Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb
4.5
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
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Whistler Blackcomb is a four-season resort located in Canada’s Coast Mountains north of Vancouver. Proudly holding the title of the largest ski resort in North America, Whistler Blackcomb offers 8171 acres of terrain for skiers and riders of all ability levels. With an average annual snowfall of over 10 metres, the resort enjoys a long winter season that stretches into late May. Glacier skiing on the upper reaches of Blackcomb Mountain is even possible during summer months! A true four-season resort, guests enjoy some of the world’s best mountain biking & alpine hiking during summer months. Events such as the Crankworx mountain biking festival and activities such as ziplining and wildlife tours make a summer visit to the resort a must. At Whistler Blackcomb, passion for the outdoors runs year-round.
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- Lucy C131 contributionsWhistler Mountain did not dissappointWhistler mountain was absolutely breathtaking it was beautiful. I have never snowboarded in this area and learned quickly that the greens in the creakside were really blues. I ended up signing for a full day if lessons and had a blast with the group I was with. My instructors were Evan and Craig. By the end I was finally able to get toe turns as I am a heal snowboarder it was great to finally be able to do that smoothly.Visited January 2023Travelled with friendsWritten January 25, 2023
- Patrice CPortland, Oregon149 contributionsAmazing Ski Mountain(s)We did not stay here. We only skied here. It was on the bucket list. Though the weather was not perfect the mountain was amazing. The lifts, customer service, variety of terrain, groomed and not groomed trails, number of lodges and facilities on the mountain. And the views, when the clouds cleared were breathtaking. It was world class. It has earned its reputation. We will be back.Visited March 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten March 7, 2023
- Melanie W4 contributionsFantastic free ski host toursMy husband and I have just spent two weeks skiing on the Blackcomb mountain and our holiday was made memorable by the volunteer ski hosts. This wonderful group of people donate their time to show visitors around the mountain. Particular thanks to Doreen and Glen for sharing their wealth of knowledge of the area and for being such wonderful ambassadors for the resort: our holiday would not have been so memorable without them.Visited March 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten March 18, 2023
- Shelly S6 contributionsBest spring break ski destination! Amazing skiing, friendly people, adorable village. We highly recommend.Perfect spring ski vacation! Breathtakingly beautiful and incredible terrain. It offers great shopping and dining for people who don’t want to ski. Everything about Whistler runs like a well oiled machine. We hope to be back!Visited April 2023Travelled with familyWritten April 1, 2023
- Ian2 contributionsShould be world class but priced outSo as a avid hiker and skier from Europe, let me start by saying whistler in general is awesome (village surrounding areas etc) the mountain not so much 1st the skiing way over priced for what you get and it's heavy snow at the bottom and ungroomed piste with long lift lines. Summer hiking well around the area great and on the mountain without a lift pass yea it's great. You want to go to the top??? $90 yea no thankyou so just like winter summer is way over priced, it's a shame because like I said whistler in general is sick. The prices are just outrageous in all seasons.Visited July 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten July 2, 2023
- Denise D4 contributionsBeautiful Views, but Bring a Credit CardThe views were absolutely beautiful! However, I was disappointed when I went to purchase refreshments and discovered they only took credit cards. Thankfully I had a little cash in my wallet! Be sure you pack your credit card when you choose this experience. If you are there in the summer or early fall, take the hike past the gondola. You will love the beautiful views!Visited September 2023Travelled with friendsWritten September 24, 2023
- Inspire674382862152 contributionsBeautiful Canada!We went on the West circle Rocky Mountain coach tour. Stopping at Kamloops, Hope, Jasper, Banff and based in Vancouver. The last four days we stayed at the Hinton Hotel in Whistler which was the Olympic venue back in 2010. Overall I love this amazing country.Visited September 2023Travelled with familyWritten September 29, 2023
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K K
Vancouver, BC790 contributions
Apr. 2023 • Solo
For those of us fortunate enough to have the flexibility to visit on a whim & the geographical advantage of local residency, we are able to get the best Whistler has to offer - snow & extreme terrain. The weather is the biggest drawback to destination skiers, & they have generally paid a very high price to guess the weather &, if it's a powder day, queue up with hordes of people from local populations from Vancouver, Squamish, Pemberton, & the ~15,000 people in Whistler as they swarm the lifts early to get the goods, or it could be a top to bottom rain event.
Vail resorts can hope for some demand destruction by pricing day tickets very high, but season pass holders can average their days to a very reasonable cost per day & the locals know this; it's a long season, it's extreme terrain, it's crazy weather.
