Whistler, British Columbia Dec. 2, 2025

Whistler, British Columbia

What"s your winter personality: cosy wanderer or slope-chaser? Whistler, in British Columbia, lets you try both in the same day. This resort municipality sits about 125 kilometres north of Vancouver in the Coast Mountains, with two main ski peaks: Whistler and Blackcomb. These are linked by the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, famous for giving a suspended, panoramic valley view in just a few minutes of travel. The area gained fame when it co-hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, and some of those venues are still open to the public today. The name "Whistler" comes from the high-pitched call of the local hoary marmots that were once common around the slopes.

© VisualCommunications/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Preserving Alaskas natural beauty
Dec. 2, 2023Angkor, Cambodia
Dec. 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Grizzly bear and cub
The ‘potato chip bird’
A 50-year balancing act
Apr. 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Jun. 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Twinkle twinkle, little bugs
Jul. 27, 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The envy of postcards and snow globes
Dec. 4, 2023Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Nov. 28, 2023Giving Tuesday
Aug. 14, 2025Cable car station on Piz Nair mountain, Graubünden, Switzerland
May 10, 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Feb. 13, 2026Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
Dec. 5, 2023Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, Bavaria, Germany
You otter check this out
Nov. 13, 2025Distillery Winter Village
The sun sets on the Valley of the Moon
Apr. 21, 2026European hedgehog, France
May 26, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Apr. 8, 2025Paro Tsechu Festival, Bhutan
Oct. 12, 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
Nov. 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Jan. 27, 2024St. Paul Winter Carnival
Sep. 23, 2025Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
Apr. 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA
Two hungry baby beavers
Dec. 7, 2024Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
Angry bird, doting dad
Nov. 23, 2024Fibonacci Day
Jun. 12, 2025Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States