If you have event tickets to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, Richmond and West Vancouver you probably want to get a better idea of where your venues are.
Here’s some trivia thrown in for good measure.
o Whistler Sliding Centre – Located on Blackcomb mountain, the Whistler Sliding Centre is one of only sixteen international sliding tracks in the world.
It also has the highest vertical drop on any track in the world of 499 feet. The track G-force is expected to reach 5.02 Gs for the men’s luge.
o Whistler Creekside – Consistently ranked number one ski resort in North America, Whistler welcomes over two million visitors every year. It has hosted its share of International Ski Federation World Cup competitions.
Along with Blackcomb mountain, Whistler boasts 8,171 acres of terrain, 39 lifts and more than 200 trails.
o Whistler Olympic Park – This small one square kilometer park will include three stadiums for the purposes of cross-country skiing, biathlon, Nordic combined and ski jumping. In fact, it will be the first time in Olympic history where all four Nordic disciplines are taking place at the same venue.
o Richmond Oval – Built for the Olympics to host all speed skating events, this iconic landmark will be see in the air by incoming air passengers (as it’s built near the international air port.)
o Cypress Mountain – With 51 downhill skiing and snowboard runs and nine lifts, Cypress Mountain is one of Vancouver’s most popular ski resorts.
For a map of these locations, click on the following links… [make these anchor links]
Whistler Sliding Centre:
Whistler Creekside:
Whistler Olympic Park:
Richmond Oval:
Cypress Mountain: