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shop with club rentals ($50-65) and golfing apparel, as well as a clubhouse with dining
facilities. The golfing season runs mid-May to October, so in late spring you can ski in the
morning and golf in the afternoon.
Designed by Arnold Palmer,
Whistler Golf Club
(between Whistler Village and Alta
Lake,604/932-3280or800/376-1777,
www.whistlergolf.com
)
offerslargegreensandnar-
row wooded fairways over a challenging 6,676-yard par-72 layout. Greens fees are $139
(the twilight rate of $79 is offered after 5pm) and cart rental is an additional $40.
Ontheothersideofthevillageis
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club
(Blackcomb
Way,604/938-2092or888/938-2092).Designedbyrenownedgolf-coursearchitectRobert
Trent Jones Jr., this 6,635-yard course takes advantage of the rugged terrain of Blackcomb
Mountain's lower slopes through holes that rise and fall with the lay of the land. Greens
fees are $175, which includes the use of a GPS-equipped cart.
The Jack Nicklaus-designed
Nicklaus North
course (just north of Whistler Village,
604/938-9898, golfbc.com) is an open layout holding numerous water hazards. It boasts
360-degree mountain vistas andplaystoachallenging 6,900yardsfromthebackmarkers.
Weekend greens fees are $185, discounted to $155 on midweek afternoons.
A 25-minute drive north of Whistler on Highway 99 is
Big Sky Golf and Country
Club
(1690AirportRd.,Pemberton,604/894-6106or800/668-7900,
www.bigskygolf.ca
),
a picturesque par-72 course of over 7,000 yards, where high-season greens fees are $155
(cart extra).
Flightseeing
Nothing beats the spectacular sight of the Coast Mountains' majestic peaks, glaciers, icy-
blue lakes, and lush mountain meadows from an unforgettable vantage point high in the
sky.
Whistler Air
(604/932-6615 or 800/665-0212,
www.harbourair.com
) will take you
aloft in a floatplane from Green Lake, 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) north of Whistler Village.
A 30-minute flight over the glaciers of Garibaldi Provincial Park costs $135; a 40-minute
flight over the Pemberton Ice Cap goes for $165; and a two-hour flight landing on a high
alpine lake runs $272. You can also charter the whole plane (minimum four people) for a
remote backcountry adventure.
