Summer is coming. And while skis get hung up and bikes come out of storage, the real questions for Whistlerites are, “What beer am I going to drink?” and “Where am I going to drink it?” Valid questions for a town that loves to party as much as it loves being active. There really isn't anything that tops a finely crafted beer...

Small town values are alive and well in Whistler, the heart and soul of our business. This is a place where there’s always a friendly smile at the grocery store, a flurry of volunteers for any given event, a nod ‘hello’ on your walk through the village — a special kind of place. Whistler may welcome more than 2.5 million...

Could it be possible to have skiers and snowboarders compete together? We pushed to test out a new format and style of competition for the World Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF), and cats out the bag, it was awesome! Watching skiers and snowboarders team up for ultimate steeze as they hucked side by side off twin features into a...

They say that Whistler is Never-never land for adults, and I’m not going to argue. Whistler locals, Liz and Terry were more than okay with spending a day cramming in three of their favorite sports in front of the camera with me. Apparently, it doesn’t take much to convince mountain lovers to spend all day playing in the mountains? Maybe this is Never-never land…

There’s nothing like an impending 40th birthday to get you thinking about your health and your own mortality.  Recently I’ve been taking stock of life and I’ve made up my mind: I want to be skiing with my grandchildren when I’m 90 years old. It was a goal that became all the more important to me after the recent passing of...

There are some pretty powerful business-driven women in the Sea to Sky corridor and they're a big part of what makes our backyard so inspirational. The WNORTH Conference was born to showcase these movers and shakers. The goal of the WNORTH Conference is to create a fostering environment where real women leaders come together to have...

There comes a time in business when you have to put your money where your mouth is, and that time for me is now. For the last little while I’ve been asking my executive team to take it to the next level. They are at the top of our organization and I want to see them shine. I want them to “act like an owner.” It’s a strange...

It’s an interesting time to talk about leadership these days with all eyes on our neighbours to the south. But I want to discuss leadership closer to home, right in my own businesses in fact. For the last several years we have been laying the foundation in Whistler for a growing business run by “democratic leadership.” The idea...

Famous people ski and ride in Whistler all the time — actors, billionaires, royalty. This is where they all come to play. You’ve got more “Whistler cred” if you can last all day on your skis or board than if you can make millions by lunchtime. These mountains have a funny way of levelling the playing field, stripping away the...

As Gibbons has grown and diversified over the years, partners have become a critical part of our success. We choose our partners wisely and with intent. They span our organizations, throughout our various businesses. We partner with community organizations and people, just as we collaborate with businesses as we look to further...