YES SKIERS,

it’s that time again, time to contemplate

sliding downhill i in the sunshine, cutting a dashing figure in
Descente and making the scene at t Umberto’ $s.

Do not be deterred by the fact
that lift tickets this season are $40
plus GST (a grand total of $42.80
compared with $38 last year), and
that Descente and Umberto com-

bined can induce credit card
meltdown.
The good news is that the

mountains have been spending
money on the skiers’ behalf:
Whistler on a brand new lift
system at Whistler Creek, and
Blackcomb all over the place.

The old gondola at Whistler is
gone, replaced by two high-speed
detachable quads. The lower lift,
with Porsche-designed weather-
proof babbles, also climinates the
Olive chair. This lift, to be known
as the Silver, will take seven
minutes. -

LACK OF snow is rarely
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The upper lift,

mid-station to Alpine.

On the Nov. 22 opening day,
capacity on the lower level goes
up from 1,480 to 2,650 skiers an
hour, and soars from 720 to 2,800
an hour on the upper level.

In other words it should be

about twice as quick to get to
mid-station, and there is almost
four times the capacity between
mid-station and Alpine.

The former caretaker's _resi-
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Whistler says convenience will

be its password this winter with
plenty of parking at
Creek.

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TRAVEL
ocal ski areas making inroads

the Red, will
take eight minutes. it replaces the
Big Red and Little Red from

have an alpine breakfast and then
be first on the runs. Also look out
for new trail maps, directional
Signs and a children’s menu.

Over at Blackcomb, despite be-
ing voted by Snow Country mag-
azine as the best in North America
for slope and trail design, the
mountain went ahead and invested:
another $2 million in more trails,
more snow-making equipment and
a new snow cat.

There’s a new advauced run,
Rock ‘n’ Roll, in the Crystal!
Ridge area between Ridge Runner
and Trapline, and Easy Cut, a
gentle intermediate run in the
Catskinner area.

Overbite, the World Cup
freestyle mogul run, has been ex-
tended, and School Marm has a

* wider girth.

Look to Silver Star to compete
in the destination ski business,
from Vancouver and farther
afield.

Big White, near Kelowna, has
not been idie, also installing two
new high-speed quad chairs as
part of a project it describes as
being the biggest in North
America.

The number of runs goes up
from 47 to 70, and ultimately
there will be triple the mumber of
skiable slopes.

Nordic skiers also have 25 kms
of traits.

Apex Alpine at Penticton is
another good area for cross-covn-
try skiers, in addition to its four
lifts serving 36 runs.

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