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Whistler is located on British Columbia Highway 99, also known as the "Sea-to-Sky highway", 100 miles (160 km) north of Vancouver.

On The Mountain

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Beginners/First Timers
Blackcomb Mountain - For those starting out the base of Blackcomb Mountain offers an ideal learning area to gain your confidence,once you feel more adventurous head to the Solar Coaster Express.A great area especially for children is the Adventure Area and the Magic Castle.

Whistler Mountain- Is great for those beginning and for children learning.The learning centre is found at the half way station on the Whistler Village Gondola and offers a great secluded area for those starting out away from the distractions of other skiers and boarders.Childern will love the tree forts which are accessible from the Bear Cub Trail near the Big Red Express.

Intermediate
Blackcomb Mountain -7th Heaven is fantastic for intermediate levels with its wide open bowl and the option trees to dart in and out of.

Whistler Mountain- For the lower intermediate level a great area to head to is Harmony Bowl or down to the Big Red Express Chair lift if you take the Peak Chair and head left down The Saddle this will lead you down to the Big Red Express Chair lift with the option of taking several blue runs to the chair.

Expert/Advanced
Blackcomb Mountain - Well known for being some of the best Expert terrain in North America are the bowls off Spankys Ladder.
Blackcomb Glacier is accessible via the Showcase T-Bar and the Blowhole a naturally carved out half pipe offers a great run down and you can make this as difficult or easy as you like by choosing which line you take. However a note to snowboarders the run out can be quite slow so you will need to pick up a bit of speed to not end up walking.

Whistler Mountain - At the top of Whistler Mountain are 5 fantastic bowls to explore Symphony Bowl, Harmony Bowl, Flute Bowl, Glacier Bowl, Whistler Bowl and West Bowl as well as Bagel Bowl which is situated on the far right of Whistler Mountain.
Some of the steepest terrain on Whistler is The Couloir and The Cirque off the Peak Chair.

Ski and Board School

*MAX 4 LESSONS*
Maximum of 4 in a lesson
- Available for all levels of skiiers and boarders
- Half day or full day options
**2011-12 SPECIAL **
Book 2 days you get the third day free on all MAX 4 lessons. Consecutive days only.
Sarah's Tip: This was of the most sucessful programmes on offer when I worked in Whistler due to the size of the group.  Quite often my clients would tell me that they would be only the person in the lesson and it was was like a private one on one lesson!

*SKI ESPRIT WEEKS*
Maximum of 8 in a lesson
- Available for levels 2 - 6 ski only
- 3 or 5 days options starts on a Monday at 8.45am full day
- Includes video analysis,guiding,fun race and most importantly APRES every afternoon.
Noted as the most popular programme at Whistler Blackcomb.
**2011-12 SPECIAL **
Book a 5 day Ski Espirit programme, and only pay the price of the 3 day program - that's 2 additional days free.  Book by 15 November 2011, valid all season.

Adult private and group lessons available, as well as a choice of camps.

*WHISTLER KIDS PROGRAMMES* 

NEW for 2011-12
- 6 kids per instructor
- 2 day Whistler Kids weekend included in Discover Whistler Days.
- 3 day Creekside program.

5 Day Ski Adventure Camp (3-12 years)
- Available to all levels, ski only 
- 5 days with the same instructor
- Drop off 8 -8.45am, pick up 3-3.30pm
- Available at Blackcomb Base,Whistler Village and at Creekside (Holidays only at Creekside)

Private Ski Lessons and Daily Programs available for children (3-12 years)
- Available all levels, ski only
- Saturday & Sunday
- Available at Whistler base, Blackcomb base, and Creekside kids.

Ride Tribe Daily Ski Program (13 -18 yrs)
If camps dont fit with your schedule, check our the Daily Program " it runs all season. Choose single or concurrent days. Please note: same instructor & group is not guaranteed for any of these multi-day lesson.

Flaik Program continutes with GPS tracker on every child. This GPS capability gives parents pieces of mind, as Whistler Blackcomb will know where children are in comparison to their instructor.  In addition, parents can review child's day and see where they went, and vertical skied by logging into www.flaik.com at the end of the day.

Terrain Parks

Life is made easy when choosing to ride in the terrain parks at Whistler and Blackcomb as they are clearly marked with signs grading them for those starting out (S) to the expert riders/skiers (XL).

Blackcomb Mountain is home to the following parks and pipes:
Terrain Garden (S) - Great for those starting out, groomed nightly and featuring small rails hits and rollers

Nintendo Terrain Park (M, L) - Located alongside the Catskinner chair lift line beside the edge of the HighestLevel Park. It includes table tops, hip jumps, spines, step up jumps, banks, rails, and fun boxes. The Gamecube Park is the stepping stone into the Highest LevelPark in our progressive parks scale.

Snow Cross Track (L) - The Snow Cross Track is great for pretending to be a speedster while you race your mates over big banks and rollers. Found on the right side of the Gamecube Park.
Superpipe (L) - For the advanced/experts at over 450 feet long, with a 17 foot radius, a wall height of 16.5 feet, 64 foot width lip to lip, and a flat bottom 33 feet wide also groomed nightly .

Highest Level (XL) - For Experts Only you must purchase a HighestLevel Park pass, wear a helmet and sign a waiver form to ski and ride here. The park features include the biggest and most technical table tops, spines, rails and jibs, and is groomed nightly.

Whistler Mountain:
Habitat Park (S, M) - Easy to find the park when you are riding the Emerald Chair Lift. This is the next step up from the Terrain Garden on Blackcomb Mountain with three separate runs down through the park allows youto try low to medium size rails,boxes,rainbows,flat and step down rails.

Complimentary Orientation Tours

What better way to familiarize yourself with over 8,000 acres to ski and ride than with a free tour. You must be an intermediate skier/rider to take part.

Meet at 11.15 am daily tour leaves at 11.30am.
Whistler - Meet at the Guest Satisfaction Centre at the Alpine Light board (top of the Whistler Village Gondola)
Blackcomb - Meet at the Guest Satisfaction Centre (top of the Solar Coaster Express)
Blackcomb Glacier Tour - For advanced skiers and riders only from the Guest Satisfaction Centre (top of the Solar Coaster Express)

On Mountain Dining

With 17 Restaurants on mountain at Whistler/Blackcomb there is plenty to suit all appetites the Crystal Hut on Blackcomb has even been visited by Prince Charles and is well known amongst the locals for its excellent waffles. You will find this at the top of the Crystal Chair and is great for relaxing outdoors on the deck with its stunning views.
The Glacier Lodge (Blackcomb Mountain) is another great stop offering a spacious seating area with a good range of food.

Mountain Awards and Testimonials

Voted # 1 in Skiing Magazine as Skiing Magazines Top Resorts 2007
Voted # 3 in Ski Magazine as SKI Magazine's Top 10 Resorts for 2007
Readers ranked these resorts as the best 10 for quality of snow, terrain, affordability, and nightlife.