We may have had a slighter milder El Niño winter this year in Western Canada (as confirmed by Environment Canada) but the snow has kept coming this spring. Over the last 48 hours alone, Whistler Blackcomb has received the most snow out of our featured ski resorts in Western Canada: 36cm (14.2in) and Fernie has [...]
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PHENOMENAL SPRING SNOW AND GUEST INPUT PROMPTS WHISTLER BLACKCOMB TO REVISE SPRING CLOSING DATES Spring skiing/riding continues to April 25 2010 on Whistler Mountain and May 24 2010 on Blackcomb Mountain Whistler Blackcomb has announced the decision to extend skiing and riding on Whistler Mountain by one week. Whistler Mountain’s last day of operations will [...]
WHISTLER RECEIVES 53 CENTIMETRES (21 INCHES) OF SNOW AND COUNTING, BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL TO OVER 12 METRES (39 FEET) SO FAR THIS SEASON On track to be third snowiest winter on record, and 3.3 metre (11 feet) base signals return to “deep winter” at Whistler Blackcomb WHISTLER, BC, March 12, 2010 – Whistler Blackcomb is [...]
Whistler Blackcomb saw the most snow since records began in November but will this record-breaking start to the season save Whistler from the phenomenon known as “Olympic Aversion”? With headlines like “Olympic Aversion grounds Vancouver-bound flights” and some properties still not booked for the Olympics, there is no wonder why tourism officials and property owners [...]
WHISTLER BLACKCOMB SMASHES RECORD FOR SNOWIEST MONTH EVER WITH OVER 5.5 METRES (18 FEET) OF SNOWFALL Photo credit: Mike Mills / Location: Whistler Blackcomb November 2009 takes the podium as Whistler Blackcomb’s snowiest month in recorded history. WHISTLER, BC, December 1, 2009 – As the calendar flips over, it’s now official that November 2009 will [...]
After an early opening with plenty of fresh snow, Whistler Blackcomb prepares to open Creekside and Garbanzo Express on Whistler Mountain this weekend. WHISTLER, BC, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 – The current storm system has blanketed the mountains with over 204 cm (80 inches) of fresh snow in the past week. Operations crews are hard [...]
ANNUAL MAGAZINE RANKINGS ARE OUT AND WHISTLER BLACKCOMB TOPS LISTS AGAIN – 13 YEARS AND COUNTING Resort Takes No. 1 in SKIING for 13th year, No. 1 in FREESKIER and No. 2 in SKI WHISTLER, BC, September 18, 2009 – For the 13th year in a row, readers at one of North America’s premier ski [...]
rocky-peak Ski Holidays have just completed their U.K. ski site: SkiHolidaysCanada.co.uk. This site has all the details you need to help plan your perfect ski holiday in the magnificent Canadian Rockies and Western Canada. Early bird ski package deals are the best they have ever been for the upcoming 2009/2010 winter ski season. Free ski [...]
With the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, Whistler Blackcomb are breaking the routine once again by connecting Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. Scheduled to open December 2008, the new gondola will span the distance between Whistler and Blackcomb. It will be an eleven-minute journey to infinite possibilities: to new runs, new vistas and new ways of making [...]
Right now Canada-Ski.com only covers most ski resorts in the Canadian Rockies. Whistler Blackcomb is located in the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia. For a high-end service provider, contact rocky-peak Ski Holidays as they cover the following ski resorts in Western Canada: Banff Norquay Sunshine Village Lake Louise Jasper Marmot Basin Kicking Horse Fernie Kimberley [...]
