Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down… Upper Whisky Jack. If your red suit has dusted a few chimneys, Whistler Blackcomb wants to treat you to a free ski.
Whistler Blackcomb’s annual Dress Like Santa Day returns just in time for the holidays. This Saturday, December 16, skiers and riders of all ages are invited to dress like Santa or Mrs. Claus and bring Christmas cheer to the slopes.
“This is our way of saying thank you to Santa and Mrs. Claus for the epic journey they make each Christmas Eve, and to make sure they get to carve a few turns for themselves this year,” says Pete Sonntag, Whistler Blackcomb Chief Operating Officer.
A free lift ticket will be awarded to the first 100 people to arrive at the Garibaldi Lift Company (GLC), at the base of Whistler Mountain, in full Santa or Mrs. Claus attire. No registration is necessary for this event. Lift tickets will be given out on a first come, first serve basis with the lineup starting at 7 a.m.
All skiers and riders dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus will upload the Whistler Village Gondola at 8:00 a.m., then ski or ride to the bottom of Emerald Express for a group photo and giveaways.
For more information on Dress Like Santa Day, and the Christmas Season in Whistler, visit https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/events-and-activities/activities/christmas-season-in-whistler.
Guests looking to plan a trip to the consistently rated No. 1 Mountain Resort in North America can visit whistlerblackcomb.com/purchase/deals-packages or call 1-888-403-4727.
About Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb, the official alpine skiing venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, is situated in the Resort Municipality of Whistler located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia 125 kilometres (78 miles) from Vancouver, British Columbia. Whistler and Blackcomb are two side-by-side mountains which, combined, offer over 200 marked runs, 8,171 acres of terrain, 16 alpine bowls, three glaciers, receive on average 1,170 centimetres (461 inches) of snow annually, have one of the longest ski seasons in North America, and are a part of the premier mountain resort network, Vail Resorts. In the summer, Whistler Blackcomb offers a variety of activities, including hiking and biking trails, the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, and sightseeing on the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola.
Proud to be a venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts’ subsidiaries operate 11 world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher in Australia; Stowe in Vermont; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.