Whistler Canada

To start, www.whistler.com is an excellent resource to plan your trip. It showcases everything Whistler has to offer outside of SwimRun. Come for our event, stay for an adventure holiday.

CLOSEST AIRPORT

• Vancouver International Airport, or YVR

DISTANCE TO RACE SITE

• Shuttles from YVR to Whistler – Use YVR Whistler SkyLynx to get from YVR to Whistler – YVR Skylynx operates a frequent Whistler bus shuttle daily direct to and from YVR Vancouver Airport along the sea to sky corridor. From YVR, express buses serve Squamish, Creekside Village and Whistler Gateway (outside of Whistler Tourist Centre).

There are a number of hotels and bed and breakfasts available in and around Whistler. The race does not have a host hotel or deals on rooms at this time.

RACE AREA

The start and finish line area is located at the Whistler Mountain Ski Club – 2028 Rob Boyd Way, Whistler, BC V8E 0B6, Canada

RESTROOMS

There are a handful of permanent structure restrooms located on the course but we do not bring any portable restrooms in for the event. There are indoor restrooms at the start/finish area.

Bag drop
You can leave your bag with essentials in a designated area by the Start & Finish line. The bag drop is not guarded.

POST RACE FOOD & DRINK

All finishers will have access to post race food and drink near the finish line area.

UNLESS YOU PURCHASED RACE MORNING PACKET PICKUP, YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR PACKET DURING THE DESIGNATED TIMES LISTED BELOW.

LOCATION

Mt.Waddington Outdoors

4350 Lorimer Rd #113, Whistler, BC V8E 1A5, Canada

PACKET PICKUP 

• We have 1-day of packet pickup, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM the day before, each of our races.
• Packet Pickup the day before is MANDATORY
• You can book the race morning packet pickup for $20 during registration to have your packet ready at Whistler Mountain Ski Club  the morning of the race. Specific instructions will also be sent out within 24-hours of the race to those the select this option with details of where to go and how to claim your packet on race morning.
  You can login to your RSU account after you’ve registered and add this on as long as you are doing so at least 2-weeks before the race. Please visit our HOW-TO section of our website to learn how to do this if you don’t know how.
• You may pickup the packet for someone else. Teammates DO NOT have to pickup their packet together. All that’s required is their QR code for their entry that’s sent out the week of the race, a photo/copy of their photo ID and a text or email granting your permission to do so.
• You MUST have a valid government issued photo ID of some kind to pickup your packet.
• You DO NOT have to show a valid TriBC membership card.
• Please have the QR code we send you ready for scanning. It makes for a faster moving line.
• Those who rented wetsuits as an add-on to their registration may pick them up at packet pickup. Please return the wetsuits once you cross the finish line on race day.
• Your Mandatory Gear is not checked at packet pickup but we do perform random gear checks during the event and anyone found without the mandatory gear is disqualified.
• We sell merchandise at all our packet pickups and at the finish line the day of the race.

PACKET PICKUP ITEMS

The following items should be in your bag when you leave packet pickup:

• Apparel Item
• Silicone Swim Cap (must wear during race)
• Collapsable Silicone Cup (carry with you to drink from)
• Custom Number Bib (matching numbers per team – singlet style – must wear during race)
• Timing Chip & Ankle Strap (1 per team & solo – It does not matter who wears it or what ankle it goes on but it must be returned at the end of the race)
• Rest Tube – Solo Athletes Only (must be returned at the end of the race)

HOW TO ADD-ON RACE MORNING PACKET PICKUP

CHANGE YOUR ADD-ONS

CLICK HERE for the 2025 Briefing.

We will have a hydrations station stocked with one cooler of water and one cooler of electrolyte water. The electrolyte water has little to no calories. Additionally each station will have a bucket of gels. Please do not “stock up” on gels taking more than you need to use in that immediate moment. If you need to have more hydration and nutrition than we provide please plan ahead and carry it on you. We recommend at least carrying a soft silicone hydration flask you can fill with liquid at each station and carry with you. We do provide a collapsable silicone cup you carry on you and drink from at each station but it doesn’t allow for carrying hydration between stations. Some stations may have snacks and/or sandwiches as well.

TBD

In the unlikely event of bad weather (lightning, flooding, hurricane force winds, etc) we will delay 20-minutes at a time until the weather clears. If the weather does not clear we will assess the situation 20-minutes at a time (on-going) and decide what necessary steps need to be taken to still have the event, in some fashion, whether it’s a shortened distance, or just a run. We do NOT want to alter or cancel part of or all of the event but we will do what is necessary to ensure the safety of our athletes. Please know that whatever is decided in a bad weather situation it is with your best interest in mind.

During each race we make a big media production for social media and traditional media. You will see photographers, reporters and film teams along the course. If you have any personal media contacts that would like to have material from us please email to [email protected].

We will cover the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Whistler LIVE on otilloswimrun.com/live, please spread the information to all your friends and family.
We will also use #otillowhistler to tag our posts, please do so you too. Our images that we post from the race are free to use for you as racers but not allowed for commercial use to promote other products or events.

WE DO NOT ALLOW:

• Refunds
• Solo Athlete-to-Athlete or Full Team-to-Team Transfers

WE DO ALLOW:

All of what is shown below may be done within your RunSignup account by logging in and managing your account. If you do not know how please reference our How-To section of our website by CLICKING HERE.

• Next year deferrals (30% deferral fee applies at time of new registration the following year). You MUST complete your own deferral within your RunSignup account AND email us the following year when you wish to register.
• Participants may swap out a teammate if needed although one original teammate must always remain on the team.
• Participants may switch distances at any time, if they switch from short to long the difference is paid within RunSignup. If they switch from long to short, the difference is not refunded.
• Participants may also switch from one team entry to two solo entries to split up a team.

Packet Pickup 

Mt.Waddington Outdoors

4350 Lorimer Rd #113, Whistler, BC V8E 1A5, Canada

Start/Finish Line – All Events

Whistler Mountain Ski Club

2028 Rob Boyd Way, Whistler, BC V8E 0B6, Canada