Ski Stylin’ at 4 Seasons Whistler

Skiers, snowboarders and non-skiers alike are pampered at Four Seasons Resort Whistler ski vacation.

© Mitch Kaplan

Dec 21, 2006
Luxury & World Class Skiing, Four Seasons Whistler Resort
The Four Seasons Whistler offers excellent high-end ski packages and services at the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

If you ski, snowboard or do almost any other wintersport, you know that Whistler-Blackcomb is buried under early season snow.

Some 20 feet of snow, more or less.

If you know great ski and snowboard resorts, you know that Whistler Blackcomb harbors some 8,100 skiable acres, three glaciers and more than 200 trails.

If you know hotels, you know that Four Seasons Resorts do things first class all the way.

Put the elements together—one of the world’s most complete resorts, great snow and world class service—and this just might be the time to head to British Columbia’s twin peaks.

How is Four Seasons Whistler prepared to lure and pamper you? With packages and services.

  • Packages:

Desperate Ski Wives.

  • Four nights in a Private Residence
  • Four-course Chef's Table dinner paired with British Columbia wines and prepared by your personal slopeside chef in the comfort of your Private Residence
  • Apres-ski Frisky Bison cocktails with a hot Whistler Blackcomb ski instructor in Fifty Two 80 Bar
  • Four-course regionally-inspired dinner in Fifty Two 80 Bistro
  • Two days of private Ski Elite instruction with Whistler Blackcomb's finest multilingual, Level 3 certified ski instructors
  • Two-way walkie-talkie headsets
  • Video-taped footage of your skiing
  • The latest ski and snowboard equipment rentals
  • The season's Prada or Spyder ski wear rentals
  • Lift tickets for three days
  • Personal Ski Concierge services such as transfers, hot chocolate, assistance with equipment tuning and ski valet storage
  • Yoga classes and aprPs ski massages to stretch and soothe at The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Whistler
  • Daily breakfasts in Fifty Two 80 Bistro
  • The complete second season DVD of Desperate Housewives and pajama party amenity

Price ranges from C$1933 pp nightly to C$6864 pp nightly, based upon season and type of Private Residence accommodations. Private SUV car rentals to and from Vancouver International Airport can be arranged upon request for an additional fee.

Stay Four Nights, Receive $500 Promotion.

  • Guests who stay for four nights receive a C$500 credit towards spa or food and beverage charges.
  • Book a Resort suite for four nights and a C$750 credit is yours to spend as you please towards spa or food and beverage.
  • Stay in either the Presidential Suites or the Private Residences for four nights and C$1000 credit goes to experiencing more at The Spa and Fifty Two 80 Bistro and Bar.
  • The Whistler Blackcomb "Ski One Day Free" program is included, based upon a purchase of a minimum three-day ski pass.

Rates start at C$345 based upon single or double occupancy.

Gold Medal Exclusive with Ross Rebagliati. Only Four Seasons Resort guests can experience half- and full-day outings with Olympic snowboarding gold medal winner Ross Rebagliati.

Price: C$399 half day/C$579 full day, exclusive of lift ticket.

Family Plan. Available January 2, 2007 - March 31, 2007. Children under 18 can share their parents’ guestroom at no extra charge. Or utilize the Family Plan with a 50% discount for a second guestroom.

  • Services:

Ski Elite. An exclusive ski instructor program. An elite group of Level 3 certified, multilingual instructors in ski and snowboard disciplines have been handpicked to provide one-on-one training to adults and children. The ski pros personally meet, greet and transfer with guests to the Ski Concierge area. The full day program includes:

  • priority mountain-top breakfast or lunch reservations at either Steeps (Whistler) or Christine's (Blackcomb) for an enjoyable a la carte menu (meal is not included)
  • priority early access to the mountains allows guests to be the first to hit the slopes for the day
  • complimentary slopeside ski tuning during lunch
  • Private instruction is communicated through two-way walkie-talkie head sets and complemented with video taped footage reviewed with the ski professional at the end of the day.

Price: C$699/full day.

Ski Concierge. The Ski Concierge services assist with all needs to get on the mountain, such as transfers for guests of the hotel, last minute lift tickets, local's knowledge and hot chocolate. Equipment is at the ready at the base of the mountain complete with waxed skies and dried boots. They'll even meet and greet you at the bases of the Mountains to take away skis for equipment free apres time while in the Village.

Teen Concierge. The team for the Teen Concierge at Four Seasons Resort Whistler is a handpicked group of multilingual student ambassadors from Whistler Secondary School ready to share their local knowledge with younger guests, adding a young perspective on things to see and do and recommendations for outdoor activities from alpine runs to ziptrekking for kids from tots to tweens and teens.

Poolside Hot Chocolate Shots & Warm Chocolate Brownie Sugar Cookies. Steaming hot chocolate shots topped with marshmallows and warm brownie sugar cookies are offered poolside to guests when the ski lifts close for the day.

S’mores by the Firepit. Build your own S’mores between 4-6 p.m. daily.

For info or reservations: 604-935-3400, 888-935-2460 or www.fourseasons.com/whistler/rates_and_reservations.html.


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