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'Exciting outdoor pursuits' in Whistler
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2009Ski holidays in Whistler offer a range of exciting outdoor activities such as mountain biking, golfing, canoeing and hiking, it has been claimed.Writing in the Daily Mail, travel writer Carly Wilkie Steven recommends a 25-minute gondola ride up Whistler Mountain, named after a TV drama from the 1970...
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Whistler to open early
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2008One of the world's top ski resorts, Whistler Mountain, has opened early this year, officials have announced.The early opening on Wednesday meant anyone taking a Thanksgiving trip could hit the slopes to work off their turkey, with neighbouring Blackcomb Mountain also opening its slopes early on Nove...
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Whistler goes 'green'
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2008Canada's Whistler Blackcomb ski resort will soon be powered by renewable energy.Work has already started on the green energy system, which is capable of powering all of the resort's lifts, restaurants and snowguns, the Ski Club of Great Britain reports.Arthur DeJong, Whistler Blackcomb's mountain pl...
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Heavenly tops romantic ski holidays
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2008Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe has been named among the top ten most romantic ski resorts by Hitched magazine.According to the publication, the ski resort on the California/Nevada border is perfect for couples looking for a touch of romance.Apart from skiing in "California's largest winter p...
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Whistler: 'the best place to ski in North America'
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2007Discerning skiers would do well to book their 2007-08 ski holidays in Whistler after the resort was voted number one for ski holidays in North America by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.The ski resort was awarded the top spot in the publication's annual Best Places to Ski & Stay in North...