Whistler Nightlife

First things first! What I consider to be nightlife after every other activity is different from nightlife after a full day of snowboarding/skiing. I want... no, I'm lying, I NEED to sit down for the better part of the night. I want a place where the food is good and the beer and drinks flow easily. Dubh Linn's fit the bill every time. Also, I want a place with a lively feel to it, because otherwise I'd fall asleep. Dubh Linn's fit the bill every time. They had live Celtic music playing 2 out of the 3 nights we were there. This place just "felt" good to be in; real upbeat and energetic, but relaxed at the same time. And yes, you should get an Irish Car Bomb. A great apres drink in my opinon!

Dress Code: Just get those boots off and put on the shoes of your choice and come right on in. Like I said everyone smells as bad asa you do, so don't sweat it. (no pun intended)

The Cinnamon Bear Bar in the Hilton attracts a young crowd and a collection of snowboards was a regular feature outside the bar. Pitchers of beer were on most tables. There two pool tables and a number of TV's with sports (usually hockey) on most of the time. The only downside is that the waitress had no clue what a B&B was (maybe I am too old for these places). They ultimately found some, but it appeared I got the remnant in the bottle and it was not poured in a snifter, just a whisky glass...ooops.

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Dress Code: Wear anything that you want. Some people dress up a bit for the fancier annual events.

Right at the base of Whistler is a great Irish pub. I went a few times while in Whistler and always found it very comfortable as well as fun. They had a couple of different live acts on while I was there, one of which was very good. The food was excellent as well. I went in on a couple of occasions by myself and found it really easy to chat to other people, although it's like that in most of Whistler. You rarely spend five minutes on your own as everyone is so friendly.

Dress Code: casual, lots of people go there straight off the slopes

This was the first stop on our mini-pub crawl. Was about 11 PM on a week night in October. Very quiet when we got there, with about 7 other people there. A great chance to have some decent conversation with some real Canadians. Sorry, didn't run into any Irish.

Guiness on tap wasn't bad for this far west.

Bartender said the place really gets packed during ski season.

Dress Code: None

I realize it was the off season, but on our brief pub crawl (only 3), it was here we found the most people and all seemed to be having a grand time.
Dance floor was packed and the manager was telling us the line to get in during ski season is over a 100 every night.

Dress Code: None that I saw.

I asked several locals where they go for fun and frolic. They all included Merlins on their short list. We went there one night and discovered it closed until a few days after we were leaving. Peaked in the windows. Looked like a good sized spot and with high ceilings and windows. Already had a list posted of musical acts coming.

Since we were there early season, it wasn't quite as "JUMP OFF" as I'm sure it gets. So, I can't be too scathing in my remarks.

We went to several places and just enjoyed being out. Anywhere you go, you're bound to have a good scene and have it be fairly lively.

I will make certain comments about some places though. The Dubb Linn Gate Irish Pub serves dinner, but it's a good place to spend your nite. So that means, if you're not going to eat there, you need to get there earlier than you normally would to get a place to sit down. Second, if you go to the Savage Beagle (cool place), and you see a guy who appears to be playing 52 card pickup with his credit cards...just make sure he leaves with his cards. The Longhorn is the place to be for apres-ski. Sit outside and people watch; it's a good time. Tommy Africa's is a much heralded club of Whistler, but I have to say that I was not the least bit impressed. Maybe combined with the early season and it being an off night or something, but it was like the place every teenager was going. We didn't bother going in. One other thing, if you're walking home from the bar post 2am, watch out for the Kung Fu masters around the little creek bridge.

Dress Code: Dress up, dress down...you're there to ski and everyone realizes it.