World Snowboard Guide 11th edition

Whistler/Blackcomb, Canada

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Powder Paradise!

Tue 6 November 2007 cjbarker
Rated 10 out of 10 Awesome! What a place, snowed every day, got a bit slushy on one day when the sea winds warm things up a bit on the lower slopes, but the terrain is endless. I was up at the crack of dawn waiting for the lift to open most mornings, which is best as the queues get rammed around mid morning, but once up there, you can't get bored! great parks for all standards and freeride powder paradise. Seventh heaven, Symphony and Harmony lifts are the dogs!

 

 

totally awesome dude!

Tue 22 May 2007 robin
Rated 10 out of 10 something here for everone - all types of terrain - from greens to death defying chutes. boardparks are incredible - everything is well laid out and maintained along with fast efficent lifts and a superb snow record - go on spoil yourself and have the time of your life!

 

Class!

Sat 30 September 2006 Board of Summer
Rated 10 out of 10

Simply the best resort in the world!  Powder days every second day, huge amount of terrain and crowds nowhere near as long as some of the European resorts.  Groomed huge areas and mogels kept to a minimum.  Great ideas like grooming half a piste and left the other side mogel'd so the skiers had somewhere to play.  Great back-bowls which are huge and are just powder powder everywhere.

Down side is the flight from London, but you just have to go for longer! 

Whistler my favorite resort of all

Tue 15 November 2005 cousin
Rated 9 out of 10 Although every-one floods to this mountain for its reputation i have yet to find the chair lifts busy and this is travelling half term (febuary), but please miss this week for one reason only Its the GAY festival (and i dont mean happy). One major problem with this resort. since i first went in 2002, i havent found anywhere where i have enjoyed my holiday as much.

IT ROCCKKKKSSSS!!!!

Wed 15 September 2004 Tubbs
Rated 10 out of 10 Ok I know I'm not alone out there in my views or opinions - Whistler/Blackcomb ROCKS!! I've usually stayed nearer home ie Europe, but the long-haul flight is worth it. Whistler I was told was going to be expensive - Val D'Isere is more expensive and doesn't come close in the terrain thats available. We had 2 guides Jim and Adam that took us over both mountains over 6 days - park, pipe off-piste and 3 ft of pow in a morning -- need I say more....don't get me started...if you think it's expensive - it isn't...you can do it cheaply. When you tot up the cash and with the dollar in our favour you will spend less than our Euro resorts.

Just got back, can't wait to return...

Tue 17 February 2004 Damien
Rated 10 out of 10 So it goes like this: I snowboarded once about 10 years ago in Switzerland and I haven't done so again up until this weekend. I was invited to Whistler with my girlfriend and the family she works for as a nanny. I only snowboarded one (glorious) day while in Whilstler and I'm completely hooked. My skateboarding background allowed me to actually ride the easy tree runs on my crappy rented gear. Whistler really was a dream come true. Although I had no other mountains to compare it to I could tell that this place was awesome. I was basically a huge poser but I totally enjoyed my time riding the slopes. I literally cannot wait to go back. Fucking rad.

Sweet-Snow

Fri 12 December 2003 Nikki
Rated 10 out of 10 I cannot wait to go to Whistler, I've heard nothing but good things from this mountain. Living in Vancouver makes me really excited that our city was picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and it should be interesting seeing the competition on Whistler. I'm proud to say that I AM CANADIAN! And Whistler is a CANADIAN mountain! woohoo!

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: Dec to May
Summer: June to August

Lifts

Total Lifts: 33
Gondolas: 3
Chair lifts: 18
Drag lifts: 12
Max people per hour: 59,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 230
Total ride area: 7071 acres
Longest run: 7miles (11km)

Top lift: 2284m
Vertical drop: 1609m
First lift: 675m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 20%
Red runs: 55%
Black runs: 25%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:  1 Day pass - $70
6 Day pass - $378
Season pass - $1639
Lift times:7.00am to 3.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 9.14metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 35%

Facilities

Night Riding: :  Thursday, Friday and Saturday the Super Pipe is open $15 5-9pm
Snowboard Schools: Half day Group $135 Full day $205
Private Half day $399 Full day $599
Snowboard Hire: Board and Boots 1 Day $36
5 Days $150

Heliboarding: :  3 runs of 1400/2300M $640pp
6 runs of 2700/4600M $940pp
Snowmobiles: $99 for begginers trip
full day @$229

Further information

www.whistler-blackcomb.com/
Email:wbres@intrawest.com

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