Plan a Christmas to remember.

Whistler events, activities & deals.

Monday and Wednesdays, December 22, 2014 – March 2015 | 4:30 – 6:30 PM | Whistler Olympic Plaza
Bring your family and friends for free outdoor Canadian winter fun at Whistler Olympic Plaza, with different activities and local entertainment every week. Family Après is weather dependent so please check in with the Village Hosts on the day to confirm if the event is going ahead. Please note Family Après wil not run on New Year’s Eve, December 31 as the rink is open to ticket holders for the New Year’s Celebration only.

 KIDS NIGHT OUT

Multiple dates in December, January, March and April | 5:30 – 9:00 PM | Blackcomb Kids, Blackcomb Mountain Base II
An evening of non ski-based entertainment for the kids, including an activity, dinner, drinks and snacks. Kids should be dressed for outdoor winter fun, because activities include tubing, ice skating and cross country skiing (activities depend on weather conditions). Cost is $59.00 per child, for children age 5-12.

 FIRE AND ICE SHOW – FREE!

BONFIRE NIGHTS at WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK

Date and Times TBD | Whistler Olympic Park
Enjoy an evening outdoors exploring Whistler Olympic Park, with a blazing outdoor fire below the Olympic Rings. Parking is just $10 per vehicle

Christmas Holiday Tips for Heading up Whistler & Blackcomb Mountains

Get Up and Stay Up – get up the mountains early and enjoy the great morning conditions.

Fresh Tracks – Breakfast at the top and fresh runs – go to Whistler Gondola at 7:15am.

Eat Smart – Enjoy lunch before 12 or after 1 to avoid the crowds and don’t forget the mountain huts on Blackcomb (Crystal and Horstman) or Whistler (Ravens Nest, and Chic Pea).

Free Mountain Tours – Get to know new areas – Daily at 11am on both mountains.

Magic Castle (Blackcomb) and Treefort (Whistler) – Kids will love it.

Coca Cola Tube Park – great evening activity (open until 8:00 nightly).

Take a Lesson – Nice way to get in on local secret spots and cut the line-ups.

Ski the Great Beyond – branch out and check out the far away spots on the mountain: Crystal Chair, Blackcomb Glacier, Garbanzo Zone, Peak to Creek Zone and the new Symphony Amphitheatre. You’ll be sure to find your own piece of Whistler.

Whistler Blackcomb Snowphone: 604 932-4211.

Christmas Dinner in Whistler

Let someone else do the cooking this holiday!

Whistler Cooks Catering – Festive Dinner delivered to your home or chalet on December 24th 1.604.938.8835

Bearfoot Bistro  – Holiday Feast with all the trimmings

Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Turkey to Go! Pre-Ordered Christmas Dinner

Get dressed in your holiday finest and dine out on the town…

Westin Whistler – The Grill and Vine  is offering a 3-course Christmas Eve Dinner for $69 per adult and $35 per child.

Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Enjoy a family Christmas Eve Dinner at the Wildflower  ($89 Adults, $45 kids 6-12yrs). And on Christmas day, why not try the Family Dinner and Dance in the Macdonald Ballroom at the Fairmont from 6-9:00pm with the Tony Barton Orchestra ($169 Adults, $79 kids 6-12yrs)

Reserve your Whistler Christmas Dinner at one of over 90 restaurants Whistler Resort has to offer.

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Find Healthy Whistler Restaurants.

Are you on a healthy eating & lifestyle path these days?

It’s working. You’re loving it. And now you want to travel to a fancy resort… which usually means the healthy lifestyle and eating is out the window.

Well if you are heading to Whistler Resort for your vacation, get ready to be pleasantly surprised.

North America’s top Ski Resort has always been leading edge and that hasn’t changed when it comes to healthy natural alternatives.

Now you can have it all. If you want to indulge you can still do that. Go ahead. And when you want to return to a balance of healthy choices to go with your outdoor activities, you can have that too.

Healthy Eating Options in Whistler Resort:

Healthy Choices in Whistler BC

Top of the Earthsave healthy restaurant list:

Earthsave Whistler has a great listing of restaurants offering vegetarian, vegan, organic and healthy conscious eating choices.

• The Green Mustache
• Naked Sprout
• Solfeggio (Pemberton)

Check out the full Earthsave list here.

