With the late start to summer this year, we are still enjoying the warm weather and sun rays as fall is taking its time to arrive. Temperatures are still in the mid twenties during the day, but the mornings and evenings are crisp. Tourism levels were strong all summer, and this has continued into fall. People are still out biking and hiking, paddleboarding on our beautiful lakes and enjoying nature walks. The bike park and Whistler’s Golf Courses are now closed for the season. Events such as the Whistler Concert Series and Crankworx were all back this year and popular with tourists and locals alike. Whistler’s fall events are celebrating a come back this year as well as the food and drink festival – Cornucopia – returning this November.
Cornucopia
November 4 – 6
November 10 – 20
November 25 – 27
Cornucopia is Whistler’s annual fall festival of food and drink. It offers a wide range of opportunities to experiment with flavors, expand your food and wine knowledge and celebrate Whistler’s amazing food and drink scene. There are different events within the festival that offer drink and food tastings, culinary demonstrations, winemaker dinners and drink seminars.
Signature events include but are not limited to:
House Party: Best of BC – November 10 from 6pm to 9pm
Evening with live music, local foods, domestic wines, spirits and beer.
Cellar Door – November 11 from 8pm to 11pm
Fine wine and champagne tasting from different regions, including appetizers and music.
CRUSH Grand Tasting – November 12 from 7.30pm to 11pm
Crush is the wine tasting event of Cornucopia. Great opportunity to sample different wines from around the globe.
Taste of the World: Tapas – November 18 from 8pm to 10.30pm
Food and drink pairing with Spanish and Latin tapas and different wines, beers and spirits.
Pured – November 19 from 8pm to 11pm
All-encompassing drink event including scotch, gin and vodka, beers, wines and ciders tastings from around the world.
For more information or to buy tickets, please visit:
https://www.whistler.com/events/cornucopia/
Fun things to do this Fall
There are still plenty of outdoor activities to enjoy while the beautiful weather lasts including Hiking trails and Whistler’s Cross Country Bike trails. For more info on hiking in this area, please visit our Summer 2022 Blog Entry.
Fall is a great time for biking with moderate temperatures, tacky trails and fewer riders around. The extensive Cross-Country Biking network in Whistler offers a variety of single tracks for different skill levels with fun turns, granite rock rolls and different wood works. Tracks range from green entry level trails to more technical ascends and descends through old-growth rainforest and alpine meadows.
For a biking trail map, please visit
https://cdn.whistler.com/s3/pdf/maps/whistler-valley-singletrack.pdf
For all the thrill seekers – Whistler Bungee is British Columbia’s highest and pristine year-round bungee jumping site, located 15km south of Whistler Village. The drop is off the 160ft. bridge towering over the glacier fed Cheakamus River. Bungee Jumping in Whistler is open throughout Winter too, when hours of operation will change to 12pm to 3pm. This is a thrill of a lifetime!
https://www.whistlerbungee.com/
After a day in the great outdoors or simply on a cozy rainy day, we highly recommend checking out the Scandinave Spa in Whistler. This Finnish inspired Spa combines rustic elegance with beautiful scenery in a quiet and relaxing setting. It features open air pools and hot tubs, cold pools and waterfall, saunas and steam rooms as well as beautiful areas to relax after each bath. You can book massage treatments to top up your relaxation experience.
https://www.scandinave.com/whistler/en/
Beside all these great activities mentioned above, Whistler also has world class restaurants, bars and galleries to enjoy while you are here for a visit.
If you have any questions and you would like to combine Real Estate with your next visit, do not hesitate to call or email me!
Take care,
Elizabeth Chaplin
604-932-1311
elizabeth@elizabethchaplin.com