North America’s Largest Ski Resort Has 8,000 Acres of Terrain, a 2.7-mile Gondola, and Some of the Best Spring Skiing in the World

North America’s Largest Ski Resort Has 8,000 Acres of Terrain, a 2.7-mile Gondola, and Some of the Best Spring Skiing in the World

Marking its 60th anniversary this year, Whistler Blackcomb is one of the most celebrated ski resorts in North America. Here’s why. A bluebird day at Whistler Blackcomb.Credit: Matthew Sylvestre/Whistler Blackcomb/Vail ResortsWhenever I told fellow skiers I was headed to Whistler, British Columbia, the reaction was always tinged with either awe or jealousy. Often referenced as the largest ski resort in North America—a title Utah’s Powder Mountain…