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home to many of the events for the 2010 lops from the Bay of Georgia followed by a
winter Olympics. In summer, though, it draws mouth-watering brownie and vanilla ice
mountain bikers, hikers and other nature en‐ cream and topped off with a nearby Vallea
thusiasts. Lumina hike and light-show experience.
My lodging for a two-night stay was the The following morning, I visited the
posh, slopeside Fairmont Chateau Hotel, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Center in Whistler.
which offers everything from spa treatments, Built near the site of a Wolf Clan pithouse, it
to golf outings to guided cycling tours and tells the stories of the two First Nation in‐
nature promenades, as well as swimming digenous communities that live in the area
pools, hot tubs and several restaurants, in‐ through tours, exhibits and events. My fa‐
cluding the new Radiante Taqueria Terrace vorites in the Center’s museum were several
and its tasty Mexican cuisine. canoes, one painted a bright red.
The first stop on my warm-weather visit In afternoon, I ascended high up Black‐
was for some culture at the Audin Art Museum, comb Mountain and hopped on the Peak to
which focuses on British Columbia art and Peak gondola, which offers stunning views
has one of the world’s finest collections of as it crosses high over a deep valley before
(sometimes scary) First Nations masks. My landing at Whistler. The gondola, the globe’s
favorite was a fierce black creation with a longest continuous lift system, spans nearly
prominent nose and extremely long eye‐ 3 miles and provides access to more than 30
lashes. miles of trails.
That evening, I dined at the Fairmont’s But that wasn’t all. I joined some hiking
Grill Room and had a delicious meal of scal‐ companions and walked on a trail bordered
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