Whistler & Blackcomb Mountain Facts

The Mountains at a Glance

Average Alpine Temperature December - February Low: -12°C/11°F High: -5°C/23°F March - May Low: -8°C/19°F High: 5°C/ 42°F

Average Snowfall 360 inches / 30 ft / 9.14 m per year on summit Total Terrain 2,874 hectares / 7,071 acres Whistler Village Elevation 675 meters / 2,214 feet Creekside Elevation 653 meters / 2,140 feet Longitude/Latitude 122° longitude / 50° latitude Total Trails 200+ Highest Lift Accessed Elevation 2,284 meters / 7,494 feet Number of Lifts 33 Hourly Lift Capacity 59,007 1999/00 Skier Visits (a record) 2,180,000 Mountain Restaurants 18 with a total of 6540 seats

Mountain Statistics

Mountains Stats Whistler Mountain Blackcomb Mountain Opened 1966 1980 Top Elevation 7,160 ft / 2,182 meters 7,494 ft / 2,284 meters Base Elevation 2,140 ft / 652 meters 2,214 ft / 675 meters Vertical Rise 5,020 ft / 1,530 meters 5,280 ft / 1,609 meters Longest Run 11 kilometers/ 7 miles Burnt Stew down Green Line and Upper to Lower Olympic 11 kilometers/ 7 miles Green Road down Easy out Park & Pipe Facilities 1 halfpipe, 1 park 2 halfpipes, 1 park Terrain Type 20% beg. 55% int., 25% adv 15% beg. 55% int. 30% adv Number of Trails 100+ marked runs 100+ marked runs Snowmaking 65 hectares/ 160 acres 150 hectares/ 370 acres Skiable Terrain 3,657 acres 3,414 acres Total number of lifts 16 2 high-speed gondolas 6 high-speed quads 2 triple chairs 1 double chair 5 surface lifts 17 1 high-speed gondola 6 high-speed quads 3 triple chairs 7 surface lifts   Total Hourly Capacity 29,895 29,112 On Mountain Restaurants 9 Garibaldi Lift Company Chic Pea The Roundhouse Lodge Steeps Grill Dusty’s Bar & Grill Dusty’s Backside Harmony Hut Raven’s Nest 9 The Wizard Grill Merlin’s Horstman Hut Crystal Hut Glacier Creek Glacier Byte Rendezvous Christine’s Summer Skiing/Riding N/A June 09 to August 03, 2003

Whistler Mountain Lifts

Lifts Persons Length Vertical Whistler Village Gondola 10 16,444 ft / 5,012 m 3,796 ft / 1,157 m Creekside Gondola 6 6,725 ft / 2,050 m 2,122 ft / 647 m Fitzsimmons Quad Quad 5,817 ft / 1,745 m 1,157 ft / 347 m Harmony Express Quad 5,814 ft / 1,772 m 1,713 ft / 522 Emerald Express Quad 5,843 ft / 1,781 m 1,391 ft / 424 m Big Red Express Quad 8,185 ft / 2,495 m 1,817 ft / 554 The Peak Express Quad 3,306 ft / 1,008 m 1,328 ft / 405 m Garbanzo Express Quad 7,187 ft / 2,156 m 2,200 ft / 660 m Olympic Chair Triple 2,392 ft / 729 m 465 ft / 142 m Franz’s Chair Triple 3,936 ft / 1,200 m 902 ft / 275 m Orange Chair Double 4,060 ft / 1,238 m 1,266 ft / 386 m T-Bar 1 Double 3,095 ft / 943 m 735 ft / 224 m T-Bar 2 Double 2,500 ft / 762 m 656 ft / 200 m Ski Scamps handle tows Single n/a n/a Platter Lift Single n/a n/a

Blackcomb Mountain Lifts

Lifts Persons Length Vertical Excalibur Gondola 8 7,229 ft / 2,204 m 1,488 ft / 454 m Excelerator Express Quad 5,432 ft / 1,656 m 1,669 ft / 509 m Glacier Express Quad 6,173 ft / 1,882 m 1,965 ft / 599 Jersey Cream Express Quad 4,646 ft / 1,416 m 1,230 ft / 375 m 7th Heaven Express Quad 5,751 ft / 1,752 m 1,932 ft / 588 m Solar Coaster Express Quad 6,297 ft / 1,920 m 2,043 ft / 623 m Wizard Express Quad (covered) 7,323 ft / 2,232 m 1,855 ft / 565 m Magic Chair Triple 2,034 ft / 620 m 308 ft / 94 m Catskinner Chair Triple 4,520 ft / 1,375 m 1,195 ft / 364 m Crystal Chair Triple 3,484 ft / 1,062 m 1,203 ft / 367 m Horstman T-Bar Double 2,467 ft / 751 m 675 ft / 206 m Showcase T-Bar Double 1,710 ft / 522 m 485 ft / 148 m Abracadabra Platter Lift Single 1,315 ft / 401 m 160 ft / 50 m Magic Carpet Lift Single 164 ft / 50 m 18 ft / 5.5 m 3 handle tows Single n/a n/a