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WHISTLER, BC, November 13, 2008 – Winter is upon us

Winter is upon us. With 27cm of snow hitting the slopes in the last seven days and only 13 days until opening day, Whistler Blackcomb is hard at work preparing for its most exciting season yet. The PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, opening December 12, is the next step in revolutionizing the guest experience.

Calgary, AB – November 13, 2008– With just one month to go until the projected opening day at Kimberley Alpine Resort

With just one month to go until the projected opening day at Kimberley Alpine Resort, winter has arrived with fresh snow from top to bottom on the mountain.

CALGARY, AB (November 12, 2008) - Nakiska Ski Area has been designated a national training centre

Nakiska Ski Area has been designated a national training centre by Alpine Canada Alpin, which will also use the famed 1988 Winter Games resort as a major staging site for Canada’s medal hopefuls in advance of the 2010 Olympics.

The Alberta resort, where Canadian Karen Percy Lowe won two Olympic medals in 1988, will also continue to be used as a pre-season training facility in advance of  upcoming World Cup seasons as part of a seven-year partnership signed

WHISTLER, BC, November 6, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb has received 40 centimeters of new snow

Whistler Blackcomb has received 40 centimeters of new snow in the alpine over the last three days.

Panorama Mountain Village, B.C. – Monday, November 3rd, 2008 – For the Showoff Terrain Park Designer

For the Showoff Terrain Park Designer, Eric Lange, Christmas came early last week, as he eagerly watched over 200 feet of brand new boxes roll into Panorama Mountain Village.

Calgary, AB – October 28, 2008– Fernie Alpine Resort has been named #6

Fernie Alpine Resort has been named #6 on the list of the Top 15 Ski Resorts in North America in the November issue of Outside Magazine.

WHISTLER, BC, October 20, 2008 – The snow has really started to fly at Whistler Blackcomb

The snow has really started to fly at Whistler Blackcomb with approximately five centimetres falling overnight and more expected in the forecast today and later this week. With the countdown on to opening day, this is exciting news in the resort.

The Environment Canada Alpine Forecast is calling for a snowfall accumulation of between five and 10 centimetres today with the freezing level hovering between 900 and 1,100 metres.

Panorama Mountain Village, B.C. — The weather conditions at Panorama are just right

The weather conditions at Panorama are just right – cold and dry, which means that snowmaking for the 2008/09 winter season is underway ahead of schedule. 

Panorama is able to make snow on 40% of its vast terrain and this morning the system is working at capacity on Showoff and Old Timer, pumping out the white-stuff, which in some places is already one-metre deep.

WHISTLER, BC, October 10, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb’s PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola Tour won’t quite stretch from “sea to shining sea,”

Whistler Blackcomb’s PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola Tour won’t quite stretch from “sea to shining sea,” it will take a Sky Cabin from Toronto to Winnipeg, to Vancouver, and then home to Whistler; hitting every city and town in between, in just over two weeks.

WHISTLER, BC, October 10, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb has fired up its fleet of snow guns

Whistler Blackcomb has fired up its fleet of snow guns in anticipation of the upcoming winter season. 40 automated guns, of 269 total snow guns, have turned on as the freezing level started to creep down the mountains. The official opening day for Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains is November 27, 2008.