Examples of using Blackcomb in English and their translations into Hebrew
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Blackcomb Way, Whistler, Canada.
Many guestrooms offer views of Andes Mountains and Blackcomb Mountains.
Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, Canada.
Intrawest sold its remaining 24% stake in Whistler Blackcomb to KSL Capital Partners in 2012.
Whistler/ Blackcomb Natalie Records Reports Findings Weather Events.
Microsoft to date has said little about Windows 7,which had been in development under the code name Blackcomb.
Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada.
WAS is located within minutes from the base of both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, a world-class ski resort that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Skiers could buy a Blackcomb pass, a Whistler pass, or a Dual Mountain pass. Locals loved when tourists would ask"Where is Dual Mountain?"[1].
By the mid-1990s the area was repeatedly named the best resort in many skiing magazines. Intrawest, the BC real estate firm that developed Blackcomb, purchased Whistler in 1997 and fully merged their operations in 2003.
Whistler Mountain, as seen looking south from Blackcomb Mountain. The original Whistler area starts mid-frame and extends down and to the right.
Blackcomb hosted the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at The Whistler Sliding Centre. Whistler Olympic Park hosted Olympic and Paralympic biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping, some distance to the south of the Creekside area in the Callaghan Valley.
But the billion-dollar spend by Intrawest-the company originally behind Whistler Blackcomb and more than a dozen other top North American and European ski resorts- is arguably the key factor.
Microsoft Windows XP is codenamed"Whistler" after this ski resort, as many Microsoft employees skied at this resort during its development.[6] Also, Windows Vista is codenamed Longhorn after the valley that runs in between the two mountains andWindows 7 is codenamed Vienna or Blackcomb.
For the 2005- 06 ski season, Blackcomb Mountain opened the Tube Park to allow for recreational tubing at the resort. The tube park is located at Base II alongside the Village Run.
December 16, 2008: Ten people were injured(none seriously), and others left stranded after a tower supporting the Excalibur gondola lift on Blackcomb mountain collapsed, at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Whistler, Canada.
On August 8, 2016, it was announced that Whistler Blackcomb Holdings, which owned 75% of the Whistler and Blackcomb partnerships, would be sold to Vail Resorts of Colorado for C$1.4 billion, which also saw the addition of the resort to the Epic Pass.
Starting in 2000, Intrawest started redeveloping the Creekside area with new village layout. Throughout, Intrawest also extensively developed the summertime attractions, notably golf andmountain biking. Today, Whistler Blackcomb averages 2 million visitors during the ski season, but another 2.5 during the summer.
The net outcome of the reorganization is that Whistler Blackcomb Holdings is the managing partner and controls 75% of the partnerships which own the assets of Whistler Blackcomb. The remaining 25% of the partnerships are owned by Nippon Cable.
Whistler, British Columbia(the Resort Municipality of Whistler)Whistler Mountain(the geographical feature) Blackcomb Peak(the geographical feature) Garibaldi Provincial Park Peak 2 Peak Gondola Intrawest Jack Souther.
The two previously separate ski areas of Whistler and Blackcomb were integrated into one operation in 1997[3] after Intrawest merged with Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation. Ticketing, pass, and access control systems for the two ski areas were fully integrated in 2003. Together, Whistler and Blackcomb form the largest ski area in North America at 8,171 acres(33 km2).
A more ambitious upgrade was the Peak 2 Peak Gondola,opened to provide a direct connection between the Roundhouse on Whistler and Rendezvous on Blackcomb. Peak-to-Peak opened for the first time on December 12, 2008, but low snowfall meant it was rockbound at the time. The first summer operation day was June 6, 2009.
Although the bid failed, construction started anyway andthe resort opened for the first time in January 1966. Blackcomb mountain, originally a separate entity, opened for business in December 1980. The two resorts underwent a period of intense rivalry through the 1980s and 90s, with constant upgrades and improvements that were unseen at other resorts.
By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains at the top. With all of this capacity, Whistler Blackcomb is also often the busiest ski resort, often surpassing 2 million visitors a year.
Whistler Village, which is part of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, a geo-political entity not directly associated with the resort company's operation,is situated at the base of the Whistler Mountain Village Gondola and Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola. The village incorporates community services, shops, entertainment venues, restaurants, bars, hotels, condominiums and vacation properties. The village is 675 m(2,215 ft) above sea level, and is located 137 km(85 mi) from Vancouver International Airport.