Vail resorts can hope for some demand destruction by pricing day tickets very high, but season pass holders can average their days to a very reasonable cost per day & the locals know this; it's a long season, it's extreme terrain, it's crazy weather.
Written October 23, 2023
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David M
Vancouver, Canada132 contributions
Apr. 2023 • Family
Horrendous lift lines. Alpine lifts rarely open before 11am (and close at 230). Zero communication as to when lift will open (the app is useless). Lifts often break down resulting in further delays. Avoid the food and chalets - food is awful and prices eye-watering. If you are driving to Whister, the traffic jams are quite, quite lengthy.
Written October 3, 2023
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Sep. 2023 • Family
We went on the West circle Rocky Mountain coach tour. Stopping at Kamloops, Hope, Jasper, Banff and based in Vancouver. The last four days we stayed at the Hinton Hotel in Whistler which was the Olympic venue back in 2010. Overall I love this amazing country.
Written September 29, 2023
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Denise D
Midlothian, United States4 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Friends
The views were absolutely beautiful! However, I was disappointed when I went to purchase refreshments and discovered they only took credit cards. Thankfully I had a little cash in my wallet! Be sure you pack your credit card when you choose this experience. If you are there in the summer or early fall, take the hike past the gondola. You will love the beautiful views!
Written September 24, 2023
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David T
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Sep. 2023 • Couples
Just the two of us on the trip. Our guide, Harriet was amazing, so knowledgeable. Saw a bear who put on quite a show for us! Stunning views from both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. A stunning trip and worth every penny!
Written September 15, 2023
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Michaela K
Oxenford, Australia4 contributions
Jul. 2023
such an awesome place! so much fun this summer, really appreciate how the mountain is smokefree, just shows they really care about the area, never know how fast fire can spread
Written July 31, 2023
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Stefan
Innsbruck, Austria1 contribution
Jul. 2023 • Family
Funny place - they consider cash no longer a form of legal payment and force customers to use card only. Maybe this is an illegal business here? Cash is a legal form of payment. Anyway - besides that - nice experience.
The other thing: if there is lightning we close it down earlier. We have procedures in place what we will do for various scenarios. What are they? That’s what we can’t discuss. Definitely a place for the stupid But anyway - a nice experience from the nature perspective. The issue always: the people. But anyway, a really nice experience
And: they have the best gondolas in the world: Doppelmayr - Austria.
The other thing: if there is lightning we close it down earlier. We have procedures in place what we will do for various scenarios. What are they? That’s what we can’t discuss. Definitely a place for the stupid But anyway - a nice experience from the nature perspective. The issue always: the people. But anyway, a really nice experience
And: they have the best gondolas in the world: Doppelmayr - Austria.
Written July 23, 2023
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Maya
Edinburgh, UK340 contributions
Jul. 2023
Every part of visiting here was unorganised from trying to figure out which passes to buy to actually attempting to get up on the mountain. All the useful information is badly signposted or each sign is different. On our first day it took ages to figure out which gondolas / chair lifts were even open.
The main thing I wanted to do was go to the summit of Whistler mountain to go on the sky bridge. Even after eventually finding a map it was not obvious how to get there since seemingly only two gondolas and two chair lifts run in the summer. There’s also a dumb rule that only bikers are allowed to uplift on the Whistler gondola. This means everyone else has to go up to Blackcome first and get the peak to peak to even get to Whistler mountain. Then there’s still a final chair lift to get to the peak.
We first went in the morning and when we eventually got to Whistler mountain the chairlift to the peak wasn’t running or was barely open!! We then went back down and tried again a second day in the afternoon having checked at the bottom that the lift was running. This time when we finally got there there was a sign saying that the chairlift closed at 4:00 and it was literally 4:05 when we arrived. Since it takes almost an hour to get to Whistler as a non-biker they should have had a clear sign at the bottom saying what routes are shut!! All they’ve got are big maps with the routes that are open lit up in green or lists of all the routes with either an orange or green light next to them. Nowhere at the bottom or top Blackcome did it say what time the chairlift shut!!! It seems like literally everything at the summit of both mountains shuts at either 4:00 or 5:00.
The peak to peak gondola is good but that’s about it. it’s very pretty at the top but there’s not much to do if you don’t mountain bike or hike. We would have hiked but having tried even the supposed easies ones they are way hardest than ones in Europe or America.
