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 time in January 1966. Blackcomb mountain, originally a separate entity, opened for business in December 1980. The two resorts underwent a period of intense rivalry through the 1980s and 90s, with constant upgrades and improvements that was unseen at other resorts. By the mid-1990s the area was repeatedly named the best resort in many skiing magazines. Intrawest, the BC real estate firm that developed Blackcomb, purchased Whistler in 1997 and fully merged their operations in 2003. Whistler Blackcomb was the centrepiece of a renewed bid on the part of nearby Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which they won in