March 2009

March 2009

Events List

feb
28 -
mar
4

Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships
Whistler Mountain

The Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships, an exciting season-ending highlight to the Pontiac GMC Cup, take place February 28th to March 4th in Whistler, BC.

The J1's bring Canada's top 15 and 16-year-old ski racers together to determine national champions for that age group.

The Coupe Pontiac GMC Cup season kicked off in early January as the national ski racing series celebrated its 40th anniversary of providing amateur skiers with essential competitive experience on the road to World Cup and Olympic Winter Games competition

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mar
1-23

Whistler Winter Arts Festival
Whistler

The Whistler Winter Arts Festival is a dynamic month of live music, aerial dance, theatre, snow sculpting, film screenings, art and photography exhibitions, and literary soirees, under the sun or under the stars. This year features free outdoor performances by famous Canadian musicians, storytelling events, original short films from BC filmmakers, an exhibition of regional art, and the return of the Canadian Snowsculpting Team in a showdown with teams from across the country!

More Information
Call 604.938.9221 or Email: info@whistlerartscouncil.com

mar
2

Winemaker's Après
Steeps Grill & Wine Bar Whistler Mountain

Enjoy a Five Course Après Tasting with the Winemakers. Featuring the Steeps British Columbia inspired menu with each course paired with wines from Inniskillin with Winemaker Sandor Mayer.

2pm - 4pm
Tickets: $45.00* (includes Five Course Après and Wine Pairing)
Tickets at 604.905.2379 Steeps Grill & Wine Bar

*Taxes not included. Separate lift ticket required.

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mar
4
mar
4-6

BC High School Championship Race
Blackcomb Mountain

Lower Mainland High School Race Leagues. Local high school teams race in:

Burnaby/Vancouver League
Fraser Valley League
North Shore Championships
BC High School Championships

See Results

mar
5-8

IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon World Cup Final
Whistler Olympic Park

Paralympic athletes test their mettle at Whistler Olympic Park. This extremely competitive event is a great precursor to the 2010 Paralympic Games.

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mar
7

Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery - Angela Morgan
Hilton Resort and Spa, Whistler Village

Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery is proud to represent classic and contemporary Canadian fine art in Whistler. Our Winter Exhibition Season of 2009 features many new and emerging talents along with some of Canada's best known artists. This is an opportunity for our visitors and locals to meet some incredible Canadian artists. Along with a friendly and helpful staff this equals an unforgettable art experience.

Angela Morgan's paintings express the poses of life, the jubilation of dance, the contemplation of parenthood, and the melancholy of summer's end. Colours fuse and meld to achieve gesture; transforming abstract images into living moments. Reception 5-8pm.

For further information please feel free to call us at 604.938.0887 or email art@adelecampbell.com.

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mar
7-8

Atomic Ski and Snowboard Cross - Rescheduled Dates
Blackcomb

The Atomic Ski and Snowboard Supercross events are recreational competitions open to all ages. Amateur skiers and boarders will compete in different divisions on the Nintendo Terrain Park Snowcross course

Please note: the Supercross events are 2 day events - competitors must participate on both days.



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mar
9-14

IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals
Whistler Mountain

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals Mar. 9-14, 2009 The world's top Paralympic Alpine skiers will gather in Whistler to wrap up their competition season at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals. Approximately 100 athletes from 16 countries are expected to compete in downhill, super-G, super-combined, giant slalom and slalom races over four days to determine the overall World Cup champions for the 2008.09 season. Athlete classes include standing, sitting and visually impaired. Come and support these world-class athletes in their last major competition of the season

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mar
11-15

IBU Biathlon World Cup
Whistler Olympic Park

A European favorite, biathlon combines cross-country skiing with rifle target shooting. This event takes place at Whistler Olympic Park and features the top athletes in the sport vying for World Cup gold

More Information

mar
14-22

Oakley Week

Oakley invades Whistler bringing the best in product promos, events, expert goggle advice and giveaways for Spring Break! Visit Showcase Snow.Skate.Surf, Glacier Shop, Canski & the Whistler Blackcomb Accessory stores for full details and amazing savings on Oakley product.



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mar
14

BC Law Firm Ski Championships
Blackcomb Mountain

Open to any judge, lawyer, law office employee or law student, this team race and party is a great way to get the gang out of the office and onto the mountains for a day of action on the slopes.

More Information

mar
19

Kokanee Valley Race Series - GS
Blackcomb Mountain

A series of races held on Thursdays throughout the season. Open to skiers, telemarkers, & snowboarders with different gender and age divisions. The race location and discipline vary each race

No racing experience is required to join in on the fun of recreational racing. All you need is the desire to participate and we'll look after the rest.



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mar
21

King of the Rail Jib Session
Base of Blackcomb Mountain

A series of rail jam contests which run on selected Saturday nights under the Magic Chair. King of the Rail contests are for both males & females.

