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Whistler is located on British Columbia Highway 99, also known as the "Sea to Sky Highway", approximately 58 km (36 mi) north of Squamish, and 125 km (76 mi) from Vancouver. The highway connects Whistler to the British Columbia Interior via Pemberton-Mount Currie to Lillooet and connections beyond to the Trans-Canada and Cariboo Highways.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Blackcomb Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [3] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall.
Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ... hope on the PEAK 2 PEAK glass-bottom gondola between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains for a birds-eye view of Whistler Village
Fitzsimmons Creek and the hydroelectric plant viewed from the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. A run-of-river hydroelectric plant, completed in 2010, the project temporarily diverts creek water through a penstock 4.5 km downstream, an elevation drop of nearly 250 meters, to a powerhouse generating 7.5 MW of electricity.
The village is less quaint than Obergurgl, but its big network of slopes rise even higher – to the Tiefenbach and Rettenbach glaciers at 3,340m – and you can visit the Bond museum, 007 ...
Its administrative offices are in the Village of Pemberton, although the district municipalities of Squamish and Whistler are larger population centres. The district covers 16,353.68 km 2 (6,314.19 sq mi) of land area.
Canada is a beautiful country and an outdoors lover's paradise, with national parks such as Banff and amazing winter sports in Whistler.. But outside Quebec and a handful of other provinces ...