Whistler Blackcomb is casting an optimistic forecast toward its 2007/2008 winter season. After last year’s epic snowfall of 14.16 metres (46.5 feet) - 40 per cent more than the resort’s average annual snowfall of 1,022cm (33.5 feet) there is much anticipation for the upcoming winter.

"With the landmark Peak to Peak project underway, the return of the popular Symphony Amphitheatre, and a host of other on-mountain improvements, this winter promises to be one of the most exciting yet," says Dave Brownlie, Whistler Blackcomb’s Chief Operating Officer.

The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are only three winters away and preparations are well underway in the resort and on the mountains.

Whistler Blackcomb is the venue for the men’s and women’s Olympic and Paralympic alpine skiing disciplines of Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom and Super Combined. In preparation for these events, crews led by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), are contouring and reshaping the men’s and women’s downhill courses, located at Whistler Creekside. The men’s downhill will take place on the Dave Murray course, while the women’s downhill and all Paralympic alpine skiing events will take place on a newly designed race course on Wildcard and mid to lower Franz’s Trail.

Improvements to snowmaking technology have been ongoing since 2006 and include doubling the size of the reservoir, installing snowmaking pipework and pump station upgrades. VANOC is spending approximately $17.6 million on snowmaking infrastructure for the Games, a legacy for Whistler Blackcomb long after 2010.
Meanwhile, construction is continuing on the Whistler Sliding Centre, located on Blackcomb Mountain. The Sliding Centre will host the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events with construction finalized in November 2007.