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We’re a team of writers, photographers, filmmakers, artists and athletes based in Whistler, BC, Canada.
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Here in Canada we call them Toques and these grab-and-go headwarmers were just voted “Best Example of Whistler Style” in the local newspaper. The Insider heads out on the town to get the skinny on toques, beanies, knit caps or whatever else they’re called.
Snowcats are what brought Feet Banks and his family to Whistler but the Powder is what kept them here. Feet remembers being a kid, riding in snowcats, and busting huge daffy’s in Jersey Cream bowl.
Enjoy that “Olympic Athlete” feeling (and speeds over 100km/hour) without any of the pesky training or preparation by hitting up the public Bobsleigh and Skeleton programs at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
The Coast Mountains have big mountains, but they also have some of the most impressive trees on the planet. Local Native peoples have been protecting and using these forests for generations and now their “culturally modified trees” may play a role in heritage and environmental conservation.
Growing up in North America’s premier mountain resort isn’t all fun and games…okay, actually it kinda is. Musician/Songwriter Ali Milner talks about the joys and memories of childhood in the mountains.
Is your baby too young for the terrain park? Or everything else you want to do? Fear not, we’ve got a list of great activities for all the mothers and fathers out there with those little-little kids.
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