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A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain
Skiers in front of the big timber lodge at the resort, Winter Park, Colorado
Winter Park, ColoradoSkiers in front of the big timber lodge at the resort

Photos: Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Winter Park, Colorado by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Whistler or Winter Park, Colorado?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Whistler for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Whistler’s own page.

Choose Winter Park, Colorado for

  • prices
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Winter Park, Colorado’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Whistler 30, Winter Park, Colorado 5: Whistler leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Whistler 40, Winter Park, Colorado 24: Whistler leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Whistler 20, Winter Park, Colorado 6: Whistler leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Whistler 42, Winter Park, Colorado 15: Whistler leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Whistler 97, Winter Park, Colorado 88: Whistler leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Whistler 30, Winter Park, Colorado 38: Winter Park, Colorado leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Whistler 68, Winter Park, Colorado 62: Whistler leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Whistler 68, Winter Park, Colorado 42: Whistler leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Whistler 30, Winter Park, Colorado 12: Whistler leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Whistler 12, Winter Park, Colorado 25: Winter Park, Colorado leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Whistler 15, Winter Park, Colorado 12: Whistler leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Whistler 60, Winter Park, Colorado 46: Whistler leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Whistler and Winter Park, Colorado.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Whistler
Best match
43match

Wins on nightlife and getting around with your weighting.

Winter Park, Colorado
31match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Whistler in July

25 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
16 hdaylight a day

Winter Park, Colorado in July

21 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
39 mmrain in the month
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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WhistlerWinter Park, Colorado

Where the figures come from

Whistler has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Winter Park, Colorado's temperatures are measured 90 km from the centre, at Leadville / Stringtown.

Winter Park, Colorado's station stands 269 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Winter Park, Colorado has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre). Winter Park, Colorado: 2006-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Leadville / Stringtown (89.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureWhistlerWinter Park, Colorado
Official languageFrench, English-
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation670 m2,759 m
Main airportVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinationsDenver International Airport (DEN)95 km from centre231 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureWhistlerWinter Park, Colorado
City population13,9821,033
People per km²5824
Museums within 10 km10
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.