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Aug 9, 2016 · Season ski pass holders at Whistler Blackcomb can expect to see a dramatic cut in costs after Vail Resorts’ $1.4-billion purchase of the B.C. resort on Monday.
Jan 3, 2020 · Sorry for those lift ticket snafus back in 2017. But U.S. parent Vail Resorts Management Co. wasn’t worried. In Whistler and elsewhere, its Epic strategy, which locks in pre-season ticket sales across its extensive network of ski resorts throughout North America, provides a reliable hedge against the whims of Mother Nature.
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Copper Mountain was sold in December 2009, followed by Panorama in early 2010, Mountain Creek in May 2010, and some of its non ski area assets. Also around this time, Intrawest missed loan payments on its Whistler Blackcomb holdings, forcing the sale of the majority of the ski resort via a public stock offering in late 2010.
- Whistler and Blackcomb – A Rivalry Is Born
- Merging Into A Mega Resort
- Peak 2 Peak Ambitions
- Struts Its Stuff in Summer, Too
The village continued to grow but it was unorganized. Traffic jams on the highway turned into parking lot snarls that turned into long ticket lines and longer lift lines. To frustrate the owners further, their bids for the 1976 and 1980 Olympics missed the mark. Al Raine and his wife, Olympian, Nancy Greene, stepped up to design the European-style ...
The rivalry stopped in 1989, long enough for the entire population of the village to cheer on local downhill racer, Rob Boyd as he won the World Cup race in his hometown. Then in 1997 the announcement of something massive happened. Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation and Intrawest Corporation (owners of Blackcomb at the time) merged to create the meg...
It was a fantastic idea met with accolades and opposition but after roughly $51 million, the PEAK 2 PEAK gondola opened in 2008. It redefined the winter and summer experience creating countless ways for people to enjoy the beauty and the bounty. Gorgeous views await on the PEAK 2 PEAK gondola. Photo by Paul Morrison When Whistler finally hosted the...
Now, the ski resort is known as much for its summer activities as winter. Year round, expect to find over 200 shops and 150 restaurants and bars. The summer months are exciting times offering mountain escapes from golfing to mountain biking, hiking, concerts and festivals to zip line and ATV tours. The Crankworx Freeride Mountain Bike Festival in A...
Whistler Mountain was opened by the Garibaldi Lift Company in 1965 and Blackcomb opened under separate ownership in 1980. It was not until 1997 when Intrawest, the owner of Blackcomb Mountain, bought Whistler Mountain and brought both mountains together on a single lift ticket. Ever since, many skiers wanted a way to be able to ski both ...
Intrawest eventually spun off Whistler-Blackcomb and sold the last of its shares in that company in 2012. Today, the Intrawest network includes mountain resorts. Intrawest also operates Club Intrawest, a private resort club with nine locations in North America.
