Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler
Resort Municipality of Whistler[1]
Whistler panorama
Whistler panorama
Official logo of Whistler
Whistler is located in British Columbia
Whistler
Whistler
Location of Whistler
Whistler is located in Canada
Whistler
Whistler
Whistler (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 122°57′15″W / 50.11667°N 122.95417°W / 50.11667; -122.95417[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionSea to Sky Country
Regional districtSquamish-Lillooet
Settled1914 by Myrtle and Alex Philip
Incorporated as a resort municipality1975
Government
 • TypeElected town council
 • MayorJack Crompton
 • ManagerMike Furey
 • Governing bodyWhistler Town Council
 • MPPatrick Weiler
 • MLAJordan Sturdy
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Total240.00 km2 (92.66 sq mi)
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total13,982
 • Density58.3/km2 (151/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Postal code span
V0N 1B0 & V8E
Area code604
GNBC CodeJCJHI[4]
Websitewhistler.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Whistler (Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, IPA: [xʷetemɛ]; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, IPA: [sqʷɛqʷ]) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5] It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver and 36 km (22 mi) south of Pemberton. It has a permanent population of approximately 13,982 (2021),[3] as well as a larger but rotating population of seasonal workers.

Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in the summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards, and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, Nordic, luge, skeleton, and bobsled events.

  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Whistler". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Whistler". Natural Resources Canada. 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Whistler". Statistics Canada. 2 November 2016.

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