Whistler Village is compact.
The Village Whistler is a people place, which sounds kinda hack to say, but it's true. The Village was and is designed to favour pedestrian traffic. That's why, for example, the major parking lots are off to one side, or underground. Since the invention of the propane tree, quaffing a brewski on a cement beach during winter is as pleasant as anything you can do in summer. And all the world is there to cheer you on.