Whistler Ski Resort Holiday Vacation

W histler/Blackcomb              two mountain peaks stood side by   Holiday Ski Resort was        side and has the highest vertical  not even in existence         drop in the country, both a mile   some 40 odd years ago. There was      high. A breathtaking and heart     virtually nothing on this now         stopping drop indeed.              world famous ski resort but                                              blizzards caused by the moist         Although always complimented       Pacific air meeting the craggy        upon, Whistler Resort has its      mountain tops on what was then        cons too. One of which is its low  known as the London Mountain.         elevation. At only 2214 ft, the    Sometimes, one can see an             resort comes under the influence   occasional lonely skier using a       of the Pacific seaboard and tends  rudimentary tow or hiking up the      to attract more rain than other    slopes of the mountain.               resorts. Although this also                                              attracts more snow on the          This resort was renamed Whistler      mountain's higher slopes, the      Mountain in 1965, named after the     prospect of going skiing in the    hoary marmot or the whistle pig.      wet is a dampener to the skiing    Today, this holiday vacation          vacation holiday mood.             resort is one of the most popular                                        and celebrated holiday ski            For years, Whistler and Blackcomb  resorts in the world.                 were two entities and were fierce                                        competitors until Intrawest, a     Whistler Ski Village                  major player in the ski resort     The Whistler Village is an            industry and owner of Blackcomb    attractive, all purpose built-in      bought over Whistler in 1997.      resort and is known for its                                              fascinating skiing vacations.         The two mountains are actually     This Ski Resort is also known as      quite similar with each having     Whistler Blackcomb because of the     more than a ski hundred trails     many of which are long cruising       which spreads across the           runs through stunning pine            mountain.                          forests. However, Whistler has                                           more bowls such as The West Bowl,     The Whistler Ski Holiday Resort    Symphony and Harmony while            also have an area for novice       Blackcomb has glaciers like the       heliskiers. Intrepid heli-skiers   Horstman. Blackcomb also have         can try it for a day before        more couloirs such as the Couloir     venturing into one of the remote   Extreme and Pakalolo.                 heliskiing lodges for a whole                                            week of heliskiing with Bell 210   Toward the bottom of the Extreme      or AStar helicopters. Then again,  are two quad chairs, the Glacier      with such fantastic vertical drop  Express and the Jersey Cream          in Whistler Ski Resort, who needs  Express lies a magnificent            helicopters right?                 collection of chutes and gullies       About the Author: Chris Chew is a travel fanatic.Breckenridge ski holiday resorts and Disney World holiday vacations Read more articles by: Chris Chew Article Source: www.iSnare.com