm. Whistler is hosting the GORE-TEX ™ Deep Winter […]
A Recap Of A Disastrous Holiday Season On Mountains
No doubt you’ve seen and heard about at least a few of the local accidents that have happened recently, mostly involving avalanches. I thought I would compile a list of articles about the incidents, and some other related articles that have come out in follow up to the tragic events, which discus causes and prevention […]