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Skiers are seen in front of a panoramic backdrop of hotels and mountains at the Whistler ski resort on Feb. 20, 2009, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Whistler ski resort was one of the main venues for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which was held February 12-28, 2010. Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images
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The other side of the tracks in Whistler

has some art gems that aren’t easy to find

Clinton Yates @clintonyates
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All Day Street Art Sundays Graffiti Canada

7:00 AM

Most people know about Whistler, British Columbia, from snowboarding. The town north of Vancouver, British Columbia, has hosted the Winter Olympics and is generally just considered a mecca for the sport. So tourism there is a huge deal. People come from miles away to not just board, but also hike and enjoy outdoor activities in the mountains. But there’s one spot that’s become a street art haven in a unique way.

It’s called the Whistler Train Wreck. An artificial accident created a site where old boxcars were overturned in a forest. Eventually, it got so popular that local tourism boards had to stop telling people to go there because the trails were too dangerous to guarantee safety. Anyways, the homeys over at Mass Appeal took a trip up there and brought their cans with them. Check it out.

Clinton Yates is a tastemaker at Andscape. He likes rap, rock, reggae, R&B and remixes — in that order.