Whistler Blackcomb

Resort de esquiar en Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Dentro

• Peak 2 Peak Gondola

• Abierto todo el año
• Mejores meses: enero–diciembre

Acceso y tarifas

• day pass required — prices vary by season; advance online purchase available
• epic pass — 20% off perks (applies to: food, lodging, group lessons, rentals)

Qué hacer

• alpine sightseeing (via: PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola)
• downhill skiing & snowboarding
• golf
• esquí en helicóptero
• ciclismo de montaña (park: Whistler Mountain Bike Park)
• peak 2 peak sightseeing
• summer alpine experience (acceso: gondola)
• summer skiing/riding (temporada: July onward · mountain: Blackcomb)
• swimming in mountain lakes (temporada: verano)
• terrain parks (whistler: 1 park · blackcomb: 2 parks, plus snowcross)
• tirolesa

Servicios

• 3 bike skill centres (levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced)
• adaptive lessons
• bike rentals
• bike school (ages: 3+)
• lodging on-site (types: hotels, vacation rentals)
• on-mountain lodging
• ski & snowboard lessons (types: private, group, adaptive, specialty)
• ski/snowboard rentals

Mejor época para visitar

• summer biking & sightseeing (temporada: July–August · village high C: 27)
• summer biking and alpine (temporada: summer, warm enough for mountain lake swimming)
• winter skiing (temporada: November–April)

Eventos y temporadas

• whistler cornucopia festival (temporada: annual, 30+ years running)

Características

• 158 bike park trails (vertical m: 1507)
• 18 mountain restaurants (seats: 6972)
• 200+ trails
• 37 lifts total (hourly capacity: 80962)
• 8,171 acres total terrain (hectares: 3307)
• avg snowfall 10.4 m/year (cm: 1040 · ubicación: summit)
• blackcomb top elevation 2,284 m (ft: 7494)
• longest run 11 km (miles: 7)
• north america's largest ski resort
• peak 2 peak gondola (span km: 4.4 · ride min: 11 · height above valley m: 436)
• two mountains (mountains: Whistler Mountain (opened 1966), Blackcomb Mountain (opened 1980))
• whistler top elevation 2,182 m (ft: 7160)
• world-record gondola span (unsupported span km: 3.024)

Cerca de aquí

• creekside base area (elevation m: 653)
• fitzsimmons creek — below PEAK 2 PEAK highest point
• whistler village (elevation m: 675)

Datos útiles

• access by road (ruta: Sea to Sky Highway)
• bus and shuttle available
• gondola cabin frequency 49 sec (cabins: 28 · capacity per cabin: 28)
• parking available
• summer skiing on blackcomb (temporada: to July)
• two mountains, one resort (inauguración: Whistler 1966, Blackcomb 1980)
• village elevation 675 m (ft: 2214)
• winter season opens nov 20 (temporada: opens November 20)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-8Q12-TMVA8

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