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Climbing. Easiest route. Ski lifts. Whistler Mountain ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Nsqwítsu) is a mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, located on the northwestern edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the location of the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort and the town of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada ...
Whistler Mountain is the basis of the southern of the two ridges, on the right when looking at the Whistler-Blackcomb ski area from Whistler Village. It has a summit elevation of 2,184 meters (7,165 feet).
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Mountain Statistics. Whistler and Blackcomb are two side-by-side mountains, offering over 200 marked runs, 8,171 acres of terrain, 16 alpine bowls and 3 glaciers combined, receiving 1,036 centimetres (408 inches) of snow on average annually.
Whistler's unique environment and status as Canada's most celebrated mountain resort made for an ideal backdrop to the Winter Games' alpine events. The famed Dave Murray Downhill hosted the men's ski events on the same challenging and steep course that local legend Rob Boyd won World Cup Downhill gold on in 1988.
Learn more about the history of the Whistler area from the time the First Nations people hunted and gathered here to the modern world-class year round resort.
Whistler: A Brief History. While the Whistler Valley is known globally as a world-class mountain resort and host of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, its history is much more diverse. The Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Nation and L̓il̓wat7úl Nation have been the ancestral stewards of these lands since time immemorial.
Travel time to Whistler is 1.75 hours from downtown Vancouver. $24 one way, $35 round trip per person. ( updated Jan 2018) Landsea Tours & Charters ( Vancouver Tours ), 680 Industrial Ave. Vancouver ( Can also book them through many Whistler Hotels ), ☏ +1 604-255-7272, reservations@vancouvertours.com.
