British Columbia · Canada
Whistler
Whistler Blackcomb, in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, is the largest ski resort in North America and one of the most celebrated on the planet. Two side-by-side mountains — Whistler and Blackcomb — combine to deliver a vast, varied playground that helped stage the alpine events of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
A short, scenic drive up the Sea-to-Sky Highway from Vancouver, Whistler pairs sheer scale with a pedestrian village famous for its après-ski energy. It suits everyone from first-timers on gentle greens to experts hunting bowls, glaciers and steep alpine couloirs, which is exactly why it tops so many skiers’ bucket lists.
Two mountains, one giant resort
Whistler and Blackcomb were once rivals; today they ski as a single resort connected by the record-breaking PEAK 2 PEAK gondola, which spans the valley between the two summits with the longest unsupported lift span in the world. Crossing it is a highlight in its own right, with glass-bottomed cabins floating high above old-growth forest.
Between them the mountains offer well over 200 marked runs and an enormous vertical drop, served by a huge fleet of lifts. With high alpine bowls, tree-lined cruisers and glaciers up top, the combined area is genuinely difficult to ski out in a single trip.
The terrain & skiing
Whistler Blackcomb publishes its terrain using the North-American grading scale; mapped onto the European green/blue/red/black scheme used here, the two mountains combined work out at roughly 35 green, 110 blue, 35 red and 20 black runs — around 200 in total. The green/blue heart of that profile reflects just how much approachable, confidence-building cruising the resort offers.
Above the treeline, the alpine bowls — Whistler’s Harmony and Symphony, Blackcomb’s Glacier and 7th Heaven — open up wide, snow-sure powder fields. Below, immaculately groomed runs wind down through the forest to the village, making top-to-bottom descents that feel almost endless.
For experts there is plenty of black-diamond terrain: steep chutes, the Couloir Extreme off Blackcomb, glaciers and the in-bounds bowls that hosted Olympic competition. It is a resort that genuinely scales with ability, which is rare for somewhere this big.
The village & après-ski
Whistler Village is consistently rated among the best resort bases in the world: a car-free, pedestrian-friendly maze of bars, restaurants and shops where the lifts deposit you right into the action. The après-ski scene is legendary, kicking off slope-side and rolling long into the evening.
Off the snow, the resort runs year-round on adventure — from the Vancouver Olympic legacy to dog-sledding, snowmobiling, zip-lining and a spa-and-dining culture that makes rest days as appealing as ski days. It is as much a destination as a mountain.
Why we put it in the game
Whistler’s Ready Steady Slope Resort card is built around its all-rounder personality. With a green, two blues and a red, the card leans toward the accessible, crowd-pleasing terrain that makes the real resort so beloved — the endless groomed cruisers and welcoming alpine runs that give skiers of every level a great day out.
That balanced profile is exactly what makes Whistler such a strong, flexible card in play, just as the real Whistler Blackcomb works for almost anyone who turns up. The black runs and extreme bowls are still out there on the mountain, but the card captures the resort’s signature mix: vast, varied and unfailingly fun.
Where is Whistler?
British Columbia, Canada
How to get there
| Nearest airport | Transfer time (by road) |
|---|---|
| 🇨🇦Vancouver (YVR) | ~2 hr by road (125 km via the Sea-to-Sky Highway) |
Graded runs at Whistler
The in-game Resort card is a stylized approximation — here are Whistler's actual marked pistes by grade.
| Grade | Runs |
|---|---|
| Green (beginner) | 35 |
| Blue (easy) | 110 |
| Red (intermediate) | 35 |
| Black (advanced) | 20 |
| Total | 200 |
Quick facts
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