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Celebrate 40 years of Whistler; summer shines right through September

Suggested tweet: Celebrate 40 years of Whistler with endless entertainment and events. #MyWhistler #OnlyInWhistler http://bit.ly/1MRLHrF

Whistler, B.C. – Contrary to the calendar suggesting summer is nearing its end; Whistler’s summer enjoys longevity with endless entertainment and events sure to spell fun for everyone.

Guests are invited to celebrate the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) 40th birthday on September 6, with roving street entertainment and a free outdoor concert from Canadian folk-rock band Spirit of the West.

The birthday celebration is just the beginning; September in Whistler is abuzz with excitement, boasting a plethora of outdoor activities and entertainment. Dance beneath Whistler’s starry skies at the Whistler Presents Outdoor Concert Series. Channel your inner-child and jump in the mud at Mudderella Whistler, little sister of Tough Mudder featuring a muddy 8-11 kilometre obstacle course, designed by women for women. Watch the best of the best rally in Whistler for the multi-day Whistler Longboard Festival – picture boardercross meets the Grand Prix of skateboarding. All that plus much more, September’s is a hub for summertime entertainment.

As the clock clicks closer to fall, September proves to be a tremendous time to visit Whistler; the golf courses remain open until mid-October (weather permitting), offering incredible value with end of season rates and mountain biking, cycling, hiking and sightseeing are all in full swing.

On the high side of summer, the PEAK 2 PEAK 360 experience offers a new perspective to alpine hiking and sightseeing, offering spectacular vistas from on top of the world.

September highlights:

Whistler Presents Outdoor Concert Series: Great Lake Swimmers. September 5, 7.30 p.m. at Whistler Olympic Plaza

Araxi Longtable Series, September 5, annual outdoor farm-to-table dining experience at North Arm Farm, Pemberton

Resort Municipality of Whistler turns 40, September 6, 3.30 p.m., street entertainment, gelato and live performance by Spirit of the West at Whistler Olympic Plaza

Brewmaster Dinner featuring Howe Sound Brewery, September 10, at Aura – Nita Lake Lodge

Whistler Presents Outdoor Concert Series: Trooper. September 12, 7 p.m. at Whistler Olympic Plaza

RBC GranFondo Whistler, September 12, an epic 122-km bike race from Vancouver to Whistler on the picturesque Sea to Sky Highway

Whistler Village Beer Festival, September 16-20, beer in the mountains at various venues

Whistler Longboard Festival, September 18-20, longboard World Championships at various venues

Whistler Summer Biathlon Championships, September 25-27, at Whistler Olympic Park

Mudderella Whistler, September 26, Blackcomb Mountain

Sea to Sky All British Rally, September 26, 11.30 a.m. at Whistler Olympic Park

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 1.800.944.7853 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

Patricia Westerholm
Manager, Communications
T: 604.938.2748
E: pwesterholm@tourismwhistler.com

Katie Brockett
Coordinator, Communications
T: 604.938.2726
E: kbrockett@tourismwhistler.com

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Celebrate Olympic history this summer in Whistler

Tweet this: Go for the gold on the summer bobsleigh and relive the magic of the Olympic Games this summer in #Whistler

Whistler, B.C. – Signs of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games can be found around Whistler from the welcoming Inukshuks to the Olympic rings or the new experiences left behind by this unforgettable event. Take the opportunity to recreate the magic of the Olympics on your next visit to Whistler through a self-guided Olympic Legacies tour or try a new activity at an Olympic venue.

Relive the glory of the Winter Games by visiting the Whistler Olympic Park, where one-third of all medals at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were awarded. Test your shot at the summer biathlon, head to the top of an Olympic ski jump on an electric assisted fat bike or explore the landmarks and sights in an Olympic sightseeing experience.

Train like an Olympian and take on the steepest 400m race in the world on August 5. The Red Bull 400 returns to the Whistler Olympic Park and challenges entrants to race from the bottom to the top of an Olympic ski jump.

Stop by the Whistler Sliding Centre, home to the fastest ice track in the world. The ice has melted for the season but summer bobsleigh is available daily until September 3. Ride the Olympic track in a wheeled sled, steered by a trained pilot, to reach speeds of up to 90 km/hr.

Step back in time and revisit the 2010 Winter Olympic Games exhibit at the Whistler Museum. Guests can hold an Olympic torch, try on an Olympic ski bib or sport the iconic Smurf blue volunteer uniform from 2010. Uniforms and gear from 13 of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the Sea-to-Sky corridor are also on display along with stories and souvenirs.

Whistler is celebrating Canada 150 all year long with special menus, experiences and accommodation packages. Experience the magic of the Olympics on your Canadian bucket list vacation in Whistler. Talk to a team of local experts at whistler.com to customize your next trip.

