Stock photo: Downhill Skier Whistler Blackcomb Whistler British Columbia Canada

Stock photo of a skier on the upper slopes of Whistler Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. A beautiful blue sky and a few evergreen trees provide the background for this skier riding the powdery snow near the top of Whistler

Skier on the upper slopes of Whistler Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain forms part of a major ski and snowboard resort. More than 1.1 million people go to Whistler each year. Together, Whistler and Blackcomb form the largest ski area in North America at 8,171 acres (33 km2), 54% larger than that of Vail, the next largest, which has 5,289 acres (21 km2). Both mountains have some of the largest lift-serviced vertical skiing in North America, with Blackcomb having the most at 1,565 m (5,133 ft). Whistler has slightly less vertical at 1,530 m (5,020 ft). The highest lift elevation, on Blackcomb, is 2,240 m (7,349 ft). Whistler Blackcomb will host the alpine skiing events for the 2010 Winter Olympics, including the men's and women's Olympic and Paralympic alpine skiing disciplines of downhill, Super-G, giant slalom, super combined and slalom.

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