| The Vancouver
2010 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler,
British Columbia. The 2010 Bid Committee originally wanted the games
to be called the Vancouver Whistler 2010 Winter Olympic Games, but
the IOC only allows one city name, with the name determined by the
city that hosts the Opening and Closing ceremonies, namely Vancouver.
Vancouver
Vancouver is the international gateway for winter thrill-seekers
arriving in BC. Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding will be held on
Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) on Vancouver's
North Shore.
Vancouver will
host Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, and all the ice sports:
Ice Hockey, Curling, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and Short Track
Speed Skating.
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Information on the city of Vancouver
Map
of Greater Vancouver
Map
of Vancouver Downtown
Map:
Vancouver to Whistler (Sea
to Sky Highway 99)
Cypress
Mountain Ski Resort, West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver
Skiing
& Winter Activities: Greater Vancouver, British Columbia
Skiing
& Winter Activities: Cypress Mountain and North Vancouver, BC
Whistler
Whistler is located 75 miles (120 km) north of Vancouver, two hours
drive via the Sea to Sky Highway (Hwy 99 North). Whistler boasts
two mountains for skiing, Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain.
Whistler Blackcomb Resort has been recognized as the Top Ski Resort
in North America for most of the last decade.
Whistler will
host Alpine Skiing on Whistler Mountain, and Blackcomb Mountain
will host the Sliding Sports: Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton. Whistler
Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley, 18 km (11 miles) south of
Whistler, will host the Nordic Sports: Biathlon, Cross-country Skiing,
Nordic Combined, and Ski Jumping.
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Information on the resort town of Whistler
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on the Callaghan Valley
Map:
Vancouver to Whistler (Sea
to Sky Highway 99)
Map
of Whistler Village and Whistler Valley
Whistler
Blackcomb Ski Resort, Whistler, North of Vancouver BC
Skiing
& Winter Activities: Whistler/Sea to Sky, British Columbia
More
information on Skiing and Snowboarding in British
Columbia.
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