Whistler Blackcomb's average snowfall is 10.22 metres (33.5 feet) per winter season. Last season was herald as an epic snow season, and it was. It was also spot on the average annual snowfall in Whistler affirming that there is no such thing as average in Whistler; only epic.
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Whistler Blackcomb is a premier ski resort and a major year-round tourism destination located in Canada's Coast Mountain Range. The town of Whistler is a 120 kilometres (75 miles) drive North of Vancouver, BC, or 354 kilometres (218 miles) North of Seattle, WA. Air access to Whistler is provided by the Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia.
Guests looking to travel to Whistler have a number of resources available to them including a “Getting Here” section on the main Whistler Blackcomb webpage and our reservations agents.
At Whistler Blackcomb it is our mission to create wonderful memories for our guests, again and again, regardless of ability or mobility level.
The Whistler Adaptive Ski and Scotiabank Learn To Ride Program works in partnership with Whistler Adaptive Sports Program and is a winter program catering to skiers and snowboarders of all different skill levels, from beginner through to advanced. Our trained and certified instructors, guides, and assistants will help those with both physical and cognitive disabilities access the slopes of Whistler Blackcomb. Guests are invited to join and experience outdoor activity in a safe, friendly, and FUN way. Lessons are tailored to suit guests’ needs with the aim of creating the best memories…again and again.
A number of Whistler-wide programs and services are in place to assist guests with disabilities. Whistler Blackcomb works with Whistler for the Disabled and the Whistler Adaptive Sport Program (WASP) to provide information about on-mountain programs and services.
For more information about these programs and information about access at Whistler Blackcomb, click here: http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/about/plan/disabled.htm
In North America alone, people with disabilities spend more than $13 billion each year on travel and is one of the fastest growing tourism marketing opportunities? Whistler’s Accessible Tourism Strategy provides a framework for Whistler businesses to have the facilities, services and programs in place for the disabled, and Whistler Blackcomb is no exception.
http://www.whistlerforthedisabled.com
Wheelchair access is an important feature of Whistler Blackcomb’s landmark project and Canada’s newest tourism icon, the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola.
Each Sky Cabin is equipped with a spot for one wheelchair (except the glass bottom cabins), enabling mobility challenged visitors from all over the world into the high alpine to experience the scenic alpine vistas.
Supported by only four towers, the gondola travels 4.4 kilometers (2.73 miles) in just 11 minutes – reaching a highest vertical point of 436 meters/1427 feet above Fitzsimmons Creek, which is a world record. Coming in at $53 million, the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola also breaks the world record for longest free span, with a distance of 3.024 kilometres (1.88 miles) stretching between the two towers furthest apart.
For more information on this project visit: whistlerblackcomb.com/peaktopeak.
