Whistler Blackcomb is consistently Ranked the No.1 Ski Resort in North America
Whistler Blackcomb has more terrain than anywhere else in North America with 8.171 acres. During Games time, Whistler Blackcomb will be over 90 per cent open for skiers and riders to enjoy. That’s still more terrain than any other ski resort in North America!
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Employees are an integral part of Whistler Blackcomb’s environmental strategy. Through carpooling, employee donations, volunteerism and environmental stewardship, Whistler Blackcomb staff are helping make a difference. Whistler Blackcomb named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. Launched in 2007, the Canada's Greenest Employers competition is organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc., the nation's largest publisher of employment-related periodicals and online directories, and published in Maclean’s Magazine. This special designation recognizes the employers leading the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations.
Here are some of the ways employees have committed to help reduce their environmental footprint:
Mountain-facilitated and community-involved, this environmental team is dedicated to improving the wildlife habitat in the Resort of Whistler. HIT’s inception was in 1997 and since then 89 projects have been completed. Community members and employees are invited to show up every second Tuesday at the designated meeting spot. Groups are then sent out to work on a special project, and are then rewarded with a small après at Merlin’s at the end of the evening.
Established in 1998, this $1.5 million mountain restoration enhancement program is designed to enhance and restore the mountain ecosystems. Primary objectives include erosion control, applying planting strategies/seed mixes that enhance wildlife populations, enhancing visual appeal, and utilizing native species wherever possible.
With contributions from both staff donations (how many staff?) and the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation, the fund supports community environmental projects as well as providing expertise and resources to see the projects through to successful completion. To date, the WBFEF has contributed more than $220,000 to 46 local projects.
Whistler Blackcomb encourages its employees to carpool. The carpooling program reduces greenhouse gases by an estimated 617,000 kgs per year.
Each year, Whistler Blackcomb’s environmental department organizes a mountain clean up day in which employees volunteer to remove garbage that remains on the ski runs and around food and beverage facilities after the snow melts.
Whistler Blackcomb environment team attends approximately 50 staff training sessions per year and weekly meetings to outline the company’s sustainability programs, reaching more than 2,000 staff members. The team has established four internal working groups focused on sustainability planning in the areas of water, energy, transportation and procurement.
Whistler Blackcomb employees participate in events to showcase sustainability programs including: Earth Day, Clean Air Day, Environment Week, the Commuter Challenge and Mountain and Valley Clean-up Days.
