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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Whistler is bustling with film festival and world cup events

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Whistler, B.C. – From the slopes to the track and the screen, guests to Whistler have much to celebrate this week as the resort is in full winter mode with both mountains open, fresh snow in the alpine and a calendar of film festival events and world cup competitions.

This week marks the 16th anniversary of the Whistler Film Festival, running November 30 – December 4 featuring 86 innovative and original films from around the world, a lineup of galas, parties, showcases and celebrations and a four-day Whistler industry summit with 30 interactive business sessions and networking events.

For some insights into the Whistler Film Festival lineup, read the Whistler Insider’s interview with screenwriter and director David I. Strasser, whose film RAW* will premiere at the festival. For more information and tickets, visit the events section on whistler.com.

And the fun doesn’t end in the theatre or on the slopes – following the IBSF North American Cup held in November, Whistler will welcome the BMW IBSF World Cup Bobsleigh and Skeleton events with the world’s best bobsleigh and skeleton athletes back at the Whistler Sliding Centre to kick off the 2016/ 17 world cup season. Nearly 200 athletes from 22 countries will compete for medals on the fastest track in the world.

For an inside look at the Whistler Sliding Centre’s bobsleigh and skeleton track, be sure to visit the open house on December 4. Organized by the BC Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association in partnership with the Whistler Sliding Centre, guests can enjoy bobsleigh and skeleton experiences. And, on December 9 and 10, the sliding centre hosts the Viessmann Luge World Cup and Viessmann Team Relay World Cup. The Sliding Centre will host a Luge open house on December 11. The first day of public bobsleigh and skeleton programs is December 12.

Tickets for sliding centre events can be purchased on the Whistler Sport Legacies website, at the track entrance ticket booth or at the Whistler Visitor Centre.

Stay longer and save more when you book your Whistler winter vacation at www.whistler.com – Whistler’s official information website and central reservations for the resort. Guests can save up to 40 per cent on 8+ night stays, 35 per cent on 6+ night stays and 30 per cent on 4+ night stays when booked with lift tickets.

Whistler-based travel consultants at whistler.com can customize vacation packages, taking care of flights, ground transportation, accommodation and activities. Whistler.com offers the largest selection with no booking fee for accommodation and activities. Call 1.800.WHISTLER (1.800.944.7853) to request a no-obligation quote or visit whistler.com for more details and offers.

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Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.

Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.944.7853 and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.

Media can visit whistler.com/media for Whistler facts, media releases, story starters, local personality profiles and access to images and B-roll.

Broadcasters: Whistler now has the capability to take you live with our enhanced fibre network. The significantly expanded network of more than 200 kilometres of fibre optic cabling throughout the resort allows instant transmission of HD signals to any location at any time. Details on how to access, and book the fibre are available on our media site.

Media Contacts

Marion Young
Coordinator, Communications
T: 604.938.2726
E: myoung@tourismwhistler.com