Cancelled for summer 2020
Educational Speakers Series
Travel Advisory - Changes to Summer Operations
THIS ACTIVITY IS UNAVAILABLE FOR SUMMER 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we have had to reduce our summer operations. As a result, this activity will not be offered during summer 2020.
See our summer operations to find out what’s open.
Join us for some higher learning
We have brought together some of Whistler’s foremost innovators for our Educational Speakers Series. Each speaker brings a unique mountain perspective to their session, and will share their knowledge and passion on the subject. These mountain-themed presentations are complimentary for PEAK 2 PEAK 360 Ticket and Passholders, and are located in the Alpine Theatre in the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain. All talks start at 12:30pm and are 45-60 minutes long.
Steve Quane
Fire & Ice - Whistler's Geological History
What forces shaped the earth’s surface? This is the
question Steve Quane challenges his students to
answer at Quest University. Join Steve as he takes
us back millions of years to discover the volcanic
and glacial events responsible for the creation of
the majestic mountain vistas and breathtaking
alpine environments we enjoy today.
David McColm
Alpine Photography
David McColm is not your ordinary Whistler photographer. His masterpiece time-lapse images go beyond the standard winter action-sport photography themes to present a more artistic view of winter’s playground. Inspired by our big skylines and even bigger mountainscapes, McColm captures the microcosmic synergy that thrives in Whistler on
his quest to get the perfect shot.
Bob Brett
Whistler's Flora and Fauna
Local biologist Bob Brett is an expert in our local flora and fauna. In his talk you will learn about our local ecology and the wide variety of plants and animals that call Whistler home.
Michael Allen
Whistler's Bears
Michael Allen is an independent researcher who investigates the behaviour and ecology of black bears. He has been studying black bears for 25 years and spent the last 17 years studying their behaviours in the Sea-to-Sky corridor. His mission is to document and share the unique lives of individual bears through photography to help us better understand how bears adapt to environmental changes brought on by man, climate, and other bears.