Skiing & Snowboarding in Whistler
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Whistler Mountain
Vital Statistics
| Vertical |
1530 m, 5020 feet |
| Top Elevation |
2182 m, 7160 feet |
| Skiable Terrain |
4757 acres, 1925 hectares |
Terrain Type
(Beg/Int/Adv) |
20%/55%/25% |
| Trails |
100+ |
| Parks & Pipes |
3 Parks |
| Total Number of Lifts |
21 including:
2 high speed gondolas,
6 high speed quads,
2 triple chairs,
1 double chair,
9 surface lifts
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| Total Hourly Lift Capacity |
32, 295 skiers/hour |
| Longest Run |
11 km/7 miles (Burnt Stew to Green Line, Upper & Lower Olympic) |
| Mountain Retaurants |
8 |
| Snow Making |
215 acres/87 hectares |
| Season Dates |
November 17, 2007 (early opening) - April 20, 2008 |
| Summer Glacier Dates |
n/a |
Blackcomb Mountain
Vital Statistics
| Vertical |
1609 m, 5280 feet |
| Top Elevation |
2284 m, 7494 feet |
| Skiable Terrain |
3414 m, 1382 feet |
Terrain Type
(Beg/Int/Adv) |
15%/55%/30% |
| Trails |
100+ |
| Parks & Pipes |
3 Parks, 1 Super Pipe |
| Total Number of Lifts |
17 including:
1 high speed gondola
7 high speed quads
3 triple chairs
7 surface lifts |
| Total Hourly Lift Capacity |
29, 112 skiers/hour |
| Longest Run |
11 km/7 miles (Green Road down Easy Out) |
| Mountain Restaurants |
9 |
| Snow Making |
350 acres/142 hectares |
| Season Dates |
November 22, 2007 - June 8, 2008 |
| Summer Glacier Dates |
June 9, 2008 - July 27, 2008 |
What's New on The Mountains
The Symphony Express is a new high speed quad chair that opened up 1000 acres of intermediate and advanced terrain in December 2006. Experience wide open bowls with fabulous views of Blackcomb Mountain and Garibaldi Provincial Park.
Type of Lift - High Speed Quad
Length - 2112 m/6929 ft.
Vertical Rise - 509 m/1670 ft.
Top Elevation - 2034 m/6673 ft.
Terrain - 1000 skiable acres
Terrain Type - Open Bowl, Glades, Two Cut Trails
Terrain Grade - Low Intermediate to Expert
A December 2008 Grand Opening is planned for the new Peak to Peak Gondola. Supported by four towers, the gondola will travel 4.4 kms (2.73 miles) in just eleven minutes reaching a vertical point of 415 m (1362 feet) above Fitzsimmons Creek. The Peak to Peak Gondola will break the world record for longest free span with a distance of 3.024 kms (1.88 miles) between the two towers that are furthest apart.
- Highest lift of it's kind above the valley floor (415 m/1362 ft.) above Fitzsimmons Creek.
- Longest continuous lift system on the globe - Whistler Village Gondola - Peak to Peak Gondola - Solar Coaster - Wizzard Express.
- Most expensive lift ever built in North America.
- Only gondola installation of it's kind ever built in North America.
Whistler's Peak to Peak Gondola.
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