The Whistler Answer The Whistler Answer The Whistler Answer was a periodical published in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, from 1977 until the mid-1990s. The first edition of "The Whistler Answer" was published on April 1, 1977. The production run was 1,000 copies, 12 pages on newsprint in tabloid format. All twelve pages were hand lettered by the editorial staff. This first edition listed The first edition had a cover price of 25 cents but was primarily supported through advertising revenues. The content of "The Whistler Answer" was mostly satire. The cover of the first edition had a photograph by George Benjamin of three
Whistler Blackcomb is located from Vancouver International Airport. Microsoft Windows XP is codenamed "Whistler" after this ski resort, as many Microsoft employees skied at this resort during its development. Also, Windows Vista is codenamed Longhorn after the valley that runs in between the two mountains and Windows 7 is codenamed Vienna or Blackcomb The valley area between Whistler and Blackcomb was first surveyed and documented in 1858 by Hudson's Bay men looking for an alternate route into the Cariboo area further north. Although little-used at the time, the route would later become one of the many paths used during the Gold Rush