Healthy Eating in Whistler

Urban Spoon rates Whistler Veggie Friendly Restaurants:

Splitz Grill 86%
$$$$ Whistler – Burgers, Desserts/Ice Cream, Vegetarian 4369 Main St

The Royal Taste of India 87%
$$$$ Whistler – Indian, International, Vegetarian 4370 Lorimer Rd

Ingrid’s Village Café 91%
$$$$ Whistler – Bakery, Sandwiches/Subs, Vegetarian #102 – 4305 Vlg Stroll

Mongolie Grill 70%
$$$$ Whistler – Asian, Seafood, Vegetarian 4295 Blackcomb Way

Fat Tony’s Pizza 69%
$$$$ Whistler – Pizza, Vegetarian 11-4122 Village Green

Aubergine Grille 73%
$$$$ Whistler – International, Vegetarian, Breakfast/Brunch 4090 Whistler Way

Naked Sprout Juice Bar
$$$$ Whistler – Smoothies, Vegetarian, Breakfast/Brunch #1- 4433 Sundial Pl

Whistler’s Best Restaurants list by 10best.com:

Breaks down Whistler restaurants into very helpful categories like “Best Breakfast”, “Best Lunch” and “Best Value”.

Whistler, being the world-renowned resort that it is, means the local chefs all cater to patrons making healthier choices while dining out.

Healthy Eating Whistler Style

Olives Market Whistler BC

Stay In for Healthy Dinner with Self-Catering Vacation Rentals:

If you’re vacation flat has a kitchen, you can pick up premium ingredients to feed your body and soul at these local grocery stores:

• Olives Market
• Nestors Market
• Whistler Grocery Store
• Creekside Market
• Whistler Upper Village Market
• The Grocery Store
• Marketplace IGA

To see how these stores rate (by locals and visitors) check Yelp’s Whistler grocery store reviews.

OR to find cheap Whistler food, go here.

Whistler Food Supplements:

And if you’ve run out of the protein shake, vitamins or supplements, replenish at Quantum Vitamins. Check out their facebook page for the latest info.

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Whistler & Blackcomb Are BIG.

Prepare to ski Whistler’s vertical mile with these top 4 fitness tips.

1. Work the Core

So what’s one of the best things you can do to get fit for the slopes? Concentrate on the core, of course.

Vancouver registered physiotherapist Carl Petersen, author of Fit 2 Ski (www.fit2ski.com) adds

“By doing functional exercises, you help connect your upper and lower core muscles,”  

“Exercises that use multiple joints and groups of muscles in different planes of motion will improve stability of your hips, legs, trunk and shoulder girdle, giving you the dynamic strength and stability to perform.”

Check out two ski exercises Carl shares and  read more here.

2. Protect your Knees

ABCs of knee protection:

Alignment of the knees. Improper tracking can contribute to ACL injuries.

 

Balanced strength. Skiers’ quadriceps tend to be more developed than their hamstrings, and muscle imbalance can increase the risk of getting hurt.

 

Core power. Developing deceleration strength, which involves learning to land softly and with proper knee alignment, is also important.

 

See the full Vancouver Sun article here.

Here are some early season DOs and DON’Ts from the veterans at the Whistler Real Estate Group.

3. For all you Snowboarders
It’s not too late.

For all you snowboarders out there looking to get fit to ride, take some preseason training tips from pro snowboarder Kimmy Fasani. Get going on Fasani’s moves so that you’re good and ready when it’s your turn to go play in the snow.

4. What to do with sore muscles after a few days of skiing or riding

Check out the Scandinave Spa and soak those muscles so you’re good to go in the morning

And to stretch em out and oxygenate em check out a whistler yoga class at one of the local yoga studios:

1. Yama Yoga – website, class schedule
2. Loka Yoga – website, class schedule
3. Yogacara – website, class schedule
4. Yyoga –website and schedule
5. White Gold Yoga – website, class schedule

Whistler Ski Fitness Video

This video, by On The Snow, is an awesome pre-season workout demonstrated by world cup winning moguls skier, Heather McPhie.

It pulls 3 gym exercises from the training program of the US Ski Team, and walks through the intensity and duration of each with the aim of improving your explosive strength (and ridding you of jelly legs) – vital for powering through deep west coast snow.

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