i was born and raised in whistler and i know about half the people in the show, but they hit whistler on the head.
the drama, the drinking, everything. its exactly like that for the bar stars and the people who want to live their lives like that. and that's what whistler is known for: drinking, drama, sex, drugs, partying, skiing/snowboarding, etc.
not everyone who lives in whistler is like this though. they just pulled the parts of whistler that they knew would sell and made it into reality TV, and guys, don't forget it is scripted.