Whistler Celebrates One Year Since the Olympics By Opening Sliding Centre To Public
Whistler Celebrates One Year Since the Olympics By Opening Sliding Centre To Public
Published : 07-Feb-2011 07:30
Whistler has announced it will open its sliding centre to the general public this month, a year after the facility hosted Olympic competition.
The 'Whistler Sliding Centre' launches its 'Public Sliding Sport Experience Program' which will give resort visitors the chance to experience Skeleton or Bobsleigh racing. For those just wanting to watch, there's a new interpretive centre to explore.
The official one year celebrations take place this weekend from February 11th. Along with the Sliding Centre and celebratory events, permanent attractions in the village centre include the Olympic Rings which can be used for posing in front of for commemoratives pictures.
A second set of rings, these ones are all green, can be found by ski or board on the Dave Murray Downhill run, visible from the base of Whistler's Creekside Village.
Indeed the resort's two Alpine skiing race courses, the Dave Murray Downhill and Franz's runs played host to the world's fastest skiers during the Olympics and are now begging to be schussed with speed –nif not quite as much speed as on race day. The recommended ability for skiers or snowboarders is intermediate to advanced.
Another permanent benefit of the Games is Whistler Olympic Park, an impressive Nordic sports legacy feature with permanent ski jumps, a biathlon course, snowshoe trails and over 90km of cross-country trails groomed for Classic and Skate skiers in the nearby Callaghan Valley.
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