Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Whistler, Canada

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, Winter / Christmas break in Canada

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (25 nov – 18 mei (meestal)), Sea to Sky highway closures (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 4 jan)

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (25 nov – 18 mei (meestal)), Sea to Sky highway closures (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — March break / semaine de relâche in Canada

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (25 nov – 18 mei (meestal)), Sea to Sky highway closures (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — World Ski and Snowboard Festival

• Festival

  World Ski and Snowboard Festival

  6–12 aprGroot festivalDruk

  A week of spring skiing, big air and free concerts in the village in early April, at the point in the season when the days are long and the snow is soft. Bron ↗

• Sluiting

  Whistler Mountain closes

  19 apr

  Whistler Mountain and the Peak 2 Peak gondola shut in the third week of April; Blackcomb carries the last month of the season on its own. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (25 nov – 18 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Opening

  Bike park season

  15 mei – 12 okt · meestalWandelseizoen

  The lift-served downhill park opens with the melt and runs to Thanksgiving, which is the other half of the Whistler economy and the busier half in August. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Black bears on the mountain

  20 mei – 15 okt · meestalDierenseizoenRisico

  Sixty-odd bears live on the two mountains and are visible from the lifts and the golf courses from the melt onward, most obviously in spring on the new grass and in autumn on the berries.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (25 nov – 18 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Canada, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bike park season (15 mei – 12 okt (meestal)), Black bears on the mountain (20 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Canada Day, Crankworx

• Seizoen

  Alpine hiking season

  1 jul – 5 okt · meestalWandelseizoen

  The high trails only clear in late June or July. Garibaldi and the alpine above the village are the summer, and they are under snow for eight months.

• Feestdag

  Canada Day

  1 julNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday. Banks, government offices and many shops close, towns put on daytime concerts and parades with fireworks after dark, and hotels and ferries fill when it makes a long weekend. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Wildfire smoke

  20 jul – 10 sep · meestalRookseizoen

  Smoke from interior British Columbia fires drifts into the valley for days at a time in late summer and flattens the view from the Peak 2 Peak. Bad years close the bike park for the air, not the fire. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Crankworx

  24 jul – 2 augSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Ten days of mountain bike racing and slopestyle at the end of July. The village is at capacity, and it is the busiest week of the Whistler summer. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bike park season (15 mei – 12 okt (meestal)), Black bears on the mountain (20 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Crankworx, Summer break in Canada

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bike park season (15 mei – 12 okt (meestal)), Black bears on the mountain (20 mei – 15 okt (meestal)), Alpine hiking season (1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)), Wildfire smoke (20 jul – 10 sep (meestal)), Crankworx (24 jul – 2 aug)

Druk — Summer break in Canada

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bike park season (15 mei – 12 okt (meestal)), Black bears on the mountain (20 mei – 15 okt (meestal)), Alpine hiking season (1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)), Wildfire smoke (20 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bike park season (15 mei – 12 okt (meestal)), Black bears on the mountain (20 mei – 15 okt (meestal)), Alpine hiking season (1 jul – 5 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  The rain month

  1–25 nov · meestalSeizoensluitingRisico

  The village spends November as a rain gauge while the snow piles up above it, out of reach. Booking the first three weeks is paying alpine prices for a wet forest.

• Opening

  Ski season opens

  20 nov

  Whistler Blackcomb targets 20 November for the 2026/27 season, conditions permitting. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Ski season

  25 nov – 18 mei · meestal

  Two mountains and the longest season in North America: Whistler runs to late April, Blackcomb into May, and the base can be raining while the alpine is fine.

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, Winter / Christmas break in Canada

• Risico

  Sea to Sky highway closures

  1 dec – 15 mrt · meestalLawinegevaarSluitingen

  Highway 99 is the only road in, and snow, rockfall and avalanche control shut it for hours several times a winter. Winter tyres are a legal requirement on it from October. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 4 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The dearest fortnight of the Whistler year, booked months out, with ski school and rentals gone before you arrive. Early-season cover rarely matches what people are paying for. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (25 nov – 18 mei (meestal))