Québec is an exhilarating place all year round, but particularly so during the winter. So if you are going on a snow inspired adventure holiday in Québec where should you be heading and what should you be doing? Located only 20 minutes from Québec City, Stoneham Mountain Resort is a perfect destination for outdoors enthusiasts. Nestled in a horseshoe shaped valley, which protects the resort from the wind, Stoneham
Whistler has designated March as families month and intends to use the whole month to highlight what the leading US consumer Ski Magazine ranked as one of the top-10 family resorts. On the North American continent.
On the slopes families will want to explore the Magic Castle on Blackcomb Mountain and the hidden tree fort on Whistler Mountain while the
The park has six to eight lanes varying in difficulty from green to blue to black. Lanes are 1,000 feet long and a conveyor lift takes you back up. There is even a mini zone with
In the resort village itself special offers are available for
Several of Whistler’s premier dining spots are participating in Family Month, including Araxi, the Bearfoot Bistro, Crepe Montagne, Whistler Cooks Catering, Players Chophouse and Ric’s Grill. In addition, special offers are available for services such as Baby’s on the Go, Babysitting Whistler and Nannies on Call.
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More than 74 centimetres (29 inches) of snow has fallen in Whistler over the past week — more than a foot in the last 24 hours — and Mother Nature is showing no signs of letting up.
Another 20 centimetres (eight inches) is forecast to fall by Friday, and an additional 45 centimetres (18 inches) forecast through the weekend. The current snow base at Whistler and Blackcomb mountains sits at 331 centimetres — nearly 11 feet.
This year’s snowfall accumulation — sitting at a whopping 1,196 centimetres (471 inches) or more than 39 feet — is shattering the resort’s average annual snowfall of 33 feet. And it’s only the beginning of March!
March in Whistler is also family month: kids can ski, rent and eat for free. Great family savings are also available at a number of restaurants and activity and service providers.
It’s already almost a year since Canada’s top resort of Whistler in British Columbia hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and from next weekend the resort that was “born to host the Olympics” and has subsequently grown to become one of the world’s top ski resorts will celebrate with festivities and entertainment for the whole family.
A snowy start to the season coupled with a busy Holiday period in Whistler, British Columbia has the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival (TWSSF), April 15–24, gearing up for a groundbreaking 16th Festival in the 10 days up to our
After a year of business, the Scandinave Spa Whistler has won the “Best Spa” designation in the “Best of Whistler” awards and has been listed as one of Canada’s top spas by website Spas of America.
Just one hotel in Canada has been given five diamonds – the equivalent of the European five stars award – by North America’s two leading motoring organisations – the equivalent of the AA and the RAC – and it’s in a ski resort! The Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, which opened five years ago, has been given the American Automobile Association (AAA) and was the only Canadian hotel so honoured. Less than .3% of the 58,000 rated lodgings in the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean receive the five diamond award.
Read more on Four Seasons Resort in Whistler ski resortThe Jasper in January Festival gets underway this week in Alberta, Canada with a series of special events and discounts for guests in the famous ski town, which is also home to Marmot Basin ski area. The annual Jasper In January Festival runs through to January 30th and features a number of events along with discounted lift passes and lowered room rates.
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