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LIVE at Squamish highlights

Whistler Water — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:33:31 +0000

Whistler Water, Whistler Beer, and Grouse Mountain joined forces at the Live at Squamish festival. This 2-day festival was a huge success for all. Weather was great, vibe was great, music was world-class, and beer gardens were full. Spectators, staff, and performers all stayed well hydrated by us throughout the weekend. We are looking forward to partnering with this event for years to come as it grows bigger and better! Here’s some random shots captured throughout the weekend.

Solar powered ATM machine. Like!

Jon and Roy on the Serf Stage

Whistler Water booth ready to hydrate the masses

Main stage view from the Whistler Water booth

On stage for the Decemberists. One the perks of being a sponsor!

Saturday Night scene

Stawamus Stage front row getting ready to rock.

Bad Religion celebrating 30 Years of punk rock.

Matthew Good

Bad Religion getting their vocals in top form with Whistler Water. Great on-stage product placement!

Square Bear likes Whistler Water

Lots of water to sell

DJ taking a water break on-stage

Night time at the Whistler Water booth.

New Grouse Grind Record!

Whistler Water — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:39:10 +0000

August 24, 2010. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C . - Twenty-three year-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 Grouse Mountain. 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.

See you at LIVE at Squamish!

Whistler Water — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:49:51 +0000

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

Whistler Film Festival

Whistler Water — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:23:36 +0000

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 Cornucopia: Nov 8-12, 2007

Whistler Water — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:00:40 +0000

Whistler, BC

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.