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Whistler, B.C. – Dust off your gear, the wait is nearly over! Whistler Blackcomb announced
today that Whistler Mountain will open on Thursday, November 19 – one week
earlier than anticipated.
Thanks to a healthy dose of snow in the alpine and a helping hand from
the largest fleet of snowmaking equipment in North America, Whistler is
readying for an epic winter season – and you can experience it seven days
early, and with savings of up to 40 per cent.
Whistler will have five lifts running on Thursday, giving guests the
option to upload from either the Whistler Village Gondola, or the Creekside
Gondola. Emerald Express, Big Red Express and Franz’s Chair will be running.
Whistler and Blackcomb mountains are seeing favourable early season
conditions with the November snowfall currently at 98 cm (38.5 inches), and
the forecast calling for another 45 cm (18 inches) to 75 cm (29.5 inches)
of snow in the coming days.
Grab last minute savings when you book
before Sunday, November 15, with up to 40 per cent
savings on stay and ski packages. Starting as low as $103 per person, per night on five-night +
four-day lift ticket packages (not to mention free lift tickets,
rental equipment and airport transfer for kids 12 and under) booking at www.whistler.com
also comes with a price match guarantee.
Visit www.whistler.com
or call 1.900.944.7853 to connect with Whistler-based travel consultants
for this and other winter vacation package options, or to customize your
package.
There’s also an opportunity to win an epic Whistler winter vacation. Enter our Big Whistler Contest
for a chance to win a Whistler vacation, including airfare, ground
transfers, accommodation and activities totalling more than $10,000. -30-
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Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting
destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north
of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski
resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range
of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as
townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100
restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity
options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and
golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of
Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent
residents.
Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization
representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as
1.800.944.7853 and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor
bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the
Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than
7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on
resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail
shops.
Media can visit whistler.com/media for Whistler facts, media releases,
story starters, local personality profiles and access to images and B-roll.
Broadcasters: Whistler now has the capability to take you live
with our enhanced fibre network. The significantly expanded network of more
than 200 kilometres of fibre optic cabling throughout the resort allows
instant transmission of HD signals to any location at any time. Details on
how to access, and book the fibre are available on our media site.
Media Contacts
Patricia Westerholm
Manager, Communications
T: 604.938.2748
E: pwesterholm@tourismwhistler.com
Katie Brockett
Coordinator, Communications
T: 604.938.2726
E: kbrockett@tourismwhistler.com
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