Photo: Tourism Whistler/Mike Crane
I?m not a super outdoorsy type. I don?t ski, I don?t snowboard, I don?t?what do they call it" Oh right: hike. So I wasn?t expecting to be wowed by Whistler. But I quickly discovered what everybody else in the world already knows?Whistler is amazing. Like, girl, THESE are mountains. Even the drive from Vancouver along the gorgeous ?Sea to Ski Highway? was jaw-dropping. Mountains on the right, the Pacific on your right?pretty crappy, right" But the great thing about Whistler is that there?s so much to do?especially if you go during the Children?s Festival, which happens every July? is that you don?t have to be Daniel Boone to enjoy it.
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If you?re doing Whistler in the summer, think about timing it to coincide with the annual Children?s Festival. It?s a 3-day cornucopia of performances, classes and fun activities?many of them included with the price of admission?that includes everything from the Burton Riglet Park, where even the tiniest tots can ?try? snowboarding, to native storytelling and craft or circus skills workshops. Westcoaster Luge, Photo: Tourism Whistler/Chad Chomlack
But if you can?t make it then, the Family Adventure Zone at Blackcomb is up and kicking all summer with cool stuff like the Westcoaster Luge, Mario and Friends Mini Golf, batting cages, bouncy castle and go karts.  Looking for something more low key" Right next to the Olympic Plaza there?s one of the prettiest little playgrounds I?ve ever seen (and...