Locally owned and operated in British Columbia, Whistler Water is consistently recognized as among the purest bottled water brands in the world and has quickly become the preferred choice for drinkers around the globe.
August 24, 2010. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C .-Twenty-threeyear-old Sebastian Salas of Vancouver knew when he reached the ¾ mark of the Grouse Grind trail in just over 18 minutes that he stood a real chance of setting a new course record today.
To say the previous record of 24:22 – set by New Zealand champion mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt - was “beaten” is an understatement. Shaving 32 seconds off a world-class, 6-year record is better described with superlatives such as “annihilated” or “destroyed”.
Says Salas of his astounding performance: “I was just trying for another fast time today. The last quarter was very fast for me; I didn’t really know how fast I could go. It’s kind of nice that the record for the Grind is back inVancouver.”
Salas is now the current titleholder for both the “official” and “recreational” Grouse Grind times. Official times are set during the annual BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run, where the start and finish lines are set a ways back from the trail entrance and trail head. Undertaking the Grouse Grind outside of the race sets the recreational time, in the same way the daily traffic of hikers would. Electronic devices known as “Grind Timers” record times.
Sebastian has been quietly attempting to beat Jonathan Wyatt’s recreational time by training on the Grind this season, building up to today’s mind-boggling climb.
The Grouse Grind is a 2.9km hike up the side of GrouseMountain. It is a grueling workout that has earned the nickname “Mother Nature’s Stairmaster” and has become a cultural phenomenon in Vancouver. Having a good “Grind Time” is cause for bragging rights for locals.
Whistler Water is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the upcoming LIVE at Squamish music festival. Its taking place on the Labour Day Long Weekend at the Squamish Logger Sports Ground.
Live at Squamish is a new multi-day music and arts festival engulfed in the true spirit of British Columbia and built in the spirit of the greatest European festivals. There will be multiple stages of the best and latest electronic, indie, blues, and rock music. Happy times in a big field with great music!
Whistler Water will be at the festival all weekend enjoying the good vibes, keeping people hydrated, and keeping the grounds clean and tidy with our recycling team.
Here’s the lineup….
SATURDAY
DEVO
MATTHEW GOOD
DIRTY VEGAS (LIVE)
HOLLERADO
Z-TRIP
WE ARE THE CITY
MICHAEL BERNARD FITZGERALD
JON & ROY
THE DUDES
THE TENNESEE THREE
NIGEL MIHELL Live visual mix by Tony Pantages
…and more to be announced
SUNDAY
THE DECEMBERISTS
BAD RELIGION
DIRTY HEADS
TOM MIDDLETON
TOKYO POLICE CLUB
RICH HOPE
MOTHER MOTHER
KEVIN SHIU
JOHN MORGAN
CIVIL TWILIGHT
YOU SAY PARTY Live visual mix by Tony Pantages
…and more to be announced
The 2009 Whistler Film Festival took place from December 3 to 6 and Whistler Water was proud to be the official water supplier of the festival. It showcased 80 films, including 36 feature and midlength films and 44 shorts, and more than 60 percent were Canadian. The Festival featured a record 33 premieres, including three world premieres, one North American, five Canadian premieres, four English Canadian, eleven Western Canadian and nine BC premieres with five world premieres, eight Canadian premieres, and nineteen B.C. premieres, and awarded a record $54,500 in cash prizes and commissions and over $100,000 in production services. Festival highlights included a record number of sponsored parties and special events, and the Live@Whistler Studio presented by American Express which served as the Festival’s live and interactive site featuring daily interviews with celebrity guests, artists and filmmakers.
The Whistler Film Festival is marked the end of a very busy year for Whistler Water. Stay tuned for upcoming events in 2010.
Whistler Water is proud to be a sponsor at Cornucopia: Whistler’s Celebration of Wine and Food. Cornucopia is Whistler’s premier wine and food extravaganza. This event brings together chefs, sommeliers, vintners and restauranteurs for a variety of seminars, brunches, buffets, winemaker dinners, gala tasting events and after-parties. Cornucopia offers something for both the experienced gourmet and those seeking to better appreciate the epicurean delights of wine and food. Visit our Whistler Cornucopia flickr photo set.
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