Whistler Blackcomb is a four-season resort offering world-renowned mountain biking, ski and snowboarding. Connected by the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, which offers a 4.4 km journey between the two mountains, its the longest continuous lift system in the world. In 2010 Whistler Blackcomb played host to the 2010 Olympic games and in 2016 the resort celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Whistler Mountain sits at 5,020 vertical feet and Blackcomb Mountain at 5,280. Together they offer more than 8000 acres of skiable terrain and more than 200 trails. An adventurers paradise, people from all around the world come to Whistler Blackcomb to play, explore, challenge themselves and most importantly, play.
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Statistic |
Whistler Mountain |
Blackcomb Mountain |
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| Vertical | 5,020 ft / 1,530 m | 5,280 ft / 1,609 m |
| Top Elevation | 7,160 ft / 2,182 m | 7,494 ft / 2,284 m |
| Skiable Terrain | 4,757 acres / 1,925 hectares | 3,414 acres / 1,382 hectares |
| Terrain Type (beg, int, adv) | 20% / 55% / 25% | 15% / 55% / 30% adv |
| Trails | 100+ | 100+ |
| Parks, Pipes and Snowcross | 2 Parks | 1 Superpipe, 1 Snow Cross Track, 3 parks |
| Longest Run | 11 kilometers / 7 miles Burnt Stew down Green Line and Upper to Lower Olympic |
11 kilometers / 7 miles Green Road down Easy Out |
| Parks, Pipes and Snowcross | 2 Parks | 1 Superpipe, 1 Snow Cross Track, 3 parks |
| Snowmaking | 127 hectares / 315 acres | 142 hectares / 350 acres |
| Total number of lifts (excluding PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola) | 19 2 high-speed gondolas 7 high-speed quads 2 triple chairs 8 surface lifts |
17 1 high-speed gondola 6 high-speed quads 3 triple chairs 7 surface lifts |
| Total Hourly Capacity | 34,545 | 31,762 |
| On Mountain Restaurants | 8 Garibaldi Lift Company Chic Pea The Roundhouse Lodge Steeps Grill Dusty’s Bar & Grill Dusty’s Backside Harmony Hut Raven’s Nest |
9 The Wizard Grill Merlin’s Horstman Hut Crystal Hut Glacier Creek Glacier Byte Rendezvous Christine’s |
| Summer Skiing/Riding | N/A | June and July |
| Opening Year | 1966 | 1980 |