Whistler, British Columbia · Canada · ski area
Whistler Blackcomb ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Whistler Blackcomb is a ski area in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada with 299 km of mapped downhill runs and 36 lifts, between 653 m and 2,259 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 299 km
- Lifts
- 36
- Top elevation
- 2,259 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,606 m
- Nearest airport
- YVR · 101 km
Slopes by difficulty
618 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 17 Chairlifts
- 9 Gondolas
- 9 Magic carpets
- 1 T-bars
Whistler Blackcomb is a ski area in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Its 618 mapped downhill runs add up to 299 km, which ranks it #1 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 8.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 484 m long.
Slopes at Whistler Blackcomb
About 26% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 33% advanced or expert, which makes Whistler Blackcomb best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 36 lifts: 17 chairlifts, 9 gondolas, 9 magic carpets, 1 t-bar. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 653 m up to 2,259 m, a vertical drop of 1,606 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Whistler Blackcomb
The nearest airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), about 101 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 11 min by car; Powell River Airport (YPW) is 115 km away. Nearby ski areas include Whistler Cross Country Connection, Ski Callaghan, Sea to Sky Gondola and Dakota Ridge Recreation Site, which together add 43 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Whistler Blackcomb
- 1 YVR101 kmstraight line
- 2 YPW115 kmstraight line
- 3 YXX125 kmstraight line
- 4 YCD133 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Whistler Blackcomb
- 3 kmWhistler Cross Country Connectionup to 798 m
- 18 kmSki Callaghan1 lift · up to 997 m
- 48 kmSea to Sky Gondolaup to 881 m
- 79 kmDakota Ridge Recreation Siteup to 1,170 m
- 79 kmGrouse Mountain16 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,228 m
- 80 kmCypress Mountain27 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,426 m
- 80 kmMt Seymour17 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,254 m
- 106 kmSasquatch Mountain Resort18 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,315 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.