Whistler Blackcomb Mountains Statistics

Recognized as North America's top ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler Canada, boast the largest vertical drop on the continent. Whistler Blackcomb Mountains boasts over 8,100 skiable acres on two mountains, twelve alpine bowls, three glaciers, 33 lifts and 200 marked runs of unparalleled terrain and the new Peak 2 Peak Gondola.

Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Statistics

Statistic	Figure
Average Snowfall	402 inches/33.5 feet 10.22 metres per year
Total Terrain	8,171 acres/3,307 hectares
Trails	200+
Longitude/Latitude	50' latitude, 122' longitude
Mountain Restaurants	17 with a total of 6,540 restaurant seats
Highest Lift Accessed Elevation	2,284 metres/7,494 feet
Vertical	1609 metres/5280 feet
Whistler Village Elevation	675 metres/2,214 feet
Creekside Base Elevation	653 metres/2140 feet
Number of Lifts	38
Hourly Lift Capacity	61,407 skiers per hour

Statistic	Whistler	Blackcomb
Vertical	1,530 metres - 5,020 feet	1,609 metres - 5,280 feet
Top Elevation	2,182 metres - 7,160 feet	2,284 metres - 7,494 feet
Skiable Terrain	4,757 acres - 1,925 hectarese	3,414 acres - 1,382 hectares
Terrain Type (beg/int/adv)	25% / 55% / 25%	15% / 55% / 30%
Trails	100+	100+
Parks & Pipes	3 Parks	3 Parks, 1 Super Pipe
Total Number of Lifts	21 including; 2 high-speed gondolas 6 high-speed quad chairs 2 triple chairs 1 double chair	17 including; 1 high-speed gondolas 7 high-speed quad chairs 3 triple chairs 7 surface lifts
Total Hourly Lift Capacity	32,295 skiers per hour	29,112 skiers per hour
Longest Run	11 km/7 miles Burnt Stew to Green Line, Upper and Lower Olympic	11 km/ 7 miles Green Road down Easy Out
Mountain Restaurants	8	9
Snowmaking	215 acres/87 hectares	350 acres/142 hectares
Mountain Bike Park	May 19 - October 13	N/A
Summer Glacier	N/A	June 9 - July 27

Whistler Blackcomb Snowfall

Whistler Blackcomb is blessed with an average of 10.22 metres / 402 inches / 33.5 ft per year on the summit, as measured at the Pig Alley Weather Station on Whistler Mountain (elevation 1,660 metres/ 5,445 feet).

Snowbase Record

The snow base recordfor Whistler Mountain is 504 cm (197 inches, 16.4 feet) set in 1973/74. That season it snowed significantly in March and April when traditionally these months receive less snowfall.

Whistler Blackcomb Snowfall Statistics

Whistler Blackcomb is blessed with an average of 10 metres / 396 inches / 33 ft per year on the summit, as measured at the Pig Alley Weather Station on Whistler Mountain (elevation 1,660 metres/ 5,445 feet). The snow base record for Whistler Mountain is 504 cm (197 inches, 16.4 feet) set in 1973/74. That season it snowed significantly in March and April when traditionally these months receive less snowfall.

Year	12-13		11-12		10-11		09-10		08-09		07-08		06-07		05-06		04-05		03-04		02-03
	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm	in
Nov	217	85	312	123	266	105	560	220	150	59	162	64	416	164	114	45	81	31	178	70	110	43
Dec	343	135	137	54	363	143	148	58	169	67	260	102	275	108	139	55	130	51	300	118	335	132
Jan	117	46	244	96	195	77	291	115	118	47	264	104	254	100	469	185	42	16	201	79	178	70
Feb	172	68	151	59	259	102	132	52	143	56	100	39	147	58	112	44	47	18	111	44	54	21
Mar	228	90	405	159	315	124	222	87	236	93	170	67	198	78	243	97	143	56	159	63	336	132
Apr	60	24	133	52	143	56	107	42	72	28	55	22	103	40	103	40	197	78	20	8	194	76
May			7	3	38	15	34	13	42	17	8	3	23	9	11	4	45	18	6	2	23	9