Whistler: A thrill ride for skiers and golfers
No. 3 at Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club
Whistler, British Columbia – If you must know, the city of Whistler – best known for hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics – was given its onomatopoetic name by prospectors some 100 years ago upon hearing the shrill shrieks of the western hoary marmot living in the nearby rocks. Formerly called London Mountain because of its heavy fog and rain, the city was renamed for the noisy ground squirrel to make it sound more user-friendly.
The ruse worked. Nowadays, Whistler is a top-drawer, four-season resort destination, especially for thrill jockeys who like hurtling downhill at breakneck speeds on skis or mountain bikes. For those of us who think a downhill lie is plenty vertiginous, there also is some splendid, impossibly scenic golf to be played here.
After a winding, two-hour drive from Vancouver on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, one arrives at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, a 550-room property at the base of Blackcomb Mountain. Rooms look out on Whistler Village, a tidy assemblage of dining ...
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