Whistler Piste Information

Whistler Piste Information
Many visitors come to Whistler in winter for the skiing. And with good reason: it’s big. Two mountains, three glaciers, an average snowfall of 30 feet, 12 magnificent bowls and more than 200 marked pistes – steep powder chutes, challenging mogul fields, secluded tree skiing and groomed-to-perfection cruising runs. Snowboarders can fine-tune their tricks in the award-winning, championship-style pipes and park terrain garden.

Piste Length
• Total Terrain 8,171 acres / 3,307 hectares
• Trails: 200 +
• Longitude/Latitude: 50° latitude, 122° longitude
• Pist map - View Whistler piste map

Longest Run
• Whistler Mountain: 11 km / 7 miles Burnt Stew to Green Line, Upper and Lower Olympic
• Blackcombe Mountain: 11 km / 7 miles Green Road down Easy Out

Altitudes
• Whistler Village Altitude: 675 metres / 2,214 feet
• Whistler Mountain: 2,182 metres / 7,160 feet
• Blackcombe Mountain: 2,284 metres / 7,494 feet  

Suitablity
With more than 8000 acres of skiable terrain, including 700 inbound backcountry acres, Whistler sees to it that skiers and snowboarders of every level have the experience of a lifetime.

• Beginners: Very Good - 20% of the mountain terrain is designed for beginners
• Intermediates: Excellent - 55% of the mountain terrain is designed for the intermediate
• Advanced: Very Good - 25% of the mountain terrain is designed for the expert
• Snowboarding: Good
• Offpiste: Good

Ski Lifts
Thirty Eight lifts and five mountain bases making lift lines short and fast. Whistler has one of the most advanced high speed lift systems in the world, uploading almost 30,000 people an hour. With a ski season that runs from November to July, you can experience the longest ski season in Canada.

Number of Lifts: 38
Hourly Lift Capacity: 61,407 skiers per hour
Highest Lift Accessed Elevation: 2,284 metres / 7,494 feet 

21 Whistler Mountain Ski Lifts Include:

• 2 high-speed gondolas
• 7 high-speed quads
• 2 triple chairs
• 1 double chair
• 9 surface lifts

17 Blackcombe Mountain Ski Lifts Include:

• 1 high-speed gondola
• 6 high-speed quads
• 3 triple chairs
• 7 surface lifts

Whistler lift pass
Whistler winter lift passes give you acces to the following benefits: access to over 8,100 acres of terrain, Terrain Parks and Half Pipes, along with complimentary Mountain Orientation Tours, use of the Race Centres and Avalanche Awareness Tours. Get your lift tickets in order before you get to Whistler with lift tickets, season passes, discount cards and more. Purchase your lift pass from the Whistler / Blackcombe website.


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