Demo Park
April 17 - 19 and April 24 - 26

Test-drive the latest skis and boards from the largest selection of 2009 demo gear in North America.

Skate & Deploy
April 17

New for 2009, the parkade under the Whistler Conference Centre will become a tricked out skateboarding course with all the trimmings. Live DJs, vendor booths and a skate competition round out the afternoon. 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Stick around for Skate of the Art, the official Festival opening party.

Big Air
April 18

Skiers and riders light up the night sky accompanied by the thumping beats of live music to compete for a $10,000 prize. This event is extremely popular and draws huge crowds to witness the magic.

Orage Masters
April 19

Eight teams of four skiers (three male, one female) battle head to head in a competition thats one part slopestyle, one part free for all and one part masquerade party.

Grenade Games
April 21 25

This celebration of snowboarding and music is the industry’s best end-of-season contest and party. Typical snowboard events feature an unexpected twist such as searching for poker tables hidden somewhere on Whistler and Blackcomb and heading back to the Longhorn to play their hand.

Superpipe
April 23 - 25

See up and coming skiers and riders flaunt their latest tricks before the best international pros show off with a no-holds barred, no-second chances run at the walls.

Kokanee Freeride Club Series
April 17 - 26

Starting from après and going well into the night, Kokanee provides the hot music and you bring the cool to Whistler’s favourite clubs and bars.

Zune Concert Series
April 17 - 26

This is the biggest FREE outdoor concert series in North America! Live music will flood Skier’s Plaza every day from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm with reggae, rock, hip hop and indie-funk.
 

Friday, April 17: Thornley
Saturday, April 18: Lotus
Sunday, April 19: Ozomatli
Tuesday, April 21: Arkells
Wednesday, April 22: Ten Second Epic
Thursday, April 23: The Stills
Friday, April 24: Metric
Saturday, April 25: Mama’s Cookin’ and DJ Z-Trip
Sunday, April 27: 54-40

DJ Experience
April 25

Stay up all night for a one-of-a-kind live audio-visual mega-production featuring a host of internationally famous DJs.

State of the Art
April 17 - 26

Showcasing over 30 artists, this exhibition brings raw urban and street-inspired art to the mountains. Art mediums include canvas, sculpture, skate decks, photography, film and graffiti.

Mascot Mayhem
April 18 - 19

The Festival’s official mascot, Big Air Bear, takes on a posse of fellow mascots in every shape and size in a series of trials on and off the snow.
 

Icon Gone
April 19

Whistler’s favourite leaders and agitators take the stage in storytelling with a twist: a verbal competition over Whistler’s greatest icon.

Filmmaker Showdown
April 21

100 filmmaking teams have 72 hours to shoot, edit and produce a short film within 100 km of Whistler; the competition is then narrowed down to eight finalists.

Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown
April 23

Five of the world’s best lifestyle and action sports photographers will compete with a self-curated 9-minute multimedia presentation.

Schick Fashion EXPOSED
April 24

See which of the 18 world’s hottest and most reputable brands has all the right moves at the Festival’s most stylish and sexy event.

Chairlift Revue
April 26

Whistler trickster GD Maxwell presents an irreverent showcase of brand new theatre shorts, capturing conversations from the chair.