Čitam nedavno o nadaleko poznatom Whistleru, kao najboljem skijalištu u severnoj Americi, kad pogledam podatke na:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler-Blackcomb

i zapanjim se kada videh da je

Top elevation: Whistler: 2182 m (7160')
Blackcomb: 2240 m (7349')
Base elevation: Creekside: 653 m (2140')
Village: 675 m (2214')
nije ni čudo da imaju problema sa snegom kad naiđe topli talas. A samo par meseci ranije su se hvalili kako su oborili rekord što se snežnih padavina tiče..

Dno staze na 653m (Creekside)

Za visinsku razliku ogroman respect

In 2006 Intrawest was purchased by the private equity fund, Fortress Investment Group. Only weeks before the opening of the 2010 Olympics, Fortress was declared bankrupt by its debt holders, and Intrawest has divested itself of several of its resort holdings in 2009 and 2010 to reduce its debt load.