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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The ultimate biking experience awaits in Whistler

Whistler, B.C. – Whistler is the ultimate biking destination with an extensive network of cross-country trails to ride, the world-renowned Whistler Mountain Bike Park to explore, and multiple exciting biking events and festivals to enjoy.

With perfectly tacky trails emerging in early spring and continuing until late fall, Whistler’s biking season is endless offering a wide variety of riding options for all levels and tastes. Over 300 km of cross-country trails can be found throughout the valley with everything from easy green trails to endless technical ascents and decents that wind through old-growth rainforest and scenic alpine meadows. While the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, offers downhill mountain bikers the chance explore four distinct mountain zones with over 80 km of lift-serviced trails. For a more relaxing ride, Whistler’s Valley Trail network features over 40 km of paved, accessible, scenic trails that are perfect for easy pedaling with family and friends.

While two-wheeled adventures can be easily found, there’s plenty more to discover on foot in Whistler’s vibrant pedestrian Village. From diverse shopping and world-class dining to exciting nightlife and lively art and cultural experiences, Whistler Village is the perfect place to toast to the day’s adventures, recharge, and soak up the Whistler vibe. Whistler Village is also the gateway to adventure offering access to a wide range of summer activities such as golfing, ziplining, bungee jumping, and much more.

A few highly-anticipated biking events and festivals also pedal into Whistler this summer including: ThinkBike Whistler from June 7 – 9, the Subaru IRONMAN Canada® & Subaru IRONMAN Canada® 70.3 on July 28, and the RBC GranFondo Whistler on September 7. Finally, the ultimate biking event of the season, the Crankworx Whistler Mountain Bike Festival, arrives August 9 – 18 delivering an action-packed week of racing, slopestyle competitions, Kidsworx, and bike demonstrations.

Planning a bike-fueled getaway in Whistler has never been easier with an extra-long riding season, extensive trail networks, and exciting events and festivals to revel in. Book your Whistler biking experience with confidence at www.whistler.com. With the best price guarantee. Whistler.com, the official central reservations for the Whistler, offers one-stop shopping with the largest selection and no booking fee for accommodation or activities. Travel consultants at Whistler.com are based in Whistler, with the call centre located in the heart of Whistler Village. Call 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.

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Michelle Fernandes
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E: mfernandes@tourismwhistler.com

Joanne Clark
Coordinator, Travel Media
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E: jclark@tourismwhistler.com

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