Whistler - Blakcomb is a famous resort 120 km to the north of Vancouver, combining two high mountains, Whistler and Blackcombe with the largest elevation in North America for skiing - 1530 and 1609 m, respectively. By the International Olympic Committee this resort was chosen as the venue for the Winter Olympic Games in 2010.

By the way, Blackcomb Mountain is the main snowboard resort in British Columbia. The height of the snow cover here reaches 914 cm, and the height difference is 1609 m. The resort has more than a hundred trails, of which 50% are of medium complexity and 17 lifts: one high-speed gondola, 9 chairlifts and 7 rope tows. For snowboarders - three "fan-park" and "super-pipe".

Apres ski at the resort is very rich - more than 200 restaurants, bars and nightclubs, nine mountain restaurants, ecological tours, mountain bikes, fishing, golf, hiking and horseback riding, rafting, glacier riding.

Shopping and shopping

In Whistler more than 200 stores for every taste: souvenir, sports, fashion boutiques and perfumes - and even the Aldergrove Duty Free duty-free shop. And in the Farmer's bazaar in Upper Whistler, you can buy almost anything: from local crafts and jewelry to home-made pastries and fresh products.

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Tracks of Whistler and Blackcomb

Here the most high-speed system of lifts in the world, and the number of routes exceeds two hundreds, of which simple descents - 20%, moderately complex - 55%, and 25% - very difficult. Since snow here usually falls more than 10 meters per season, and snow cannons are also many, the winter season is very long - from November to June.

Both skiing areas are good in their own way: there are nonweak routes with dozens of steep slopes in the rocky spurs and more quiet ones in the wooded area. The height difference is about 1600 m, and the longest trails on both sides reach 11 km. Excellent "black" slopes on Mount Double-Black Diamond pass through the edge of the Horstman glacier (where two lifts go in the summer) and further, to the mountain restaurant Rendezvous. The names of these extreme descents are "Kuluar-Ekström" and "Big Bang."

In addition, Whistler - Blackcomb - the best place in North America for fans of snowboarding, thanks to a large area of ​​skating on the virgin land and the abundance of fan parks and half-pipes of different levels of complexity. Camps for snowboarders are open throughout the season. During the period from January to March at the end of each week, there are series of snowboard competitions.

Perhaps the only drop of tar is the relatively high prices for lifts.

Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing

Interesting amusement park Meadow Park, historic park Clendinning Provincial Park, standing in the middle of the forest, as well as parks Alpha and Lakeside, located near the lakes. For those wishing to get acquainted with the region's fauna, special excursions to its protected forests are offered.

In Whistler, several art galleries with paintings and sculptures by contemporary Canadian authors have been opened. For example, Adele-Campbell, Black Tusk or the popular Path Gallery.

From entertainment - "snowmobiles" and mountain bikes, hiking trails and snowshoeing, sleigh rides, ice rink, swimming pool, golf, rafting, fishing, horse riding.

Places where you can spend a good night, the resort is unusually large. From sleigh "snow show" and cowboy saloons to classical restaurants with live music and techno discos (for example, popular discotheques Tommy Africa's, Maxx Fish and Garfinkel's).

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