Separate categories for snowboarders & skiers, male & female, and adult & youth.



More Information

mar
21

Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery - David Langevin/Yvonne Reddick
Hilton Resort and Spa, Whistler Village

Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery is proud to represent classic and contemporary Canadian fine art in Whistler. Our Winter Exhibition Season of 2009 features many new and emerging talents along with some of Canada's best known artists. This is an opportunity for our visitors and locals to meet some incredible Canadian artists. Along with a friendly and helpful staff this equals an unforgettable art experience.

David Langevin will be joining us for the evening with an exciting collection of brand new and highly collectible landscapes. He will be joined by fellow painter Yvonne Reddick whose still lifes are creating a splash. Don't miss a chance to meet these talented artists.

For further information please feel free to call us at 604.938.0887 or email art@adelecampbell.com.

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mar
22

Park Rider Sessions presented by TELUS - Slopestyle
Whistler Mountain

Park Rider Sessions presented by TELUS featuring Slopestyle, Rail Jams and Halfpipe will take place on both mountains utilizing the best terrain available. Competitions open to skiers and snowboarders, all ages welcome. Helmets mandatory



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mar
23

Winemaker's Après
Steeps Grill & Wine Bar Whistler Mountain

Enjoy a Five Course Après Tasting with the Winemakers. Featuring the Steeps British Columbia inspired menu with each course paired with wines from See Ya Later Ranch with Winemaker Dave Carson.

2pm - 4pm
Tickets: $45.00* (includes Five Course Après and Wine Pairing)
Tickets at 604.905.2379 Steeps Grill & Wine Bar

*Taxes not included. Separate lift ticket required.

More Information

mar
26

Kokanee Valley Race Series - Finals
Blackcomb Mountain

A series of races held on Thursdays throughout the season. Open to skiers, telemarkers, & snowboarders with different gender and age divisions. The race location and discipline vary each race

No racing experience is required to join in on the fun of recreational racing. All you need is the desire to participate and we'll look after the rest.



More Information

mar
28-29

Atomic Ski and Snowboard Cross
Blackcomb Mountain

The Atomic Ski and Snowboard Supercross events are recreational competitions open to all ages. Amateur skiers and boarders will compete in different divisions on the Nintendo Terrain Park Snowcross course

Please note: the Supercross events are 2 day events - competitors must participate on both days.



More Information

mar
31

Ronald McDonald House Charities
Blackcomb Mountain

Your corporate team of four skiers will spend a full day of skiing/activities on Blackcomb Mountain, all in the cause of raising money to help children and the families of children with serious illnesses.

More Information

Featured Events

feb
28 -
mar
4

Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships
Whistler Mountain

The Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships, an exciting season-ending highlight to the Pontiac GMC Cup, take place February 28th to March 4th in Whistler, BC.

The J1's bring Canada's top 15 and 16-year-old ski racers together to determine national champions for that age group.

The Coupe Pontiac GMC Cup season kicked off in early January as the national ski racing series celebrated its 40th anniversary of providing amateur skiers with essential competitive experience on the road to World Cup and Olympic Winter Games competition

More Information

mar
9-14

IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals
Whistler Mountain

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals Mar. 9-14, 2009 The world's top Paralympic Alpine skiers will gather in Whistler to wrap up their competition season at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals. Approximately 100 athletes from 16 countries are expected to compete in downhill, super-G, super-combined, giant slalom and slalom races over four days to determine the overall World Cup champions for the 2008.09 season. Athlete classes include standing, sitting and visually impaired. Come and support these world-class athletes in their last major competition of the season

More Information

mar
14-22

Oakley Week

Oakley invades Whistler bringing the best in product promos, events, expert goggle advice and giveaways for Spring Break! Visit Showcase Snow.Skate.Surf, Glacier Shop, Canski & the Whistler Blackcomb Accessory stores for full details and amazing savings on Oakley product.



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Daily and Weekly Events

daily
 

Fresh Tracks Breakfast presented by Nature's Path Organic Foods
Whistler Mountain

This unique experience allows you to enjoy a mountaintop buffet breakfast and access to Whistler Mountain before the rest of the resort is even out of bed. As soon as Whistler Patrol gives the okay, you're free to hit the slopes!

Upload the Whistler Village Gondola at 7:30am daily

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sundays
 

7-Eleven Fire and Ice Show
Base of Whistler Village Gondola

Whistler Blackcomb turns up the heat every Sunday night with the 7-Eleven Fire & Ice Show at 7:30pm at the base of the Whistler Village Gondola. Fire spinners, fire works and Ski and Snowboard school's hottest pros throwing down big air through a ring of fire makes this event a family-friendly must do. After the show, head upstairs to the GLC's notorious Afterburn Party.

