Whistler | |
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| Resort Municipality of Whistler[1] | |
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  Whistler Location of Whistler  Whistler Whistler (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 122°57′15″W / 50.11667°N 122.95417°W[2] | |
| 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)[3] | |
• Total | 240.00 km2 (92.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• 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[4] |
| Website | whistler |
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Whistler". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Whistler". Natural Resources Canada. 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Whistler". Statistics Canada. 2 November 2016.