The Horstman Glacier on Blackcomb Mountain will be opening for summer skiing
and riding on Monday, June 9th with daily operations running 10:00 am-3:00
pm. Between June 9 and June 19, the glacier will be open to public starting
at 10:00 am, rather than the usual 11:00 am. Bob Dufour, Whistler
Blackcomb's Director of Operations explains that this earlier start time is
to provide a longer day for the public before the high volumes of summer
camp skiers and riders arrive in Whistler.

In conjunction with the earlier opening is a committment to provide a great
terrain park experience on the glacier starting from the first day. "In
years past, there has been a higher focus on the camp preparation rather
than the public zone for our summer product," explains Dufour. "We
corrected that focus this year. The camp crews have done an exceptional job
as always, but we believe our public zone to be a much better product
compared to previous openings."

"New this year to the public zone will be several rail pods," describes Stu
Osbourne, Whistler Blackcomb's Terrain Park Supervisor. The rail sections
will be complemented by a public half pipe and two spine jumps between the
bottom of the Showcase and Horstman T-bars..


For more information, please contact:

Christopher Nicolson
Public Relations & Communications Manager
Whistler Blackcomb
4545 Blackcomb Way
Whistler, BC V0N 1B4
tel: 604.938.7381
fax: 604.938.7527
email: cnicolson@intrawest.com
www.whistler-blackcomb.com