Nick Swinburne's (nickswinburne) Blog

Good evening from a very snowy Whistler. After a warm trend over the weekend; Winter is once again upon us – delivering yet another good helping of frosted flakes for our breakfasts tomorrow. The mountains are in great shape with Blackcomb also opening this past weekend. Whistler was busy over th...

Apologies for the tardiness of this week’s Tuesday market update report. The report actually went missing on Monday of this week, with rumours that it was heading to Whistler Mountain. After what has been 4 desperate days of me looking for the report on both Whistler and today, Blackcomb Mountain...

We have been greeted with blue skies over Whistler for the past 2 days but the forecast is calling for snow. This will be just what the mountains need for this Friday’s early opening. Locals and visitors alike are looking forward to the first day of what is already starting off as a great season....

I hope this finds everyone well and enjoying the week. I was looking over the sale numbers for the past few months and it is interesting to note that from April to the end of June we had 128 sales. September gave us 54 sales with another 53 in October. For the first week of November we had 7 firm...

This past weekend was a busy one in Whistler with many Halloween events happening around town. Today we were met with clear sunny skies but it was chilly this morning. Just a reminder that in Canada the clocks fall back this weekend.We had 14 new listings, 11 Sales and 19 Price reductions in Whis...

We are enjoying a beautiful fall day here in the mountains – the sun is shining, the leaves are turning and there is a good dusting of snow on the local Whistler peaks. We had 26 new listings, 24 Sales and 30 Price reductions in Whistler this past week.  This compares to last week’s numbers which...

  We had 34 new listings, 18 Sales and 21 Price reductions in Whistler this past week.  This compares to last week’s numbers which saw 33 new listings, 16 sales and 35 price reductions. Although we are seeing some very good pricing in all areas of the market, the following listings caught my eye ...

We had 33 new listings, 16 Sales and 35 Price reductions in Whistler this past week. This compares to last week’s numbers which saw 24 new listings, 16 sales and 40 price reductions.I would draw your attention to a new listing that Lisa & I have brought on in Alpine Meadows. This is a 5 bedroom /...

At this time of the year and up in these parts, a common question that goes thought the mind of anyone who is passionate about snow sports is:“Is this going to be THE winter?”THE winter is of course predicated by the amount of snowfall we have each day. The more frequent the fresh snow – the bett...

Greetings from Whistler. There is coolness to the air these past few mornings and I am seeing the occasional leaf fall from the trees. Although biking, golfing and other summer activities are still going strong, I can’t help starting to think about our next ski season and the anticipation it hold...