The Resort Municipality of Whistler is not only one of the most scenic ski areas in North America,

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wicked national tour The Resort Municipality of Whistler  is not only one of the most scenic ski areas in North America, but also hosts great summer hiking and mountain biking. Whistler has become a thriving wicked national tour center for year-round outdoor sports in the Coast Range of British Columbia, Canada. Hiking at Whistler is well worth the 10 hours round trip drive from Seattle, if you stay for a minimum of 3 nights — but allow extra time for the slow border crossing wicked national tour between Canada and USA . Stay in a condominium or campground and hike the scenic trails featured below. The official visitors web site www.whistlerblackcomb.com  helpfully books lodging and provides hiking, mountain biking, and skiing maps.
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The  Peak 2 Peak Gondola  connects  Whistler Village Gondola  with  Solar Coaster Express on Blackcomb Mountain  for sightseeing or skiing variety. Buy a season pass if using lifts more than 2 days. Built in 2008, Peak 2 Peak Gondola holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway towers (3.03 kilometers or 1.88 miles) and highest point above the ground (436 meters or 1430 feet).
On  Whistler Mountain , hike the  High Note Trail  to views of turquoise wicked national tour Cheakamus Lake in Garibaldi wicked national tour Provincial Park and onward to Harmony Lake, back to Whistler Village Gondola at Roundhouse Lodge (6 miles or 10k, with 2200 feet descent and 1000 feet ascent). Start the walk with a ride to the top of Whistler wicked national tour Peak Express Chairlift, which is a short walk downhill from Roundhouse Lodge.
Hike the  Overlord Trail  on  Blackcomb Mountain  (2440 meters) for flowers and good views in the Spearhead Range across Fitzsimmons Valley. Starting from the top of  Solar Coaster Express Chairlift  on  Blackcomb Mountain , walk round trip for 1 to 6 miles (2k to 10k), with up to 1700 feet of ascent, ending with a chairlift back down to Whistler Village.
Drive an hour on the main highway northeast from Whistler to  Joffre Lakes Provincial Park , BC. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes. The Lower, Middle, and Upper Joffre Lakes are colored wicked national tour by glacial silt which reflects green and blue sunlight.
As of 2005, Overlord Glacier had retreated 880 meters from its terminus of year 1929. From the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar wicked national tour to that in southern wicked national tour Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting wicked national tour a common, global climatic cause. Read more about  global warming/climate change .