Snowsure: 4.1
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Whistler Blackcomb is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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April 12, 2023
Dave M
Dave M
Really poor ski experience. I have been skiing W-B for over 20 years and the management of the mountain has become terrible. Be aware that the bottom half of the mountain is basically unskiable due to low/poor snow and crushing lift lines at the base. The top/alpine lifts are where all the decent skiing is, however, these never open before 10.30 and many days don't open at all. There is zero communication as to when or if the lifts might open. I have had patrol tell me "everything will be open tomorrow" and the alpine did not open until noon. That leaves two lifts on Whistler and 3 on Blackcomb at mid mountain to handle the huge volume of skiers. Lift lines are crazy and the traffic on the ski runs is dangerous. Our last visit in April still saw huge lift lines. The lifts themselves are getting worn out and delays are normal. It took us 45 minutes for just the ride up the Whistler gondola, stopped six times on the way up! Overall, just a really bad skiing experience. Shame on you Vail resorts.
April 04, 2023
Lyv
Lyv
March 02, 2023
Andrew
Andrew
This place is too busy, sun never comes out and much of the mountain is often icy or wet. No parking left many weekend mornings. Would certainly not plan a vacation here and locals trying to time the weather are faced with huge crowds. Things turn around late March when the crowds reduce, sun comes out and you can still have nice conditions up top.
December 11, 2022
Lyv
Lyv
April 05, 2022
Peter Hsu from
USA - California
Peter Hsu from
USA - California
"Get out of the hill." A staff walked away from my 7-year-old son badly fallen on the snow with his ankle twisted.
Yesterday, my son and I mistakenly ventured into a tough slope. I fell a few times, even once on top of a fence. I was careful and got back on the same side of the fence I fell on. At the end of the hill my son had a bad fall.
As I was busy picking up my son’s ski a woman walked towards us. She told us we should not be here. I apologized and said we will be more careful next time. She then accused me of crossing a fence somewhere and threaten to take our ski pass away. I told her I did not and if they think we need to cross a fence to get here they would need to inspect the area better. She continued to force to admit that I crossed a fence. At one point my son naively mentioned that I have fallen on a fence once, and she took that as hard evidence that I lied. She seems very proud of herself at that point and proceeded to walk away from us. “Get out of the hill” she yelled. Not even checking how my son was doing.
She was only there to give of a piece of her mind, not to help us.
March 12, 2022
Jackie
Jackie
Not worth it unless you're an expert skier (and know where you're going). Very little grooming that gets scraped up and icy before lunch. Runs are long but most of them have long flat sections or traverses. Lift lines are crazy long in any decent snow conditions. Day tickets are ridiculously expensive. Scenery is beautiful on a clear day, but this is true at any BC resort. Food on the mountain is terrible and very expensive. Lots of great expert, big-mountain terrain, but you have to know where you're going as it is not on the map and there are lots of cliff bands you need to know how to get around (for example with only one exit that is tricky to find). Would strongly recommend going to any other BC resort to skiers of almost all abilities; you're money will go much further and you'll have a much more enjoyable experience.
March 09, 2022
Marcus Riga
Marcus Riga
Epic fail. Beautiful scenery but this resort has headed into the toilet. Insane crowds, overworked staff who had no idea what was going on, long lines, limited terrain open and the food was bad for a high school cafeteria.
This is what happens when businesses care more about making money than delivering a good product. I feel for the staff who truly seemed to care and tried to redeem the mess they were handed this season.
Not worth your time and not worth 167.00 plus tax per day.
February 25, 2022
John
John
February 21, 2022
Suzanne from
United Kingdom
Suzanne from
United Kingdom
We have visited Whistler over the last 18 years on a number of occasions (last occasion 2011). Our experience of the resort for skiing was great. But this year the slopes were not groomed to the standard we expected and the number of people on the slopes was dangerous. Our ski experience was very disappointing so we won’t return again.
February 07, 2022
Carrie from
United Kingdom
Carrie from
United Kingdom
We've visited Whistler several times over the last 15 years. Having spent a month here this time around I won't hurry back. The overcrowded slopes, even mid week, are surprisingly bad. We've actually not even bothered at the weekends due to hour plus waits for chairs such as Garbanzo. The early closure times of Symphony with the only way out being a narrow trail is chaotic at best and dangerous at worst. Weather is unpredictable and I'm happy in most snow conditions but grooming has seen a significant decrease with some large mogul fields on even green slopes catching beginners unawares. When factoring in high accommodation costs and the crowds we will be going elsewhere. Vail Resorts do not care about anything other than packing as many people onto the mountain as possible for the least cost.
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