But surrounding that unimaginably large ski area lies countless kilometres of pristine, powder-laden backcountry that's just begging for someone to lay down some fresh tracks.
This massive playground isn't meant to be skied, though. To get off of Whistler's beaten path and really experience a thrill beyond carving turns on corduroy - you have to try out one of the resort's many snowmobile adventure tours.
"It's a big high," said Craig Beattie, general manager at Canadian Snowmobile Adventures. "It's a great opportunity to really get out into B.C.'s amazing backcountry and play in nature and on a mountain."
"It's a bit of an expensive sport, though," said Beattie. "So the tours are a good way to experience what the sport is all about without spending a lot of money."
Be warned, though. Beattie said plenty of first-time sledders have found love-at-first-ride, and enquire about buying the company's used snowmobiles after their tours are over.
"They have a lot of fun," he said. "They're also surprised by how active a sport it is. People like to take the day off from skiing, but forget snowmobiling gets them using all their muscles too, carving turns and maneuvering the terrain."
But Beattie said the resort's tours were still easily accessible to almost anyone from beginners to full-on sledheads.
"We have great three-hour family rides that are amazing experiences up Blackcomb Mountain - especially with the spectacular views," he said. "Or for real powderhounds we have single-rider, full-day tours in the beautiful Callaghan Valley. We also offer night time dinner tours, so people can experience the mountain in the evening and see the snowcats on the hill grooming the runs before a fondue dinner at the Crystal Hut."
Other Whistler snowmobile tours take riders to rustic cabins on Sproatt Mountain for a hearty Yukon breakfast, or to distant frozen lakes and ancient, old growth forests.
You can even explore the Pemberton Ice Cap - a spectacular glacier - for a once-in-a-lifetime, helicopter-accessed, guided tour of a 25,000 acre expanse of glacial snowfields and mountain ranges.
"The great thing about all the snowmobile tour companies in Whistler is we really do have a product or tour for absolutely everyone."
For more information about snowmobiling in Whistler, go to whistler.com/snowmobiling.
