Whistler is one of the most famed resorts in North America. Located on the coastal mountain ranges of British Columbia, Whistler is an unparalleled tourist spot, situated just 120 km north of Vancouver as well as a short drive from the Pacific Ocean. Whistler has been continuously rated number one top ski resorts by magazines. Whistler's ski district is primarily made up of three areas, such as, Whistler village, Whistler's South Side, and Blackcomb. With umpteen options to choose from, Whistler caters to tourists of all levels, no matter they are veteran or novice.

Whistler provides opportunities for the visitors to enjoy a variety of winter as well as summer activities.

Imagine yourself cruising down a groomed run carving elegant turns with your new shaped skis. In the distance you see two symbols, a blue square for a left turn and a black diamond for a right turn. Without hesitation you steer to the right. The pitch becomes steeper, the snow is un-groomed, and there are trees, lots of trees. You stop momentarily, pick a line, push off, and tighten your turns as you begin the descent.

If you're anything like me, you like to have a great time skiing or snowboarding. I'm more into snowboarding, and as quite a few other people, I enjoy going to resorts where there are less people, and the site is less commercialized. Among the few places which still remain this way, you can count the Alaska skiing and snowboarding resorts. Most people don't think about going to Alaska because there are so many ski resorts in North America, so why travel so far? That leaves you with opened slopes and half empty lift lines.

Throughout history there is a huge variety of methods and mechanisms people have used to slide down mountains. So it is very hard to pinpoint who exactly made the first snowboard and when the history of snowboarding really first began.
Snowboarding has only recently become a popular sport with its grass roots originating from surfers and skateboarders who dreamed of surfing on the snow, and it appears that the snowboarding revolution came from this group of people in the 1960's. Just 40 years since its conception and it was a recognized Olympic sport and one of the most popular Winter sports to date.

To many, playing hockey is as much part of life as attending school. It will pay dividends then to become familiar with the basics of hockey, which of course means skating. Skating is to hockey as running is to football. Starting fast, changing pace and direction, bursting into top speed, and keeping good balance are common to both games. The blades on hockey skates and the cleats on football shoes provide gripping and braking surfaces which allow short, digging, breakaway steps and sure-footed, sudden stops.