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1. From top of Showcase T-bar on Blackcomb, cross Blackcomb Glacier to the Blackcomb-Spearhead col 2. Climb over Decker mountain. You can go right over the top to the Trorey-Decker col, or drop down a steep slope from the east ridge of Decker to a lower part of the Trorey Glacier. 3. Traverse around the North side of Mt. Trorey on the Trorey Glacier. 4. Ski around the south side of Mt. Pattison. 5. Climb to the col between Tremor and Shudder. 6. Traverse the Platform, Ripsaw and Naden Glaciers to the Macbeth Glacier. 7. Follow a ridge off the Macbeth Glacier to the Iago Glacier (steep) and climb the Iago Glacier. 8. Descend off Mt. Iago to the Diavolo Glacier (steep). 9. Climb over Mt. Benvolio and then do a spiralling descent around the N side of Overlord (crevasses). 10. Either descend Overlord Glacier and climb back to Russet Lake, or cross the Fissile-Whirlwind col and descend to Russet Lake. 11. Head West and descend to Singing Pass. 12. Ski out the singing pass trail to Whistler Village or ski up over the summits of Oboe and Flute to reach the Whistler downhill ski area and descend the ski runs to Whistler Village. From the top of the glacier, drop down towards the Decker Glacier, staying low heading S.E. Cross the northern glaciated slopes of Mt Trorey. Good camping can be found here. Mt Pattison can be passed by the northern col or by climbing a short but steep west facing chute south of the peak. Cross the high on the Tremor Glacier, and climb to a narrowing slot between Tremor and Shudder Mountains. Head S.E on high ground across the Platform Glacier, past good camping sites, to a col just west of Quiver Peak. Traverse the upper western slopes of the Ripsaw Glacier, until you come to a keyhole on the glaciers southern edge. Drop down from here onto the Naden Glacier, passing Mt MacBeth on your right until you reach the top of the Macbeth Glacier, just north of Couloir Ridge. Keeping to the skiers left, drop halfway down the glacier, passing a keyhole view of the Iago Glacier, to gain a south leading ridge. Climb the ridge and follow it south until easier ground enables you to drop down onto the Iago Glacier. Traverse the top of the Iago glacier, and climb the eastern slopes of Mt Iago, until you can drop down onto the Diavolo Glacier. Circumvent the southern slopes of Mt Iago, and Mt Fitsimmons, passing good sites for camps. Veer westward and then decide between climb the southern slope Mt Benvolio, onto the Benvolio Glacier, and climb the glacier to a point just east of Overlord. Alternatively, you can take a more direct but steeper route climbing to the col between Mt Fizsimmons and Mt Benvolio. Either way, this will get you to the top of the Fitzsimmons Glacier. Stay on high ground, approaching Overlord Mountain from the east, passing north of a steep eastern spur off the peak of Overlord, and dropping down onto the Overlord Glacier a little down from the cliffs SW of the main peak. Traverse the upper slopes of the Overlord Glacier, past good camping sites, and climb the mellow slopes west past Whirlwind Peak to a point just south of Fissile Peak. Once on high ground, drop down the shallow west leading valley between of Fissile Peak and an unnamed bluff. Head down this gentle valley towards Russet Lake, easily identified by a cabin on its northern banks. Keeping to the high ground south of the Lake, climb Cowboy Ridge and drop down to the upper reaches of Melody Creek. From this point you have two options. You can follow the Singing Pass trail north down the western banks of Melody Creek, leading to a well maintained trail above Fitzsimmons Creek, and then the lower slopes of the resort. Alternatively, you can continue in a westerly direction to climb the slopes of the Musical Bumps, Oboe, Flute and then Piccolo, giving you the entire vertical descent of Whistler ski resort to finish the day. 33 n 2111 33444 33388 PacificPacific RangRanggg Liinn 99 LostLost LakeLake 999 4 88 4 r LL Lat/Lon44 hddd°mm.mmm'err NAD27 Canada 22 9 e Blackcomb Creek 5 2 21199 wwe BlackcombBlackcombBlackcomb CreekCreekCreek 55 1221 oow 11 11 Po 1 PP BernaBerna GlacierGlacier WhistlerWhistlerST28-Village WedgeWedgeWedge CreekCreekCreek BernaBerna GlacierGlacier HorstmanHorstmanHorstman CreekCreekCreek S S ScotiaScotia CreekCreek S S TurnerTurner GlacieGlacie k k k k i i 4 i 44 i 4 L L 11 SproattSproattSproatt CreekCreekCreek L L 11 Wedge Pass 2121 i Wedge Pass i 9 WedgeWedge PassPass i 99 if f 9 f f t t t t 44 PhalanxPhalanx GlacierGlacier 22 SaucerSaucerSaucer CreekCreekCreek Tamarisk AltaAlta LakeLake 55 TamariskTamarisk 11 1 111 Whistler Creek 555 Billygoat Creek . 