Usually people talk about the weather when they have nothing else to say but here in Whistler, where those all-time powder days can strike at anytime, everyone is an Amateur Meteorologist.
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.
Blake Jorgenson is a multi-award-winning Whistler photographer who's shot with all the big-name pros for all the big-game companies and publications. This week he's giving back to all the amateur photographers out there with a couple tips on how to shoot better photos in the mountains. Thanks Blake.
There’s snow on the hills and stars in the village this week for the 11th annual Whistler Film Festival. With over 83 films screening this is when our silver screens light up with stories from around the world (and close to home.) The Whistler Insider suggests seven films worth checking out (but really they are all worth watching.)
Relieve some of that holiday-shopping pain and support local entrepreneurs at the Bizarre Bazaar, Whistler’s original artisan’s market.
An Insider’s look at the Whistler nightlife scene with Go-Go Dancer, DJ, event manager, ski icon, filmmaker, writer, and all-around perfect person Ace Mackay-Smith.
Full-face helmet. Check. Body armor. Check. Nerves of steel? Nope. A self-proclaimed "poster child for soft almost non-adventure", Mary Zinck has some interesting insights about one of Whistler's favorite summer activities & ripping it up in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.
Stretch your mind as you stretch your legs with a hike to Whistler's Ancient Cedar Forest - the best way to meet Whistler's oldest locals. These 900 year old old-growth trees are just waiting to be hugged. (Not that you'll be able to wrap your arms around their girth.)