This whole experience has been incredibly frustrating. Unless you are planning on mountain biking it’s way overpriced. All you get for your money is a few gondola rides. Whistler has plenty of other activities in whistler but I would not waste your money going up the mountain.
The main thing I wanted to do was go to the summit of Whistler mountain to go on the sky bridge. Even after eventually finding a map it was not obvious how to get there since seemingly only two gondolas and two chair lifts run in the summer. There’s also a dumb rule that only bikers are allowed to uplift on the Whistler gondola. This means everyone else has to go up to Blackcome first and get the peak to peak to even get to Whistler mountain. Then there’s still a final chair lift to get to the peak.
We first went in the morning and when we eventually got to Whistler mountain the chairlift to the peak wasn’t running or was barely open!! We then went back down and tried again a second day in the afternoon having checked at the bottom that the lift was running. This time when we finally got there there was a sign saying that the chairlift closed at 4:00 and it was literally 4:05 when we arrived. Since it takes almost an hour to get to Whistler as a non-biker they should have had a clear sign at the bottom saying what routes are shut!! All they’ve got are big maps with the routes that are open lit up in green or lists of all the routes with either an orange or green light next to them. Nowhere at the bottom or top Blackcome did it say what time the chairlift shut!!! It seems like literally everything at the summit of both mountains shuts at either 4:00 or 5:00.
The peak to peak gondola is good but that’s about it. it’s very pretty at the top but there’s not much to do if you don’t mountain bike or hike. We would have hiked but having tried even the supposed easies ones they are way hardest than ones in Europe or America.
This whole experience has been incredibly frustrating. Unless you are planning on mountain biking it’s way overpriced. All you get for your money is a few gondola rides. Whistler has plenty of other activities in whistler but I would not waste your money going up the mountain.
Written July 23, 2023
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Ian
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Jul. 2023 • Couples
So as a avid hiker and skier from Europe, let me start by saying whistler in general is awesome (village surrounding areas etc) the mountain not so much 1st the skiing way over priced for what you get and it's heavy snow at the bottom and ungroomed piste with long lift lines.
Summer hiking well around the area great and on the mountain without a lift pass yea it's great. You want to go to the top??? $90 yea no thankyou so just like winter summer is way over priced, it's a shame because like I said whistler in general is sick. The prices are just outrageous in all seasons.
Summer hiking well around the area great and on the mountain without a lift pass yea it's great. You want to go to the top??? $90 yea no thankyou so just like winter summer is way over priced, it's a shame because like I said whistler in general is sick. The prices are just outrageous in all seasons.
Written July 2, 2023
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Simon Scowen
Nelson-Tasman Region, New Zealand34 contributions
Jun. 2023 • Solo
This was very beautiful. I would have been happier if I had seen a bear as this is what I really want to see. Love the area would come again.
Written June 24, 2023
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icequeen
Ottawa, Canada199 contributions
Why is Whistler being dishonest about refunds? We are out $1500 for passes we couldn’t use because we did the right thing and respected the stay at home orders. Whistler says they’re giving recounts but it’s not true - I’ve been refused and even though they say that stay at home orders now qualify they have ignored my three emails and when I call their insurance company they lie and say they’ll call back and weeks later they haven’t. Buyer beware - don’t go unless you want to be lied to and lose lots of money. Never going back unless we get our rightful refund
Chris-D7878
Spruce Grove, Canada402 contributions
I got my refund for all of our lift tickets 2-3 days after the date we were suppose to ski. Was very happy with the refund process. Didn’t even have to call them. All happened automatically.
Andrei
Portland, OR
Questions about April skiing:
- will the bottom of the main village still have snow to take advantage of booking a condo with (claimed) ski-in/out access to the Blackcomb Gandola (“Lower Merlins” blue run)?
- if all the snow is melted/unskiable in the Green zone (Magic Chair/Yellow Brick Road), where else can I take my 4 year old for green and short runs?
- can my wife take gondola rides as a tourist/not skier without ski pass?
- what’s the average overnight parking cost?
Thank you!
FeiTed
Hong Kong, China27 contributions
Parking depends on where you stay - some complexes don't charge, most do - check their website as parking is available in most complexes. Sightseeing - there is a charge to use the gondola - its not cheap. Child safe terrain - there is a lot more on Whistler than Blackcomb - free buses can take you from near your lodging to the Whistler lifts (use number 5 route) but there should be skiable terrain under the Magic chair.
