Hotels in Whistler

Whistler Blackcomb is the largest ski resort in North America, with more than 8,000 acres of terrain across two mountains linked by the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, which spans 4.4 km between them with the longest unsupported lift span in the world. It hosted the alpine events of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The purpose-built village at the base is pedestrianised and compact, which means you can ski in, walk to dinner and never touch a car. It is also relentlessly busy in peak season and priced accordingly. Off-season, Whistler reinvents itself as a summer destination: the Whistler Mountain Bike Park is the most famous downhill park in the world, and the alpine trails open once the snow clears.

Getting here is part of it. The Sea-to-Sky Highway from Vancouver runs for two hours along Howe Sound beneath the Coast Mountains, passing Shannon Falls and the Sea to Sky Gondola at Squamish. There is no airport at Whistler, so everyone arrives by road.