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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.
About the FE&A program Celebration is an essential aspect of Whistler culture. This was highlighted during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games when the community presented the most outstanding display of sport, entertainment and culture the resort had ever seen. The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) and resort partners continue to build on that momentum through the Festivals, Events and Animation (FE&A) program to develop and attract a wide range of high-quality, year-round programming, including an exciting line-up of festivals, events and entertainment for all ages and audiences.
The FE&A program is funded by the Province of British Columbia’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI), which invests in programs and projects to build tourism throughout BC. The FE&A program is overseen by the FE&A Oversight Committee comprised of staff from the RMOW and Tourism Whistler, a community member at large and a Whistler council representative. Learn more about the FE&A program.

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 Contact

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

Bree Eagles
Coordinator, Travel Media
T: 604.938.2718
E: beagles@tourismwhistler.com

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Relive the spirit of the Winter Games in Whistler

Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - January 28, 2014

Relive the spirit of the Winter Games in Whistler

Suggested tweet: #Redmittens make a return as #Whistler gets set to relive the spirit of the #WinterGames http://bit.ly/1jFyIu3

Whistler, B.C. -- With the 2014 Winter Games only days away, Whistler is pulling out all the stops to reignite the spirit of 2010, when the community welcomed the world as the Host Mountain Resort for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The best place to recapture that spirit and continue the Winter Games celebration is Whistler. From the massive stone Inukshuk that greets visitors as they enter the village, to the prime selfie location in front of the iconic rings at Whistler Olympic Plaza, the physical presence of the Games is always felt here.

In Whistler Olympic Plaza, where athletes, visitors and locals gathered nightly during the 2010 Games and where families now join for a magical outdoor skating experience, to the Village Stroll where Jon Montgomery followed his Gold Medal skeleton run with his now-famous public beer swilling, to the square where thousands cheered as they watched the big-screen broadcast of Canada’s Olympic hockey win, the spirit of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is alive and well in Whistler.

Take a walk down memory lane and gather at Whistler Olympic Plaza for the 2010 reunion. Don’t forget your red mittens!

The festivities kick off Friday, February 7 with the broadcast of the Opening Ceremonies at 8 a.m. in Whistler Olympic Plaza and continue with big screen broadcasts, activities, live entertainment and sport demonstrations throughout the duration of the Games.

Highlights include:

• Ice skating at Whistler Olympic Plaza
• Street Hockey
• Enhanced Fire & Ice programs (expanded to include Friday, January 31, February 7, 13, 20 and 27)
• Games daily broadcast viewing
• Family Après Games Edition
• Lay It Down with BC Luge demonstration
• We Are All Olympians Breakfast powered
• Bobsleigh – Do You Have What it Takes?

The detailed list of activities and events is available at http://www.whistler.com/olympics-2014/

In Whistler, it’s also easy to relive the spirit of the Games with legacies such as the Whistler Sliding Centre and Whistler Olympic Park, where guests can have their own Olympic Games experience. Guests can try a Winter Games sport with biathlon, bobsleigh or skeleton, ice skating or even ski or ride with an Olympian.

Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley, which was home to the Nordic events in 2010 and the Whistler Sliding Centre, which hosted the Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton events in 2010, will host a number of events in the coming weeks with the Biathlon Series event, the Luge Canada Cup, the BC Winter Games Biathlon and cross country events, Sigge’s P’ayakenstut, and the Payak Kids Events.

For all the insights on enjoying the Games in Whistler, read the Whistler Insider blog.

Winter Packages offer accommodation and activity options with Whistler winter stay and ski packages offering savings of up to 30 per cent. Create your own Winter Games experience with the Whistler Olympic Experience package, featuring five nights’ accommodation, three day lift tickets and a bobsleigh or skeleton experience. 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 www.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.WHISTLER 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.

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. http://media.whistler.com/contact-us/filming-in-whistler/

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

Media Contacts

Mary Zinck
Specialist, Media Relations
T: 604.938.2702
E: mzinck@tourismwhistler.com

Patricia Westerholm
Manager, Communications
T: 604.938.2748
E: pwesterholm@tourismwhistler.com

W: www.whistler.com/media
T: www.twitter.com/mediaTWhistler
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Whistler sees nearly two feet of snowfall - more in the forecast this week

Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - February 12, 2014

Whistler sees nearly two feet of snowfall -- more in the forecast this week

Suggested tweet: #Whistler blanketed with nearly two feet of snow; winter packages offer great value http://bit.ly/1eUspQ3

Whistler, B.C. -- The hills are alive with the sound of snow falling as Mother Nature rewards Whistler for its patience – by dropping nearly two feet of snow on the resort in the last seven days.