J_Prizzle
West Midlands, UK181 contributions
Hi all, I'm travelling to Whistler Blackcomb the end of the month and have a couple of questions about my stay (asking for tips really)
Firstly, I'm used to skiing in Europe where it's a case of rising early, getting to the first lift and skiing until late afternoon - if you want the best conditions - However, a couple of people have advised that lift queues in Whistler can be monumental first thing and a lot of North Americans tend to have a large later breakfast, hit the slopes around 9:30 and skip lunch. Is this the norm?
Next (another European comparison) apres in Europe tends to begin early afternoon and can sometimes continue til' the early hours. What is the culture in Canada? Do they hit the drink as hard as Europeans?
Finally, is anybody prepared to offer a few local tips/hacks for making the most of our stay? We're a young British couple on our Honeymoon, we'll be there for 10 days at the end of Jan, we like to have a drink and a good time but also enjoy good food and wine.
Thanks in advance.
MiriamBailey
Perth, Australia71 contributions
I went in December - I got on the first lifts (8am ish) every day. My husband and kids came later around 1030 and the line was 30 -40 minutes long. Definately recommend getting there early as possible and don't come down for food - eat up top so you dont have to wait in line again OR take the excalibur gondola to Blackcomb and take the blackcomb gondola up, usually a lot less crowded
Ale G
Guadalajara, Mexico2 contributions
Hola!! A partir de qué día de noviembre se puede esquiar? Viajó del 11 al 18.. gracias
WhistlerBlackcomb
Whistler, British Columbia14 contributions
Hi.
The mountain opens for the Winter season the Thursday before American Thanksgiving. This year that date was November 28th.
Thank you, WB.
Hi
I would like to inquire about your 3 and 5 days ski camps. My girl is 7 years Old and My Boy is 10 years old. We arrive Whistler on Dec 23 and Depart on Dec 28. They had previous experience attending Ski School for 4-days last December.
Kindly recommend a program for them
Thanks
Kenneth
WhistlerBlackcomb
Whistler, British Columbia14 contributions
Hi Kenneth
Please contact our reservations team, as they will be able to chat you through the different options. Call: 1-800-766-0449 or email us. You can find a link to our reservations email address on our website, under contact us.
See you on the mountains! WB.
Betzabe Rivemar
Mexico City, Mexico40 contributions
Hola! Sabes cuanto cuesta el pase de un dia para esquiarv mas o menos? En la pagina ofocoal solo encuentro pases anuales de 500 dolares. Ojala te acuerdes y mil gracias por los tips
Carla M
Huixquilucan, Mexico89 contributions
Hola !!
Si vas en inviernonde este año, cuesta alrededor de $110 dólares canadienses x día, pero si lo compras por interet en la página oficial de Whistler (con tiempo) te puedes ahorrar alrededor de 30%.
Si planeas esquiar más de un día obviamente te conviene comprar todos los días al mismo tiempo porque sería más barato....y entre más días esquíes más barato te sale por día.
Y no tienes que esquiar todos los días seguido.
Que disfrutes tu viaje!!
Juliana Machado
Blumenau, SC6 contributions
Olá! Alguém consegue me dar dicas de aluguel de equipamento de snowboarding em whistler ?
WhistlerBlackcomb
Whistler, British Columbia14 contributions
Hi
Thanks for your question.
We have many rental locations for snowboarding equipment, including stores in Whistler Village, Upper Village and Creekside. This means you will have no problem finding a rental location close to your accommodation.
Give us a call on 1-800-766-0449 or check out the rental section of website for more information.
Thank you. WB.
Serene1975
4 contributions
Any idea which ski school should I book from? Do they also have rental for ski equipment and ski jacket/pants?
WhistlerBlackcomb
Whistler, British Columbia14 contributions
Hi
Thanks for your question.
Our goal is always to get you onto the snow as quickly as possible and our ski school is the best way to learn on the mountain.
As well as equipment rental we also offer ski clothing. Renting a ski jacket and pants will keep you warm and dry. We also advise you rent a helmet. We have many retail locations at all three mountain bases and throughout the valley.
Give us a call at 1-800-766-0449 or email our reservation team to chat through some options with you.
We can't wait to see you on the mountains this winter!
WB.
Hello
I would like to ask if skiing is open in mid-June ?
Thanks
WhistlerBlackcomb
Whistler, British Columbia14 contributions
Hi Go06534644570,
Summer glacier skiing is currently scheduled to be available between June 8 - July 14. As always, conditions are weather-dependent, and the shedule is subject to change.
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