The resort of Whistler was in fact born on an Olympic dream. Franz Wilhelmsen, the man who opened Whistler for skiing in the 1960's, did so in the hopes of hosting the Games here. In the following years, some Whistlerites have been a part of the Games as athletes, spectators and organizers. Now, everyone in Whistler will have the unique chance to participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity.

On July 2, 2003, Vancouver was named Host City of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games!

Together, Vancouver and Whistler will welcome countries from across the globe as they come together to compete on the world stage for the honour of representing their country in Olympic and Paralympic competition.

In 2007, VANOC is well into the strategic and detailed operational planning for the Games. This year Whistler Blackcomb, along with VANOC, will begin to move into the 'Games Readiness' phase of preparation. This year will be an exciting time as we start to see the completion of venue development in our valley and begin to conduct various 'test events' which will put us through practice drills so everything runs like clockwork in 2010.

The Resort of Whistler will have three major competition venues: Alpine Skiing events on Whistler Mountain; Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton events at the Sliding Centre on Blackcomb Mountain; and Nordic, Biathlon & Ski Jumping Competition events in the Callahan Valley.