i live in Whistler BC. My place is about 150 meters from the gondola. i'm looking at it as I type this.
Whistler is really expensive, but a great place for both familie's and couples. We have over 100 resturants/bars, two mountains, and a crazy ass gondola that just opened a couple of weeks a go call the peak 2 peak, that set a bunch of world records (longest unsupported lift in the world (4km) highest in the world (almost half a km)), which now links Whistler to Blackcomb (no need to shuttle from one mountain to the other). it's going to dump big-time over the next couple of days, which is great for new years.
i've owned a place here for 5 years, if you are interested in coming up and have any questions about the area, shoot.
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com