Skip to content

North Van Guide is an independent guide to North Vancouver, the rest of Vancouver's North Shore and the day trips from it. We compile it from official sources and measure the runs, trails and drives from open map data.

Some links pay us a commission when you book, and we recommend the same places either way. How we earn

Snow

Mountains
Lift passes
Backcountry
Nordic

Ride and hike

Trail networks
Bike parks
Hikes
Road rides

Explore

Regions
Sights
Culture
Events
Markets
Shops
Day trips
Neighbourhoods

Plan

Trip planner
Getting around
Climate
Guides
Map

Lonsdale and the Shipyards
Capilano and Grouse
Lynn Valley
Deep Cove and Mount Seymour
West Vancouver and Cypress
Downtown and Stanley Park
Kitsilano and the West Side
Main Street and East Van

Sister guideschristmasineurope.com ridingbudapest.com ridingjapan.com ridingswitzerland.com rideokinawa.com ridehokkaido.com

49°19′ N 123°05′ W · Lonsdale Quay

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos credited where they appear · Credits · For AI assistants · © 2026 North Van Guide

North Van Guide

Explore Snow Trails Eat & drink Stay Makers Journal

Whistler and Pemberton

50°10′ N 122°48′ WSea to Sky3 sights1 resort3 trail networks4 hikes3 towns3 eat & drink3 stays1 maker3 markets1 day trip5 events

Photo Javedbabar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 and others, credited in the gallery

3 in Whistler and Pemberton

Sights

Daylight pours through the slatted cedar roof over the entrance court of the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

The black-clad wing of the Audain Art Museum in Whistler juts out over a bed of river stones in the forest.

Audain Art Museum

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Gallery$2260 min

A red Peak 2 Peak Gondola cabin hangs over the snowy Fitzsimmons valley between Whistler and Blackcomb.

A Peak 2 Peak Gondola cabin swings above snow-loaded firs and a sea of cloud on Whistler Mountain.

Peak 2 Peak Gondola

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Gondola$1582 hours

Carved house posts flank the entrance of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler.

A walkway runs beside the green roof of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler.

Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Museum$2560 min

1 in Whistler and Pemberton

Ski resorts

A snowboarder carves a groomed Whistler Blackcomb run toward a snowy peak streaked with ski runs.

A red Peak 2 Peak Gondola cabin crosses the valley between Whistler and Blackcomb on a winter morning.

Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

1,609 m vertical200 runs328.6 km

3 in Whistler and Pemberton

Trail networks

A rider picks a line down rough rock among dry grass on the One Mile Lake side of Pemberton's trails.

A rider leans down a steep granite slab on Tower of Power above One Mile Lake in Pemberton.

Pemberton

Village of Pemberton

Pemberton Valley Trails Association (PVTA)By bus

Clear water at Rainbow Lake mirrors the snowy alpine ridges above Whistler in early summer.

Snow patches streak Whistler Mountain's upper bowls in the view east from the Rainbow Lake trail.

Whistler Alpine

Resort Municipality of Whistler

Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA)By bus

Three riders descend a granite slab between snags on a valley trail on Whistler's west side.

Sunlit roots spread across the AM/PM bike trail in the forest of the Cheakamus valley at Whistler.

Whistler Valley

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA)By bus

4 in Whistler and Pemberton

Hikes

Brandywine Falls drops 70 m over a basalt lip into its canyon in Brandywine Falls Provincial Park.

Ice and snow frame Brandywine Falls on a December day in Brandywine Falls Provincial Park.

Brandywine Falls

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

May to October

Pink dawn light rises over frozen, snow-covered Garibaldi Lake and its small treed island on New Year's Day.

Frozen Garibaldi Lake lies white below snowy peaks in the winter view from the top of Panorama Ridge.

Garibaldi Lake

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

Clear water over smooth stones at Middle Joffre Lake turns turquoise below the glaciers of the Joffre Group.

Snowshoes rest on a frozen Joffre lake below the snowy cliffs and glaciers of the Joffre Group.

Joffre Lakes

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

June to October

Frozen Garibaldi Lake lies white below snowy peaks in the winter view from the top of Panorama Ridge.

Turquoise Garibaldi Lake spreads below snowy peaks in the view from Panorama Ridge on a clear summer day.

Panorama Ridge

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

3 in Whistler and Pemberton

Towns and neighbourhoods

The Creekside Gondola climbs over snow-loaded forest above Whistler Creekside on a grey December day.

Snow falls past the timber shopfronts and wet paving stones of Whistler Creekside in February.

Creekside

Resort Municipality of Whistler

NeighbourhoodWhistler and Pemberton

Farm fields and a country road spread across the Pemberton Valley floor below forested slopes.

