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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For guests with jibs and jumps in their blood, Whistler Blackcomb’s 80 acres of terrain parks, sprinkled with over 100 rails, countless tabletops and wall rides-a plenty, is likely calling their name.
With two mountains worth of terrain to choose from, the options aren’t exactly limited. Blackcomb Mountain sports three parks of varying difficulty, starting with Terrain Gardens, featuring smaller rails, rollers and mini-hits destined for those who want to get some air, but stick close to the ground in the process. The Nintendo Terrain Park ups the anti a bit, acting as a stepping stone to its big, and we mean big, brother Highest Level, which boasts the kinds of spines, rails and jibs that make jaws drop and knees quiver. But for those with the need-for-speed, they can consider themselves covered.
The Snow Cross Track pushes high-speed free-riding skills to the limits, but rookies can also hit the course at their own pace if they’d like to go for a fun test run. Watching athletes compete for the first time at an Olympic level this February will set a new appreciation for this exhilarating new sport.
Once guests make their mark on Blackcomb, they can take the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola over to Whistler Mountain and hit up the Habitat Terrain Park and get ready for features inspired by nature’s finest, including tree jibs, bonks and more.
All of this, of course, wouldn’t be possible without the help of the Whistler Blackcomb Terrain Park Rangers. With over 30 “top three” Park and Pipe Awards since 1996, they’ve built a reputation for themselves as the world’s finest. When the team sets out to build and fine-tune every knook and cranny the parks have to offer, perfection is always in the air, and visitors of Whistler have to agree. Transworld Snowboarding readers ranked Whistler Blackcomb’s terrain parks as number one in the Top 10 Best Parks category, for 2008.
Outside of spending nearly 24,000 hours maintaining the parks for visitors of Whistler Blackcomb, the Terrain Park Rangers are also at the forefront of more than a few monster competitions and events, ranging from the monthly The King of the Rail jib sessions to the Showcase Showdown with its intense snowboard slopestyle at the base of Whistler Mountain. The icing on the cake, however, was when the team built a step-over-style jump with a 75 foot gap between the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain with the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola in the background, capturing epic footage and photos for film partners Sandbox and Voleurz. For the Terrain Park Rangers, it’s all in a day’s work.
