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Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort
British Columbia, Canada


Resort Statistics
vertical drop:5,354 feet
summit:7,494 feet
base:2,140 feet
lifts:33
trails:200
longest run:32,767 feet

Snowboarding
permitted:Yes
terrain park:Yes
half-pipe:Yes
Snow and Terrain
annual snowfall:360 inches
snowmaking:10%
skiable area:7,071 acres
easiest: 10%
more difficult: 50%
most difficult: 30%
experts only: 10%

Other Activities
x-country:28 km
snow tubing:No
Contact Information
information:604 932-3434
conditions:604.932.4211
web site:whistler-blackcomb.com
e-mail:wbres@intrawest.com
location:British Columbia, Canada


Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort News

Fortress Said to Be Near Intrawest Debt Restructuring Deal (Bloomberg)
February 27, 2010 - Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Fortress Investment Group LLC has agreed with lenders on the outline of a debt restructuring for Intrawest ULC, owner of Olympic downhill skiing resort Whistler Blackcomb, said a person with knowledge of the talks.  read more

Fortress Said to Be Near Intrawest Debt Restructuring Deal (BusinessWeek)
February 27, 2010 - Fortress Investment Group LLC has agreed with lenders on the outline of a debt restructuring for Intrawest ULC, owner of Olympic downhill skiing resort Whistler Blackcomb, said a person with knowledge of the talks.  read more

Fortress wins new extension of foreclosure auction. (Denver Post)
February 26, 2010 - Fortress Investment Group LLC, whose ski-resort operator Intrawest ULC owns Olympic Alpine skiing venue Whistler Blackcomb, won a second extension from creditors of a foreclosure auction that had been scheduled for today, said a person with knowledge of the agreement. Lenders agreed to push the sale to March 1.  read more

They're in a mountain of trouble (Los Angeles Times)
February 25, 2010 - Whistler Blackcomb, home to the Vancouver Games' Alpine events, could be on the auction block. Hunched over a workbench in the back of his ski shop, trimming a pair of boot inserts, Scott Humby says he has read all the newspaper articles and heard the rumors.  read more

Games leave locals whistling up and down the vacant slopes at Whistler Blackcomb (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)
February 22, 2010 - WHISTLER, - Amidst all the Olympian-scale lineups that have become a fact of life at the 2010 Winter Games lies a delightful winter paradox.  read more

Olympic resort creditors said to postpone auction (MalaysiaNews.net)
February 19, 2010 - Fortress Investment Group LLC, whose Intrawest ULC owns Olympic skiing venue Whistler Blackcomb, agreed with creditors to postpone a foreclosure auction set for tomorrow, said a person with knowledge ...  read more

Intrawest creditors postpone Olympic site auction: source (National Post)
February 18, 2010 - Fortress Investment Group LLC, whose ski-resort operator Intrawest ULC owns Olympic Alpine skiing venue Whistler Blackcomb, won an extension from creditors of a foreclosure auction, said a person with knowledge of the agreement  read more

Intrawest Auction Is Said to Be Delayed 1 Week (New York Times)
February 18, 2010 - The Winter Olympics look like they’ll go on without interruption. Creditors of Intrawest Holdings , the ski-resort operator that owns the Olympic Alpine skiing venue Whistler Blackcomb, have given the Fortress Investment Group portfolio company a one-week reprieve, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing an unnamed source.  read more

Whistler to bask in world spotlight (Toronto Sun)
January 31, 2010 - They say the Olympic Winter Games, opening Feb. 12 in Vancouver and Whistler, is the planet's largest sporting event. The world will be watching -- a very good thing for Whistler Blackcomb, one of Canada's most captivating ski resorts. It has been a long time coming.  read more

Whistler Blackcomb readying for Olympic Games (MalaysiaNews.net)
January 30, 2010 - Whistler Blackcomb is ready to welcome visitors to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in two weeks time.  read more



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