Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler | |
|---|---|
| Resort Municipality of Whistler | |
Whistler panorama | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 122°57′15″W / 50.11667°N 122.95417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Sea to Sky Country |
| Regional district | Squamish-Lillooet |
| Settled | 1914 by Myrtle and Alex Philip |
| Incorporated as a resort municipality | 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elected town council |
| • Mayor | Jack Crompton |
| • Manager | Mike Furey |
| • Governing body | Whistler Town Council |
| • MP | Patrick Weiler |
| • MLA | Jeremy Valeriote |
| Area (2021) | |
• Total | 240.00 km2 (92.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 13,982 |
| • Density | 58.3/km2 (151/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | V0N 1B0 & V8E |
| Area code | 604 |
| GNBC Code | JCJHI |
| Website | www |
Whistler (Lillooet: Cwitima, [xʷetemɛ]; Squamish: Sḵwiḵw, [sqʷɛqʷ]) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. 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), 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.