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1. The Resort Municipality of Whistler was incorporated on September 6, 1975
2. One mayor, six councillors, elected term of three years
3. Whistler is located in the Coast Mountains - 50º 9'N, 122º 57' W. 12,630 hectares (31,209 acres).
4. Whistler Village Elevation is 675 metres (2,214feet)
5. Travel time to Whistler: Whistler to downtown Vancouver 127 km (79 miles); 2 hours
Whistler to Vancouver International Airport 140 km (85 miles); 2.5 hours
Whistler to Seattle 354 km (218 miles); 5 hours
6. 9,248 permanent residents (Official 2006 Census adjusted), 2,500 seasonal (estimated) 9,100 second-home owners (estimated)
More than 75% of the people working in Whistler are Whistler residents
7. Whistler has the capacity to accommodate 30,000 overnight visitors - more than 10,000 bedrooms among hotels, condos, townhomes, B&Bs, and chalets – as well as 230 hostel beds and 172 campsites.
8. Whistler Visitors - approximately 2.1 million including non-overnight visitors (approx. 48% winter and 52% summer)
9. Whistler Skier Visits - Approximately two million per year
10. Restaurants and bars: more than 100
11. Retail shops: more than 200
12. Valley Trail: 31.5 kilometres (19.6 miles)
13. Parks and lakes: 15 parks offering 551.3 hectares (1,362.3 acres) of parkland and five major lakes
14. Average Snowfall
Whistler Valley: 4.3 metres (14 feet) 20-year average
Mid Mountain: 10.22 metres (33.5 feet)
15. Average Temperature
Winter: -8 to 3 degrees Celsius (18 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit)
Summer: 9 to 23 degrees Celsius (48 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit)
