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Whistler Mountain (Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Nsqwítsu) is a mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, located on the northwestern edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the location of the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort and the town of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, and played host to the 2010 Winter ...
Its most famous summit is Whistler Mountain, which overlooks the resort town of Whistler and is one of the two mountains forming the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. Most of the range is within Garibaldi Provincial Park , while its northeastern extremity is part of the resort municipality, and of the lands associated with the ski resort operation.
Whistler Mountain Poma 1998 Olympic Chair 726 m 123 m Triple 5.3 min 1,800 Whistler Mountain Lift Engineering (Yan) 1980 Magic Chair 621 m 94 m Triple 6.1 min 1,530 Blackcomb Mountain Yan Lift 1994 Showcase 521 m 148 m T-bar: 3.2 min 1,034 Blackcomb Mountain Doppelmayr 1989 T-Bars 703 m 188 m T-bar 4.2 min 1,515 Whistler Mountain Mueller: 1965
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Blackcomb Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [3] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall.
The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a tricable gondola lift at Whistler Blackcomb Resort in Whistler, British Columbia, linking Whistler Mountain's Roundhouse Lodge with Blackcomb Mountain's Rendezvous Lodge. It is the first lift to join the two side-by-side mountains [ citation needed ] .
Whistler Mountain is a 7,790-foot (2,370-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. [3] The mountain is part of the Okanagan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. Whistler Mountain is about two miles west of Washington Pass and one mile east of Rainy Pass.
The location is approximately 8 km from the junction of its access road with Highway 99 and 14 km from the Whistler Olympic Village. The two year construction project saw, 14 km (8.7 mi) of cross country and biathlon trails, two ski jumps (HS 106 and HS 140 metre), [1] and another 20 to 25 km of recreational trails built. There is also a ...
Rainbow Mountain is a broad glaciated mountain forming the northeastern wall of the Callaghan Valley in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia, Canada.Located in the middle of the Sea to Sky Country, the mountain is just 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of the resort town of Whistler, and is a popular destination for hiking, snowshoeing and ski touring.