Whistler
The famous ski resort of Whistler at the foot of the Whistler and Black Comb massifs is the center of the biggest winter sports area in North America.
Two cable cars and over 30 chair- and T-bar lifts give access to the two massifs. Downhill skiers can choose between about 200 pistes (the longest having a
drop of 1600 m / 5250 ft). Snowmobile trips, heli-skiing and ski marathons are all popular with visitors. "7th Heaven" offers a summer ski area on the Horstman and Black Comb Glaciers.
Whistler has a variety of tourist accommodation ranging from apartment blocks to hotels. Activities such as tennis, golf and riding, as well as white-water rafting and kayaking on the area's untamed rivers, attract growing summer tourism, as do canoeing, rambling and backpacking in the peaceful isolation of the magnificent highland wildernesses (including the Garibaldi Provincial Park, Cheakamus Lake, Singing Pass Region).
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