Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain face each other. Their physical connection at the base would suggest similarities between them. But, this is a story of how two mountains can create two completely different skiing or snowboarding experiences. A view from the valley foreshadows the mountain's stories.
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Whistler is an outdoor playground, so it’s no wonder that Whistler Blackcomb is a hotbed for young athletes who aspire to one day be on top of the podium. And there are a number who’ve done just that.
Athletes can take advantage of one of North American’s longest ski and snowboard seasons, world-class facilities and unrivaled training camps.
USA half-pipe gold medalist and all-round snowboarding rock star Shaun White, cut his teeth on Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier with the Camp of Champions summer program.
Freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau, who won Canada’s first ever gold medal on home soil, has been involved in the Momentum Ski Camps for many years and has recently returned as a coach to pay it forward.
There are a total of 13 Olympic and 5 Paralympic ski and snowboard athletes from the Sea to Sky Corridor who competed in the 2010 Winter Games. They are:
Ashleigh McIvor (Gold Medalist in first ever Ski Cross Athlete)
Britt Janyk (Alpine Skier)
Davey Barr – (Freestyle Skier)
Julia Murray (Ski Cross Athlete)
Justin Lamoureaux (Snowboard Halfpipe Athlete)
Kristi Richards (Freestyle Skier)
Maelle Ricker (Gold Medalist in Snowboard Cross Athlete)
Manuel Osborne Paradis (Alpine Skiing)
Megan Tandy (Biathalete)
Mercedes Nicoll (Snowboard Halfpipe Athlete)
Michael Janyk (Alpine Skier)
Rob Fagan (Snowboard Athlete)
Robbie Dixon (Alpine Skier)
Tyler Mosher (Adaptive Cross Country Skier)
Matt Hallatt (Para-Alpine Skier)
Morgan Perrin (Para-Alpine Skier)
Sam Carter Danniels (Para-Alpine Skier)
Lindsay Debou (Para-Alpine Skier)
