Whistler Property Values

by Agnes Hedller, Sussex Group - Northface Realty, Whistler

Whistler at a Glance

Whistler real estate offers a lot more value than other major North American ski resorts. The following is a guide to property values that will give you a close look at Whistler real estate. Although this material is deemed reliable, it is not guaranteed.

First, Whistler geography. Whistler is in a valley that stretches about 5 miles from south to north. Most tourist activity is in Whistler Village, which has much of the accommodation and services, and from where the major ski lifts begin.

The map shows Whistler Valley and the principal real estate features (Village, subdivisions, etc.). Click on the map to get a full-size image. I suggest that you keep the map open for reference while you read the following material on property values.

The Village is an area of condominium hotels and townhouses, retail shops and restaurants, and a multitude of tourist facilities and attractions. Just east of the Village is the Upper Village, a series of hotels and shops at the base of the Blackcomb ski runs. Above the Upper Village is the Blackcomb Benchlands area, which contains many condominium suite and townhouse developments, a golf course and lake, and a few high-end chalets (freestanding houses). All of these areas are within walking distance of the lifts and each other, and some developments have true ski-in and ski-out locations.

[Houses on Blackcomb Benchlands] Whistler Mountain also has a second lift base about 2 miles south of Whistler Village, called Whistler Creek, which provided the original access to the mountain. Whistler Creek has a high-speed gondola from this base onto the mountain and there are plans for more lifts in future. Whistler Creek, with its mountain base, is now becoming a new village. There are a variety of condominium suites, townhouses and chalets in Whistler Creek, some of which are on the ski runs. In particular, there are a beautiful low-density townhouse development high up on Whistler Mountain called "Taluswood" and a new area of large, exclusive ski-in/ski-out lots in a development called "Kadenwood."

[Townhouse on Blackcomb ski runs] Whistler is also home to famous, scenic golf courses with Blueberry, Whistler Cay Heights and Green Lake developments overlooking or built into these magnificent golf courses. Blueberry and Green Lake consist mostly of houses and larger townhouses.

These general areas attract the interest of most international buyers.

Outside of these village areas, there is a variety of real estate developments: condominium suites and townhouses, chalets, building lots and pensions (lodges). These range from modest and inexpensive suites to exclusive chalets in exceptional locations.

Tourism Whistler offers detailed Adobe Acrobat (PDF) maps of Whistler you can download (select the map you want from the left hand side of the Tourism Whistler page). Once you download an Acrobat map, you can expand it for your area of interest and print it. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, it is a free download from Adobe.

Review of Whistler Property Values

The following pages describe the kinds of properties available in Whistler and their values. There are separate pages for chalets, condominiums and lots. In each case, the highest property values are reviewed first.

Please note that the following prices are in Canadian dollars. If needed, use a recent exchange rate from your local newspaper or an on-line service such as Bloomberg or Oanda to convert these prices into your currency.

A Closer look at Taluswood

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