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:

Jun. 30, 2025Asteroid Day
Blue hues and ceramic scenes of Porto
Season of light in the City of Light
The ancient home of the Minoans
More of a moustache than a beard?
Feb. 23, 2024Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
Jan. 1, 2026Happy New Year!
Jan. 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, United States
Jun. 2, 2024Annas hummingbird
Feb. 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
King of the jungle? Nope
Nov. 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, United States
May 21, 2025International Tea Day
Sep. 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Dec. 26, 2025Boxing Day
Jul. 16, 2024Dinosaur Provincial Park
May 1, 2024Lei Day
What are these beautiful sandy waves?
May 23, 2025World Turtle Day
A road not for the faint of heart
Nov. 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Apr. 4, 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Jun 1, 2026Palermo, Sicily, Italy
May 10, 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Jun 4, 2026Snowy egret preening, central Florida, United States
Apr. 27, 2026The glass dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy
Dec. 31, 2025New Years Eve
A butterfly’s best friend
Underwater underground
Oct. 9, 2023Thanksgiving Day