Whistler received more than a foot of snowfall (35 centimetres or 14 inches) in the last 24 hours, rounding out the seven-day total to 50 centimetres (20 inches) and pushing the alpine base to 173 centimetres (68 inches). The forecast is calling for another 38 centimetres (15 inches) of snow to blanket the alpine between today and Saturday.

With all the fresh snow, The Whistler Insider gives you tips on how to ski like a local.

The snowfall comes as Whistler celebrates the 2014 Olympic Winter Games with daily broadcast viewings on the big screen at Whistler Olympic Plaza, additional Fire & Ice shows at Skiers’ Plaza (February 13, 16, 20, 23 and 27), Games edition Family Après at Whistler Olympic Plaza (February 12, 17 and 19) and Luge and Bobsleigh demos and activities. Guests are also invited to a special breakfast on Saturday, February 15 from 9-11 a.m. at Whistler Olympic Plaza, where Whistler’s own Olympian Julia Murray will serve her Jules Fuel cereal (along with pancakes and bacon). Breakfast is by donation to the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. The detailed list of activities and events is available at http://www.whistler.com/olympics-2014/

In addition to the Winter Games fun, Whistler has a non-stop lineup of events throughout February, March and April.

Some of the highlights include:

• Luge Canada Cup until February 15 at the Whistler Sliding Centre
• Park Rider Ski and Snowboard slopestyle event on Whistler Blackcomb February 16 and March 23
• the BC Winter Games Biathlon and Cross Country events at Whistler Olympic Park February 21 to 22
• Whistler Blackcomb’s Ski and Snowboard Snowcross February 22 to 23
• Sigge’s P’ayakentsut cross country ski event at Whistler Olympic Park February 22-23
• King of the Rail on March 1 and 8
• Biathlon Series Event at Whistler Olympic Park on March 2
• BC Bobsleigh and Skeleton Provincial Championships at Whistler Sliding Centre March 15 to 16
• BC Luge Association Championships at Whistler Sliding Centre March 15016
• Canadian Alpine Championships on Whistler Mountain March 19 to 26
• National Championships for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined March 27 to 29 at Whistler Olympic Park
• Woppet cross country ski event at Whistler Olympic Park March 30
• and of course the legendary -- and not-to-be-missed -- annual World Ski and Snowboard Festival April 11-20
For a comprehensive list of all of Whistler’s winter events, visit www.whistler.com/events

Winter packages offer accommodation and activity options with Whistler winter stay and ski packages offering savings of up to 30 per cent. Create your own Winter Games experience with the Whistler Olympic Experience package, featuring five nights’ accommodation, three day lift tickets and a bobsleigh or skeleton experience. In time for Valentine’s Day, the Whistler Romance Package, featuring accommodation, lift tickets, sleigh ride and fondue and Scandinave Spa bath access starts at $177 per person, per night. 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.

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

Media Contacts

Mary Zinck
Specialist, Travel Media Relations
T: 604.938.2702
E: mzinck@tourismwhistler.com

Patricia Westerholm
Manager, Communications
T: 604.938.2748
E: pwesterholm@tourismwhistler.com

W: www.whistler.com/media
T: www.twitter.com/mediaTWhistler
F: www.facebook.com/GoWhistler

Whistler to host world’s top lugers

Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - January 29, 2013

Whistler to host world’s top lugers

Suggested tweet: #Luge racers arrive in #Whistler for the 2013 World Championships; celebration kicks off Wednesday with opening ceremony and outdoor concert

Whistler, B.C. – The top luge competitors in the world make their way to Whistler this week for the Luge World Championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre – home to the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The 2013 FIL (International Luge Federation) World Championships race days are Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2, but the excitement begins long before that with the opening ceremony in Whistler Village. The Parade of Athletes begins in Whistler Olympic Plaza at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30 with the opening ceremony taking place in Whistler Village at 7 p.m. featuring a free outdoor concert with Vancouver indie band The Boom Booms.

More than 150 athletes representing 25 countries will compete in men’s and women’s singles, doubles and team relay races with competition beginning at 3 p.m. each day. Tickets are $10 each (children 6 and under receive complimentary admission). Tickets can be purchased at www.whistler.com

For your own Whistler adventure, don’t forget that the Whistler Sliding Centre offers a public skeleton and bobsleigh program, providing guests the opportunity to experience first-hand the exhilaration of these adrenalin-pumping sports.

And when it comes to snow, Whistler has it covered -- the mountains have received 33 centimetres – or more than a foot -- of fresh snow in the last week, bringing the cumulative snowfall of 675 centimetres (more than 22 feet). For the latest snow report, forecast and webcams, visit http://www.whistler.com/weather/

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.WHISTLER 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
Mary Zinck
Specialist, Media Relations
T: 604.938.2702
E: mzinck@tourismwhistler.com

W: www.whistler.com/media
T: www.twitter.com/mediaTWhistler
F: www.facebook.com/GoWhistler