Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb Information
In
Whistler Blackcomb
there is so much more to enjoy than just the scenery!
Come and let the
Whistler
locals show you the
skiing
, fishing, golfing, hiking,
snowshoeing, swimming, ice skating, shopping
, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, parasailing,
horseback riding, wildlife viewing, four-wheeling, helicopter rides,
nightlife,
and snowmobiling. They'll help you gear up and get out there on your
Whistler
Blackcomb
vacation.
( Click on the
Whistler
Limousine for your ultimate Whistler ride )
Blackcomb Mountain opened in 1980, under the ownership of the Aspen Skiing
Company with four triple chairlifts (the Cruiser, Stoker, Cat
skinner and
Fitzsimmons lifts), supplied by Lift Engineering. The mountain was not
initially appreciated. Indeed, the mountain was considered “new kid on the
block” into the early 1990s.
Even so, the mountain began quick development, beginning with the
development of the Blackcomb Bench lands with homes. In 1984, the Jersey
Cream lift opened, expanding the mountain down into Glacier Creek and adding
more terrain.
Things really began to pick up in 1986 when the mountain was bought by
newly-formed Intrawest Corp, which resulted in the addition of the 7th
Heaven T-Bar, making Blackcomb North America’s first, and so far only,
mountain with a ski able height change of one mile (1600 m).
The next year, in 1987, the first high-speed chairlifts at Whistler opened.
The Wizard and Solar Coaster quad lifts cut the lift ride time from base to
alpine from 45 minutes to 15. As well, the Rendezvous lodge at the top of
the Solar Coaster opened, as well as two T-bars on Hoarstman Glacier,
allowing for summer skiing.
In 1989, the Jersey Cream lift was replaced with a high-speed quad.
In 1992, the Glacier Express opened, which runs from the bottom of Glacier
Creek to the Horstman Glacier.
In 1994, Blackcomb made its last major expansion to date, the replacement of
the Stoker, Cruiser, and Fitzsimmons lifts with the high-speed Excelerator
Quad Chair and Excalibur Gondola.
Here are some important information sites for your Whistler
Blackcomb
experience:
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