Why Whistler could actually be better in the summer

You're finishing off the last dregs of mulled wine and looking ahead to 2024 for something — anything! — to look forward to when you realise that, once again, you’ve left it too late to book that ski trip you promised yourself.

Not to the Alps or the Pyrenees this time, but the snow-capped peaks of British Columbia, Canada, you’ve always dreamt of. Now don’t fret, why not make this the year to think off-piste and try all things summertime out in the town of Whistler, BC – after all, the mountain resort can now brag that it receives more visitors during the spectacular warm and sunny months than when the snow flies in winter.

For me, a Canadian Brit transplanted from the forests of North Vancouver to London over a dozen years ago, skiing was never something that required much thought or effort. Or money, for that matter, unlike in the UK. It’d been over seven years since I’d been back on festival in the world, Crankworx.