Whistler Blackcomb will open five days ahead of schedule on Saturday (November 22nd).
“Our snowmaking team have worked hard to take advantage of an early season cold snap in Whistler and had converted over 60 million gallons of water into snow prior to opening,” says Doug MacFarlane, Director of Mountain Operations at Whistler Blackcomb. “Their efforts, combined with the natural snowfall we have already received at higher elevations, have enabled us to get things rolling early again this year.”
This season guests have the option to upload from the base of Whistler Mountain in brand new cabins installed on the Whistler Village Gondola. The new Sigma “Diamond” level walk-in cabins dramatically improve the experience for skiers, snowboarders, and sightseers with eight passengers able to sit comfortably on bench seating. The new cabin configuration also gives guests the option of bringing their ski/snowboard equipment inside with them or storing it themselves in the outside racks provided.
Opening day will also see the first time skiers and riders at Whistler Blackcomb experience the benefits of the newly introduced RFID technology around the mountains, including mountain access gates at most lifts