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HorstmanHorstman GlacierGlacier 22 il LLtttdd 111 22 aiiilll 1 ST01-TopOfTBar 4 aa 222 444 111 SpearheadSpearhead GlacierGlacier 99 999 N50 04.800 ST27-SingingPass 99 ST02-Blackcomb/Spearhead22 Col 88 BlackcombBlackcombBlackcomb PeakPeakPeak 11 FitzsimmonsFitzsimmons RangeRange ST03-DeckerNorthRidgeGap WhistlerWhistler CreekCreek DeckerDecker GlacierGlacier HarmonyHarmony CreekCreek DeckerDecker GlacierGlacierST04-DeckerShoulder ST05-Trorey North Ridge Gap Shatter Glacier TroreyTrorey GlacierGlacier ShatterShatter GlacierGlacier 9 9 9 9 1 Whistler Glacier Flute Creek Mount Trorey 1 Whistler Glacier Flute Creek Mount Trorey 1 1 WhistlerWhistler GlacierGlacier FluteFlute CreekCreek MountMount TroreyTroreyST06-PattisonShoulderST07-Tremor/Shudder Col 4 ST08-CampingBelowCol 4 4 4 Oboe Creek 11155 222 ShudderShudderST09-TraverseUnderShudder MountainMountain OboeOboeOboe CreekCreekCreek 55222444 2111 22244338 333444 443388 4 PlatformPlatform GlacierGlacier 11188 ST25d-MusicalBumps PlatformPlatform GlacierGlacier 111 88222 Melody Creek ST10-Quiver/Ripsaw Col 555 999 MelodyMelodyMelody CreekCreekCreek 99 N50 02.400 N50 222 2 Piccolo Summit 11 444 PiccoloPiccoloPiccolo SummitSummitSummit 22 4 12 991144 ST25c-MusicalBumps CurtainCurtainCurtain GlacierGlacierGlacier 11 1 1 1 RussetRussetRusset CreekCreekCreek ST11-RipsawSERidgeGap1 1 11 5 1 5 22211 5 5 1 Flute Summit 2 1 Flute Summit 2 999 FluteFlute SummitSummit 2 2 Mount Macbeth 4 Mount Macbeth 4 ST25b-MusicalBumpsST26SingingPassTrail 1 MountMount MacbethMacbeth 4 4 111 8 ST12-MacBeth/CouloirRidge Oboe Summit 888 OboeOboe SummitSummit 2 Adit Lakes 222 AditAdit LakesLakes 9 ST25a-SingingPass 999 MacbethST13-RooftopRidge Glacier NannygoNannygo 11221199 MacbethMacbethST14a-SteepHighTraverse GlacierGlacier NannygoaNannygo CheakamusCheakamus RiverRiver ST14b-EasierLowerRoute FitzsimmonsFitzsimmonsFitzsimmons RangeRangeRange ST24-Cabin 999 Naden Pass 111444 NadenNadenNaden PassPassPass 4 ST15-IagoEastRidgeGap FissileFissile PeakPeak ST21-OverlordTopOfGullyST20-AboveRockPinnacle EmpetrumEmpetrumEmpetrum RidgeRidgeRidge ST22-ExposedToAvalanchesST19-AFewCrevassesMountMount IagoIago ST18-ExposedToAvalanchesST17a-FitsimmonsBenvolioColST16a-SteepExposedHighTraverseST16b-SaferLowerRoute ST23-Whirlwind/Fissile Col DiavoloDiavolo CreekCreek SingingSinging CreekCreek ST17b-Benvolio/DiavoloColSaferDiavoloDiavolo CreekCreek WhirlwindWhirlwind PeakPeak DiavoloDiavolo GlacierGlacier 111222 DiavoloDiavolo PeakPeak 111999 2 RefuseRefuse CreekCreek W123 00.000 W122CorrieCorrieCorrie 57.600 CreekCreekCreek W122 55.200 W122 52.800 W12222111 350.40033444 W122 48.000 W122 45.600 1524 1524 1524 1524 TN MN CanMap®, DMTI Spatial and the DMTI Spatial logo are trademarks of DMTI 0 km 1.5 km 3 km 4.5 km 6 km Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario © Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 1995-2004 17.8° ©2003 DMTI Spatial Inc. 01/01/2010 Page 1 SpearheadRoute Elevation Profile 2500 2000 1500 1000 Elevation (m) 500 0.