Whistler Gives In To Summer

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Whistler Gives In To Summer

By Craig Altschul
June 04, 2007

The season came to a close yesterday at Whistler, BC, but only after the second-highest snowfall on record, the opening of the Symphony Amphitheatre, and the early hype for the Peak to Peak Gondola.

Like numbers? The snowfall totaled 46 feet, 40 percent more than normal; two million skiers and riders sampled it; 22,156 bought season passes; 1,912 kids' lessons were taught April 3; and 1,000 acres of Symphony Amphitheatre terrain was accessed by the Symphony Quad.

The biggest news by far was the announcement of the $50 million Peak to Peak Gondola that, by December 2008, will span 4.4 km in 11 minutes and will become a year-round tourist attraction.

But, if you are counting, there are now 990 days until the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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