Every Sunday Night from December 21st - April 5th

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mar
1-23

Whistler Winter Arts Festival
Whistler

The Whistler Winter Arts Festival is a dynamic month of live music, aerial dance, theatre, snow sculpting, film screenings, art and photography exhibitions, and literary soirees, under the sun or under the stars. This year features free outdoor performances by famous Canadian musicians, storytelling events, original short films from BC filmmakers, an exhibition of regional art, and the return of the Canadian Snowsculpting Team in a showdown with teams from across the country!

More Information
Call 604.938.9221 or Email: info@whistlerartscouncil.com

Competitions

feb
28 -
mar
4

Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships
Whistler Mountain

The Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships, an exciting season-ending highlight to the Pontiac GMC Cup, take place February 28th to March 4th in Whistler, BC.

The J1's bring Canada's top 15 and 16-year-old ski racers together to determine national champions for that age group.

The Coupe Pontiac GMC Cup season kicked off in early January as the national ski racing series celebrated its 40th anniversary of providing amateur skiers with essential competitive experience on the road to World Cup and Olympic Winter Games competition

More Information

mar
4-6

BC High School Championship Race
Blackcomb Mountain

Lower Mainland High School Race Leagues. Local high school teams race in:

Burnaby/Vancouver League
Fraser Valley League
North Shore Championships
BC High School Championships

See Results

mar
5-8

IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon World Cup Final
Whistler Olympic Park

Paralympic athletes test their mettle at Whistler Olympic Park. This extremely competitive event is a great precursor to the 2010 Paralympic Games.

More Information

mar
7-8

Atomic Ski and Snowboard Cross - Rescheduled Dates
Blackcomb

The Atomic Ski and Snowboard Supercross events are recreational competitions open to all ages. Amateur skiers and boarders will compete in different divisions on the Nintendo Terrain Park Snowcross course

Please note: the Supercross events are 2 day events - competitors must participate on both days.



More Information

mar
9-14

IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals
Whistler Mountain

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals Mar. 9-14, 2009 The world's top Paralympic Alpine skiers will gather in Whistler to wrap up their competition season at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals. Approximately 100 athletes from 16 countries are expected to compete in downhill, super-G, super-combined, giant slalom and slalom races over four days to determine the overall World Cup champions for the 2008.09 season. Athlete classes include standing, sitting and visually impaired. Come and support these world-class athletes in their last major competition of the season

More Information

mar
11-15

IBU Biathlon World Cup
Whistler Olympic Park

A European favorite, biathlon combines cross-country skiing with rifle target shooting. This event takes place at Whistler Olympic Park and features the top athletes in the sport vying for World Cup gold

More Information

mar
14

BC Law Firm Ski Championships
Blackcomb Mountain

Open to any judge, lawyer, law office employee or law student, this team race and party is a great way to get the gang out of the office and onto the mountains for a day of action on the slopes.

More Information

mar
19

Kokanee Valley Race Series - GS
Blackcomb Mountain

A series of races held on Thursdays throughout the season. Open to skiers, telemarkers, & snowboarders with different gender and age divisions. The race location and discipline vary each race

No racing experience is required to join in on the fun of recreational racing. All you need is the desire to participate and we'll look after the rest.



More Information

mar
21

King of the Rail Jib Session
Base of Blackcomb Mountain

A series of rail jam contests which run on selected Saturday nights under the Magic Chair. King of the Rail contests are for both males & females.

Separate categories for snowboarders & skiers, male & female, and adult & youth.



More Information

mar
22

Park Rider Sessions presented by TELUS - Slopestyle
Whistler Mountain

Park Rider Sessions presented by TELUS featuring Slopestyle, Rail Jams and Halfpipe will take place on both mountains utilizing the best terrain available. Competitions open to skiers and snowboarders, all ages welcome. Helmets mandatory



More Information

mar
26

Kokanee Valley Race Series - Finals
Blackcomb Mountain

A series of races held on Thursdays throughout the season. Open to skiers, telemarkers, & snowboarders with different gender and age divisions. The race location and discipline vary each race

No racing experience is required to join in on the fun of recreational racing. All you need is the desire to participate and we'll look after the rest.



More Information

mar
28-29

Atomic Ski and Snowboard Cross
Blackcomb Mountain

The Atomic Ski and Snowboard Supercross events are recreational competitions open to all ages. Amateur skiers and boarders will compete in different divisions on the Nintendo Terrain Park Snowcross course

Please note: the Supercross events are 2 day events - competitors must participate on both days.



More Information

mar
31

Ronald McDonald House Charities
Blackcomb Mountain

Your corporate team of four skiers will spend a full day of skiing/activities on Blackcomb Mountain, all in the cause of raising money to help children and the families of children with serious illnesses.

More Information