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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Whistler celebrates the 10th anniversary of hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Whistler, B.C. – This February, Whistler proudly celebrates the 10th anniversary of hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Leaving a lasting mark on the resort, a number of Olympic legacies live on in Whistler for guests to enjoy.
Since hosting the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events, the Whistler Sliding Centre remains an active training and competition site, while also offering a number of Olympic experiences for guests such as the thrill of sliding in a passenger bobsleigh or the adrenaline rush of a solo skeleton ride. Over at Whistler Olympic Park, the site of the ski jumping, biathlon, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined events during the Games, guests can discover the original Nordic trails and experience the biathlon shooting range just as the 2010 athletes did.
Within Whistler Village, Whistler Olympic Plaza, where nightly medal ceremonies were held during the Games, is now a popular year-round outdoor gathering space. Surrounded by cafés, restaurants and local shops, the Plaza offers guests a picnic-perfect lawn, playground, a winter skating rink and numerous outdoor concerts throughout the summer. Perfect photo opportunities with Olympic and Paralympic memorabilia can also be found in the Plaza including the Olympic Rings and Cauldron, the Paralympic Agitos, and numerous installations and displays celebrating athletes.
On Whistler Mountain, the Official Alpine Skiing Venue, skiers and snowboarders can relive the energy of the Games on the signature Dave Murray Downhill trail and Franz’s ski runs, the sites of the downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super combined and superG race events. Those looking for an extra special experience can book a private lesson with an Olympian through Whistler Blackcomb’s Ski with an Olympian program.
Alongside Whistler’s many Olympic experience offerings, the resort will also be hosting a series of special events throughout February and March 2020. For more information on how the resort is celebrating the 10th anniversary in Whistler, please visit: whistler.com/about-whistler/olympics.
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Whistler is 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 with more than 10,000 bedrooms among more than 135 hotels, townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 200 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 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 12,000 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.WHISTLER and whistler.com – Whistler’s official source for visitor information and booking. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 8,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on Resort Lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.
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