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0 22.5 25.0 27.5 30.0 32.5 35.0 37.5 41.0 Distance (km) 22 99 44 3 4 1 Phalanx Glacier 3 1 Phalanx Glacier 3 1 1 PhalanxPhalanx GlacierGlacier 3 Lat/Lon hddd°mm.mmm' NAD27 Canada 11 99 1 9 9 22 8 2 888 1 111 N50 05.600 Horstman Glacier HorstmanHorstman GlacierGlacier 66 8868 22 22 BlackcombBlackcomb GlacierGlacier ST01-TopOfTBar SpearheadSpearheadSpearhead GlacierGlacierGlacier 222 111 N50 05.200 333 444 222 222 888 222 666 444 333 888 6 22228866 ST02-Blackcomb/Spearhead Col BlackcombBlackcomb PeakPeak N50 04.800 222 ST03-DeckerN 222 888 666 DeckerDecker GlacierGlacier N50 04.400 222111 4 1333444 22113344 111 888 22 222 1981 222228886 111 999 11998811 66 666 777 666 W122 52.800 W122 52.400 W122 52.000 W122 51.600 W122 51.200 TN MN CanMap®, DMTI Spatial and the DMTI Spatial logo are 0 m 250 m 500 m 750 m 1000 m trademarks of DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario © Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 1995-2004 17.8° ©2003 DMTI Spatial Inc. 01/01/2010 1666777 Lat/Lon hddd°mm.mmm' NAD27 Canada 6 99 22 88 21342134 11 N50 04.800 ST03-DeckerNorthRidgeGap 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11199881 8 99881 8 11 8 8 6 6 6 6 N50 04.400 DeckerDecker GlacierGlacier 222111333444 44 33 11 22 DeckerDecker MountainMountain ST04-DeckerShoulder N50 04.000 222 222 888 ST05-Trorey North Ridge Gap 666 TroreyTrorey GlacierGlacier SpearheadSpearhead RangeRange N50 03.600 111999 888111 MountMount TroreyTrorey 111 666777 7666 1118882 22999 22 22111333444 11 11555522422444 111999 888111 W122 51.600 W122 51.200 W122 50.800 W122 50.400 W122 50.000 TN MN CanMap®, DMTI Spatial and the DMTI Spatial logo are 0 m 250 m 500 m 750 m 1000 m trademarks of DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario © Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 1995-2004 17.8° ©2003 DMTI Spatial Inc. 01/01/2010 2 3 2 2 33 2 44 2 44 2 2 8 8 8 8 Lat/Lon hddd°mm.mmm' NAD27 Canada 6 6 6 6 222 44 222 133 888 2211 666 TroreyTrorey GlacierGlacier TremorTremor GlacierGlacier 88 3 8 N50 03.600 33 44 2 4 22 MountMountMount PattisonPattisonPattison 2591 2591 2591 2591 ST07-Tr ST06-PattisonShoulder S TremorTremorTremor MountainMountainMountain 22228866 22443388 N50 03.200 2222 222 2288866 444 2221113 66 333 33444 888 2221113334 11199 44 99888111 N50 02.800 11 11888222999 11 2134 2134 1 2134 1666 2134 777666 6 CurCuCu N50 02.4 222 22 44 222 22444 224 11 888 3338 1552 11 666 88 11 999 6 888 111 W122 49.600 W122 49.200 W122 48.800 1 W122 48.400 W122 48.000 TN MN CanMap®, DMTI Spatial and the DMTI Spatial logo are 0 m 250 m 500 m 750 m 1000 m trademarks of DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario © Garmin Ltd.
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    WHISTLER BLACKCOMB MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2013 lNHISTLER BLACKCOMB WHISTLER BLACKCOMB MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2013 BLACKCOMB Prepared for: Mr. Doug Forseth SeniorVP Operations Intrawest Cotporation 4545 Blackcomb Way Whistler, BC VON 1B4 Tel: 604 932-3141 Fax: 604 938-7527 email: dforseth@intrawestcom Prepared By: Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners Ltd. 8073 Timne P.O. Box 63 Whistler, B.C. Canada VON 1BO Tel: 604 932 5976 Fax: 604 932 1897 email: [email protected] e13 ecosign Mountain Resort Planners Ltd. FOREWORD Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners Ltd., has prepared ski area master plans in British Columbia since 1975. We prepared the first Ski Area Master Plan for Whistler Mountain in 1978 and we also prepared a conceptual Master Plan for Blackcomb Mountain in 1978 for the Blackcomb Skiing Corporation. Updates to the Master Plans for both mountains have been prepared periodically over the past 30 years. As the primary author of the Master Plans,it is important for the public, government officials and First Nations to understand that while we have worked diligently with the highly skilled and respected management team at Whistler Blackcomb, visions of the future are by their very nature imperfect. We have specifically found over the years that changes in the preferences of Whistler Blackcomb’s clientele, population demographics and new types of winter sports mean that there will need to be flexibility in the Master Plan in the future. I give just two examples: The first two master plans for each of Whistler and Blackcomb had no mention whatsoever of snowboarding and yet snowboarders now comprise about one-third of all visitors on average throughout the winter season.

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