SUMMER SKIING
WhisTlercanada Open 18 June to 24 July, access lifts open 11am, slopes 12 to 3pm ski passOne day C$55, four of five days C$191
The 38 acre Horstman Glacier on Whistler’s Blackcomb Mountain is speckled with kickers, moguls, race gates and jib features during the summer, as pros and amateurs alike converge to hone their skills. It takes 45 minutes to get up there from the base of Blackcomb, via a
couple of chairs, followed by a shuttle bus to the glacier’s access chair. A couple of t-bars serve the slopes and park, and the multitude of camps each summer – 11 and counting – pimp skills from halfpipe to gates. Over on Whistler Mountain you’ll find the bike park, where 1494 vertical
metres of lift-serviced trails await thrill seekers of all levels – a one-day pass costs £53, or you can get one covering any three days for C$129. And if that’s not enough, check out free hiking tours, plus golf – and bear watching. Tourist office
www.whistlerblackcomb.com
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KiTzsTeinhOrnaustria Open 16 May to 14 October, 8.15am to 3.30pm
ski passOne day €32, six days €127.50, five in seven days €126.50 The area, near to resorts such as Kaprun and Zell am See, was the first in Austria to have a glacier lift – it opened in 1966 – and reaches 3029m. In summer up to15km of runs are open, and the terrain park operates until June. You can also visit the new PeakWorld 3000 at the top – giant panoramic photos of the landscape on an 8m screen in Cinema 3000, which leads to a panoramic platform for viewing the eastern Alps. To try activities from swimming and visiting wildlife parks and, pick up a Zell am See-Kaprun Card, free from a range of participating accommodation providers. Tourist office
www.kitzsteinhorn.at
www.metrosnow.co.uk
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