Take the Valley Trail between Whistler’s Upper and Lower Village and you’ll come across a series of parks alongside the cheerful, tumbling Fitzsimmons Creek.
Peace Park houses an installation of ceramic tiles by Whistler Secondary School students from 2005/2007. This project originated with a program called Wall Against Violence, originally proposed by local youth worker Greg McDonnell and created to encourage youth to take a stand against violence. The cheerful park also includes the large bronze sculpture known as ‘Geri’ by local artist James Stewart and picnic tables and chairs for visitors to rest and enjoy the mountain views and rushing water.
On the other side of the Valley Trail Rebagliati Park offers a lush green lawn set deep in the trees, a lovely place to rest beside the creek and a unique and secluded venue for events. Rebagliati Park is named after Ross Rebagliati, a Whistler resident who won the first gold medal ever awarded for snowboarding in Olympic competition.