Fresh snow covers the railway tracks and bare trees beside the Pemberton station on a grey winter day.

Pemberton

Village of Pemberton

VillagePop. 3,407Whistler and Pemberton

Christmas lights wrap the trees around the Olympic rings on the Whistler Village Stroll on a wet December night.

A red Peak 2 Peak Gondola cabin crosses the valley between Whistler and Blackcomb on a winter morning.

Whistler Village

Resort Municipality of Whistler

Resort villageWhistler and Pemberton

3 in Whistler and Pemberton

Places to eat and drink

The Dance Screen by Haida carver James Hart on display inside the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Restaurant$$$$

An 1840 Heiltsuk ancestor mask on display at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Bar Oso

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Restaurant

A glass of A-Frame Brewing beer from Squamish sits on the Nita Lake Lodge patio below Whistler's peaks.

Photo of Creekside

Red Door Bistro

Creekside · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Restaurant

3 in Whistler and Pemberton

Places to stay

Nita Lake and the forested ridge above Whistler Creekside seen from the Nita Lake Lodge patio.

Grilled cheese, tomato soup and a local beer on the patio table at Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler.

Nita Lake Lodge

Creekside · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Boutique hotel

Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside seen over summer grass with a gondola cabin in the foreground.

Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside hotel above Whistler Village with snow on the roofs and the slopes behind.

Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Hotel

The Dance Screen by Haida carver James Hart on display inside the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Pangea Pod Hotel

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Hotel

1 in Whistler and Pemberton

Makers

Snow lies on frozen Green Lake below the ski runs of Whistler Mountain in early April.

Photo of Whistler and Pemberton

Sziktsut Creations

Whistler and Pemberton

ArtisanJewellery, Woodwork

3 in Whistler and Pemberton

Markets

The Dance Screen by Haida carver James Hart on display inside the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Arts Whistler Holiday Market

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Whistler VillageNov 28 to Nov 29, 2026

Snow streaks the face of Mount Currie above the snow-covered rooftops of Pemberton on a grey winter day.

Photo of Pemberton

Next dates not out

Pemberton Farmers Market

Pemberton · Village of Pemberton

PembertonFri 15:00–18:00

Market tents line the Upper Village Stroll at the Whistler Farmers Market on a July Sunday.

Crowds move between tents at the Whistler Farmers Market in the Upper Village

Next dates not out

Whistler Farmers Market

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Whistler VillageSun 11:00–16:00

1 in Whistler and Pemberton

Day trips

Fresh snow covers the rooftops and firs of Whistler Village below the white peaks across the valley.

Snow falls through the lamplight at the covered footbridge between Whistler Village and Blackcomb at night.

Whistler

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Seaplane 45 minLast home 7:00 pm

5 in Whistler and Pemberton

Events and seasons

A slopestyle rider flies off a log ramp painted with maple leaves at Crankworx Whistler.

A downhill racer drops through the trees of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park during Crankworx Whistler.

Crankworx Whistler

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

SportJul 16, 2027

The Dance Screen by Haida carver James Hart on display inside the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Eleven Painters Start a War at the Audain Art Museum

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

ArtNov 20, 2026

An 1840 Heiltsuk ancestor mask on display at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Solstice: Through Storm & Stillness at the Audain Art Museum

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

ArtOct 2, 2026

Snowboarders carve down a groomed run past snow guns into low sun on Whistler's opening day in November 2013.

Whistler Blackcomb opening day

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

SeasonNov 20, 2026

Daylight pours through the slatted cedar roof over the entrance court of the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Photo of Whistler Village

Whistler Pride and Ski Festival

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

FestivalJan 24, 2027

27 places on the map

Find your way around Whistler and Pemberton

Two fingers to move the map · tap a point to open it

In the journal and guides

Read more about Whistler and Pemberton

Can you do Whistler in a day without a car?
Yes. In winter 2026/27 the coaches leave downtown Vancouver from 6:00 am, and the last ones home leave Whistler at 7:00 pm or later, for $42 to $44 return.
Do you need winter tires to drive to Whistler?
Yes, from 1 October to 31 March on Highway 99 between Horseshoe Bay and Pemberton. Cypress Bowl Road in West Vancouver keeps the rule a month longer, to 30 April.
Should you ski Whistler Blackcomb from North Vancouver as a day trip or stay the night?
A weekday day trip from Lonsdale Quay gives you about 11 hours in Whistler, starting with the 5:47 am SeaBus. One night in the Village turns that into two mountains, an evening and a second morning.
Where should you sleep for a Sea to Sky day so you don't have to drive back to Vancouver?
A night up the highway turns a ten-hour coach day into an evening by the mountains and a lie-in. The coaches still decide how you get home, so book the bed and the seat together.