VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, December 6, 2012 – Christmas in the mountains can be a magical experience, but travellers are often put off by the hefty price tags that can appear at this time of year. With EnjoyVacations.com’s Pre-Christmas specials, snow goers can save on accommodation and lift tickets for travel from now until December 26, 2012 in some of North America’s top resorts including Whistler, Banff, and Vail.
Whistler Blackcomb is well known for its consistent and reliable snowfall throughout the winter, but the month of January has long been celebrated by skiers and riders as storm season. Storm season brings with it plenty of snow and deep powder days on the mountains, and this sacred time will once again be documented by six professional photographers at the seventh annual ARC’TERYX Deep Winter Photo Challenge, Presented by GORE-TEX® products.
The festive holiday season has embraced Whistler Blackcomb. Not only has Mother Nature graced the mountain with a 150cm snow base, but shoppers are bustling through the village in search of “the perfect gift”. This season, Whistler Blackcomb has made it easy to shop for the mountain enthusiast in the family with a wish list guaranteed to transform a ho-hum stocking into a grab-bag of wonder.
The biggest winter playground in North America just got bigger. Way bigger. 25,000 acres bigger. Extremely Canadian, founders of Whistler’s renowned Steep Skiing Clinics, are taking their legendary program into Whistler Blackcomb’s vast lift-accessed backcountry for the 2012.2013 season.
Powderhounds rejoice! On Saturday December 1, Whistler Heli-Skiing will open its doors for its 32nd season of untracked powder, endless terrain and breath-taking scenery.
Over the last seven days, Whistler Blackcomb has received 120 centimeters of snow, and forecasters are calling for another 25 centimeters in the next five days. Coupled with cool temperatures and impressive snow making, that’s a lot of pow, just in time for Blackcomb Mountain to open on November 22.
The annual resort rankings are in and again Whistler Blackcomb is on top with six “best overall” wins and over fifteen No.1 “category” wins. These accolades have positioned Whistler Blackcomb as one of the best ranked ski and snowboard destinations in the world.