Skiing at Whistler Blackcomb resort, Canada
Ski resort activity on January 21, 2009 in Whistler Blackcomb, Canada. The mountains and slopes of Whistler Blackcomb-home for the alpine skiing events, the bobsleigh, luge, skeleton, biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping for 2010 Winter Olympic Games; Whistler Blackcomb is just under 100 miles from the British Columbia city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Together, Whistler and Blackcomb form the largest ski area in North America at 8171 acres. It is continually awarded the best ski resort in North America, now in it's 12th consecutive year as number one voted for by Skiing Magazine.