Whistler Blackcomb opens next week and has so far received about 30cm (a foot) of snow to get the base building.

This winter, skiers and riders will be able to travel from the park gate on Blackcomb to the park gate on Whistler in just 11 minutes via the new PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. The resort has spent a total of $748,000 to improve the Nintendo Terrain Parks.

The terrain parks department has spent $40,000 this year on building new rails and re-designing old ones. They’ve also added two giant PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola cable spools to the arsenal of industrial-style jib features in the Nintendo Habitat Terrain Park. There will be more than 100+ features spread across the five Nintendo Terrain Parks.

Park skiers and riders will also notice that the Habitat Terrain Park gate on Whistler Mountain has been expanded higher up the mountain, adding more acreage to the park and less congestion at the entrance.

Whistler Blackcomb has also spent $30,000 re-contouring the Nintendo Superpipe in response to guest suggestions. The project included widening, deepening and improving the drop in. The walls are now smoother and more even for an improved pipe experience.