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Whistler and Blackcomb have often been voted the finest ski resort on the continent, and some Whistler aficionados might argue that restricting it to the continent is doing the resort a disservice. Whistler Blackcomb might just be the best ski resort in the world. Take that, European Alps! Although the sheer depth of Whistler's 150 inches of powder doesn't compete with some of the resorts further south that get 500+ inches of the white stuff, Whistler Blackcomb's staff more than makes up for that with immaculate grooming and maintenance that is second to none in the world. When you've got that kind of setup and international reputation, its not surprising that the runs are perfectly suited to every skill level from the youngest first timer to the Olympian champion. There is such a wide selection of magnificent runs that it would be doing the slopes a disservice by singling some out. Suffice it to say that whatever you can dream of in your wintertime visions, you can find it at Whistler Blackcomb.
Whistler Blackcomb has an absolutely staggering number of choices when it comes to Terrain Parks. There are four Terrain Parks, Habitat Terrain Park, Night Moves, Terrain Garden, and King of the Rail are exclusively dimensioned and designed for children and beginning skiers! One of the largest intermediate parks in the world has to be the Nintendo Terrain Park, which runs almost 3,500 feet in length with a vertical drop of over 1,000 feet and includes table tops, spines, step up jumps, hip jumps, rails, banks and fun boxes. The Highest Level Terrain Park will challenge the most seasoned advanced and expert skiier with its amazing 1,720 foot run, with a 485 foot vertical drop! The park features includes some of the largest, hardest and most awesome spines, rails table tops, and jibs imaginable. When you've finally gone through all that, it's time to tackle Whistler Blackcomb's amazing superpipe, over 450 feet long, with a 17 foot radius, a wall height of 16.5 feet, 64 foot width lip to lip, and a flat bottom 33 feet wide.
Whistler is the home of many exciting restaurants such as Bearfoot Bistro, Le Gros, Fifty Two Eighty Bistro, Aubergine Grill, The Rimrock Cafe and Oyster Bar, Araxi, La Rua, Quattro at Whistler, and Hy's Steakhouse. The bad news is that to treat a large family to a lovely dinner here could run the tab into the low four figures! For families who haven't won the lottery lately, there are marvelous and much more affordable alternatives such as: Riverside Junction Cafe, Ciao Thyme Bistro, Ingrid's Village Cafe, Gone Bakery and Soup Company, Auntie Em's Kitchen, Ric's Grill, and the enormous Irish breakfasts to be enjoyed at Dubh Linn Gate.
The Whistler Blackcomb area was completely developed around winter sports, therefore, it should suffice to say that if you can find a wintertime sport, activity. adventure, exploration, exhiliration or entertainment anywhere, you'll find it some of the world's finest right here at Whistler. A trip to Whistler would not be complete without taking the drive down to Vancouver on the famous Sea to Sky Highway. Vancouver is constantly voted one of the world's top three most beautiful cities, best cities to live in, greenest cities, and so on and so on and so on. Vancouver really is stunning particularly when the gray clouds part and the golden sunshine fills the entire spectacular city with welcome warmth and glow on its backdrop of glinting steel blue sea and snowcapped mountains.
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Whistler Blackcomb Summit Elevation - 7494 feet | Base Elevation - 2214 feet | Vertical Rise - 5280 feet | Lifts - 33 Total (Gondolas/Trams: 3, High Speed Quads: 12, Triple Chairs: 5, Double Chairs: 1, Surface Lifts: 12 ) | Total Ski/Ride Terrain - 8171 acres | Snowmaking - 565 acres | Longest Run - 7 miles |
