Resort Guide

Get tips and tricks for visiting Whistler Blackcomb with your kids!

Kid-friendly resort guide

Get all the tips and tricks for visiting Whistler Blackcomb with your kids!
Older children snowboarding with instructor
All About

Whistler Blackcomb

With the most skiable terrain in North America, Whistler Blackcomb has a massive reputation. Spanning 8,171 acres, the vast and varied terrain will entice first-time skiers and seasoned shredders alike. Two side-by-side mountains are connected by the record-breaking PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola and supported by one of the largest networks of high-speed chairlifts in the world. And with one of the longest ski seasons on the continent, we’ve got all the makings of a top-ranked resort for a reason.

Visiting Whistler Blackcomb

Driving to Whistler by car along the famed and aptly-named Sea-to-Sky Highway is one of the most breathtaking journeys you'll ever take. Towering snow-capped mountains, lush green rainforests and fast-flowing, turquoise rivers will be forever etched into your memory.

  • Travel Time: approximately two hours from Vancouver. Distance: approximately 115 kilometres (70 miles)

  • Check the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 Road Report updated by the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Highway conditions are provided by the Weather Network

  • Paid parking is available at the Village Day Lots 1-5

  • Free parking available at Blackcomb Base 2 Lots 6, 7 & 8, and the Creekside Parkade

On the mountains, our amazing Whistler Kids Snow School specially designed family zones, enchanted Tree Fort and Magic Castle and thrilling bubly™ Tube Park are guaranteed to put smiles on everyone’s faces.

  • Blackcomb Mountain
    • From the top: The Expressway traverse from the Rendezvous to the bottom of the 7th Heaven Express is perfect for families still finding their groove. Lower Mountain: You can’t go wrong with the Yellow Brick Road, conveniently located under the beginners Magic Chair so you can keep hitting Green laps all day long. 

  • Whistler Mountain
    • From the top: Burnt Stew Trail has some of the most spectacular views you’ll find, head down the cat road to the top of the Harmony 6 Express and onto Burnt Stew Trail to experience easy-going terrain in a true alpine environment.

  • Whistler Blackcomb Trail Map 
  • Dusty’s Bar
    • Located where Whistler all began at the base of the Creekside Gondola, this is where locals and longtime visitors meet up and swap stories of secret stashes. Dusty’s sets high standards for great food in a western saloon-style restaurant. Family-friendly, kids under 12 can order from the children's menu!

  • The Garibaldi Lift Co. Bar & Grill (GLC)
    • World-renowned as “the” place to après, the Garibaldi Lift Company (GLC) lounge bar relishes its location above the Whistler gondola building. Family friendly until 10p.m., it’s an intimate venue fueling fun as well as feeding appetites, with a variety of dishes such as flatbreads, pastas, sandwiches, salads and shareable appetizers.
  • The Old Spaghetti Factory
    • The old Spaghetti Factory in Whistler Village is undoubtedly the most family friendly restaurants in Whistler and it’s not hard to see why. Children under 10 can order from the kids menu and choose from a list of things even the pickiest of eaters are sure to love. Plus there’s something on the menu everyone else is sure to enjoy as well.

  • Creekbread
    • A favourite place to go for pizza (who doesn't love pizza?) is Creekbread, where the whole family can watch while your choice of all-natural pizza is baked in a primitive wood-fired oven.

  • More information on dining at Whistler Blackcomb