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Whistler Blackcomb. One vertical mile. Over 7,000 skiable acres. Two
mountains. More than 200 trails. Three glaciers. 33 lifts. Twelve alpine bowls.
The numbers speak for themselves.
Whistler Blackcomb Stats
| Average Snowfall |
360 inches/30 feet/9,14 metres per year |
| Total Terrain |
7,071 acres/2,874 hectares |
| Trails |
200 + |
| Longitude/Latitude |
50° latitude, 122° longitude |
| Mountain Restaurants |
17 with a total of 6,540 restaurant seats |
| Highest Lift Accessed Elevation |
2,284 metres/7,494 feet |
| Whistler Village Elevation |
675 metres/2,214 feet |
| Creekside Base Elevation |
653 metres/2140 feet |
| Number of Lifts |
33 |
| Hourly Lift Capacity |
59,007 skiers per hour |
Individual Mountain Stats
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Whistler
Mountain |
Blackcomb
Mountain |
| Vertical |
1,530 metres
5,020 feet |
1,609 metres
5,280 feet |
| Top Elevation |
2,182 metres
7,160 feet |
2,284 metres
7,494 feet |
| Skiable Terrain |
3,657 acres
1,480 hectares |
3,414 acres
1,382 hectares |
Terrain Type
(beg/int/adv) |
20%/55%/25% |
15%/55%/30% |
| Trails |
100+ |
100+ |
Parks & Pipes
(1=easiest, 5=most difficult) |
Parks:
Chipmunk Rail Park (level 1,2,3)
Pipes:
Whistler Pipe (level 3) |
Parks:
Big Easy Terrain Garden (level 1,2)
Terrain Park (level 3,4,5)
Highest Level Terrain Park (level 4,5)
Pipes:
Super Pipe (level 4) |
| Total Number of Lifts |
16 including;
2 high-speed gondolas
6 high-speed quads
2 triple chairs
1 double chair
5 surface lifts |
17 including;
1 high-speed gondola
6 high-speed quads
3 triple chairs
7 surface lifts |
| Total Hourly Lift Capacity |
29,895 skiers per hour |
29,112 skiers per hour |
| Longest Run |
11 km/7 miles
Burnt Stew to Green Line,
Upper and Lower Olympic |
11 km/ 7 miles
Green Road down
Easy Out |
| Mountain Restaurants |
8 including;
Garibaldi Lift Co.
Chic Pea
Roundhouse Lodge
Steeps Grill
Dusty's Bar & Grill
Dusty's Backside
Harmony Hut
Raven's Nest |
9 including;
The Wizard Grill
Merlin's
18 Below
Horstman Hut
Crystal Hut
Glacier Creek
Glacier Byte
Rendezvous
Christine's |
| Snowmaking |
215 acres/87 hectares |
350 acres/142 hectares |
| Summer skiing/riding |
n/a |
June 7 to August 1, 2004 |
| Total cumulative snowfall |
| 1230 cm/484 in |
as of 05.31.03 |
| Snowfall totals by month
and season |
| |
02-03 |
01-02 |
00-01 |
99-00 |
| |
cm |
in |
cm |
in |
cm |
in |
cm |
in |
| Nov. |
110
|
43
|
151
|
59
|
87
|
34 |
236 |
93 |
| Dec. |
335 |
132 |
377 |
148 |
171 |
67 |
251 |
99 |
| Jan. |
178 |
70 |
164 |
65 |
163 |
64 |
226 |
89 |
| Feb. |
54 |
21 |
231 |
91 |
53 |
21 |
98 |
39 |
| Mar. |
336 |
132 |
149 |
59 |
124 |
49 |
182 |
72 |
| Apr. |
194 |
76 |
51 |
20 |
137 |
54 |
90 |
35 |
| May |
23 |
9 |
41 |
16 |
56 |
22 |
90 |
35 |
Previous snow stats since 1982/83
Base Record
The snow base record for Whistler Mountain is 504 cm (197 inches, 16.4
feet) set in 1973/74. That season it snowed significantly in March and April
when traditionally these months receive less snowfall.
Average Temperatures
| Average Valley Temperatures
|
| |
Lows |
Highs |
| |
°C |
°F |
°C |
°F |
| November |
-1 |
30 |
5 |
41 |
| December |
-5 |
23 |
-1 |
30 |
| January |
-8 |
18 |
-2 |
28 |
| February |
-5 |
23 |
3 |
37 |
| March |
-3 |
27 |
8 |
46 |
| April |
2 |
36 |
11 |
52 |
| May |
7 |
44 |
17 |
62 |
| June |
9 |
48 |
21 |
70 |
| July |
11 |
52 |
27 |
80 |
| August |
11 |
52 |
27 |
80 |
| September |
8 |
46 |
20 |
68 |
| October |
3 |
38 |
16 |
60 |
| Average Alpine Temperatures
|
| |
Lows |
Highs |
| |
°C |
°F |
°C |
°F |
| Dec - Feb |
-12 |
11 |
-5 |
23 |
| Mar - May |
-8 |
19 |
5 |
42 |
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