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Whistler Blackcomb
Best time to visit: Jan-March, June-Aug, Dec
Cost: $$$
- Ski resort located in Whistler, that is by many measures the largest ski resort in North America, and has the greatest uphill lift capacity
- It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains at the top
- With all of this capacity, Whistler Blackcomb is also often the busiest ski resort
- Whistler Blackcomb was the centrepiece of a renewed bid on the part of nearby Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which they won
Big White Ski Resort, Kelowna
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb, Dec
Cost: $$
- Ski resort located southeast of Kelowna, it is the third largest resort in British Columbia, after Whistler-Blackcomb and Sun Peaks
- Big White has western Canada's largest resort night skiing area
- The resort has a central village which offers accommodations, eateries, bars, and shops
Sun Peaks Resort
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb, Dec
Cost: $$
- Alpine ski resort located in Sun Peaks, that has 13 lifts with a total capacity of 13,400 riders per hour, with the Burfield chair being the longest at 23 minutes total ride
Stanley Park Seawall Trail
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Public park in Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula, whose historic lighthouse on Brockton Point marks the park's easternmost point
- While it is not the largest of its kind, Stanley Park is about one-fifth larger than New York City's Central Park
- Significant effort was put into constructing the near-century-old Vancouver Seawall, which can draw thousands of people to the park in the summer
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in North Vancouver
- The bridge was originally built in 1889, but was rebuilt completely in 1956
Butchart Gardens
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Group of floral display gardens in Brentwood, it is a 119-year-old display garden created by Jennie Butchart, and still privately owned and operated by the family
Granville Island
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Peninsula and shopping district in Vancouver, formerly an industrial manufacturing area
- It includes a public market, restaurants, a marina, a hotel, numerous artists' studios and workshops, and various performing arts theatres
Wapta Falls, Yoho National Park Of Canada
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: Jan-March, June-Aug, Dec
Cost: $
- Wapta Falls is a waterfall of the Kicking Horse River located in Yoho National Park
- It is the largest waterfall of the Kicking Horse River
Vancouver Art Gallery
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Art museum in Vancouver, and the largest art museum in Western Canada by building size
- The museum was opened to the public in 1931, and the Gallery's permanent collection has approximately 12,000 works by artists from Canada, and around the world
- The collection also has a focus on First Nations art, and art from Asia