Powderhorn

Apres Ski

by Jyrki

For later in the evening there's one of the many clubs in the Whislter area (jnlcuding those mentioned in my nightlife section). But for those of you craving a pint or other refreshments fresh off the hill then you are in luck as there are many restaurants with patios waiting for your arrival at the bottom of the main gondola area. Th best place for a pint and to people watch after a long, hard day of skiing/boarding is the Longhorn Saloon. They have a huge patio and a DJ spinning out your favourite tunes as well as the occasional live act. Other spots within easy walking distance of the Gondola are Garibaldi Lift Co. Bar & Grill (Whistler) and Merlin's (Blackcomb) mot places in the immediate area are beer and nachos type places. Enjoy!

Big Plates / Small Plates

by Roadquill about 21 Steps

21 Steps is up 21 steps overlooking the Village in a building known as St. Andrews House. It is comfortable and not snooty. Large glass windows offer a view to the Village below. The menu encourages the sharing of "small" plates., however, there was really not enough to share. We had some wine by the glass which was OK. Again, the wine lists for wine in restos in Whistler are not encouraging. However, the local brews were tasty. My Portoghese soup was flavorful, but could have used a little more sausage. Two of us had the salmon, both of which were a little overcooked. The restaurant was not crowded on the weekday night we were there, but the guest noise is load probably due to the large windows.

Bear Watching

by Albernfrau

In summer you can see bears everywhere. The one is this picture walked right in front of our car!!! We also saw some while riding the Gondola to the top of Whistler.

There are bear watching tours but they cost $179CAN per person. If you are interested book them at the Whistler Guest Services desk.

See the 2010 Olympic Logo (the Ilanaaq)

by Albernfrau

Statues of the logo can be found at the top of Whistler mountain. When you first get off the gondola you will be greeted by one. It is possible to get your picture taken with this one which looks down over Whistler Village. You will find the other one once you get off the gondola take the chairlift to the peak and then you can have your pic taken with it to with the mountains in the background.

Below I have explained the meaing behind the logo. It is hard to get the meaning when you sit it atop Whistler mountain as it is made of stone. Check out all my photos as I have a picture of the colour version too. FYI: Lots of controversy over this logo as BC people don't feel it represents us, especially Vancouver as it is an Inuit figure.

The head is green for coastal forest green.
The arms are blue for the coast and the torso is glacier blue for the mountains.
The maple leaf red is represnted by the left leg.
The right leg is alpine glow yellow to represent sunrises and sunsets.

Its arms reach for the sky but its feet are rooted to the land.

The name of the logo is "Illanaaq" which means "friend" in Inuit. The inukshuk is uniquely Canadian of symbol of friendship, hospitality....the symbol is used by the Inuit, to stack rocks in human form...a symbol of hope and friendship...

Whistler, British Columbia

by emilienoelle

"Mountain Luxuries: A Ski Resort in Summer"

Traveling to Whistler took almost 13 hours when you consider the flight to Vancouver and then the 3 hour drive through the Coastal Mountains from there. When we landed in Vancouver I honestly couldn't have cared less about anything I was so tired, and to top it off we had to ride to Whistler with a bunch of people from my husband's company whom I had never met (and who, no offense meant here, were from southern California and would not shut up.)

When we finally arrived in Whistler it didn't take me very long realize that the place was well worth what we had gone through to get there. The town itself was prisitine as could be; everywhere you turned looked like a picture from a postcard. The shops and restaurants downtown were all charming and there were loads and loads of cool things to do; even in the summer this was true considering it is primarily a ski town. (Also, my attitude was helped along some by the champagne reception Rob's company was throwing when we arrived.)

As you may have guessed, our trip to Whistler was sponsored by the company that my husband worked for at the time and I have to say that they spared no expense to insure that all of us had a great time. One of the cool things that we did was to ride the ski lift to the summit of Mt. Blackcomb to have dinner served to us in the lodge at sunset. There were mountains as far as the eye could see in every direction and the elevation was so high that there was snow on the ground in July. I hated the ski lifts, but the edge was taken off a bit with the cocktails they served at the lift change half-way up the mountian. Not too shabby.