Sunday, January 10, 2010

Whistler Mountain


Peak to peak cable car station
at Whistler peak




The 2010 winter Olympic will be hosted by Vancouver city in February 2010.
Whistler is one of the venues, especially for skiing events.
Facilities have been renovated and undated. The peak to peak cable cars plying between Whistler peak and Blackcomb peak is the first of its kind in the world.







Whistler mountain peak



Blackcomb peak
viewed from whistler mountain peak




Range of snow capped peaks




' Oasis ! '



Snow cirque



The 2010 winter Olympic logo



On top of the world



Ice capped peaks



Bird eye view of the valley



Magnificent



Logs tied on mountain slope
to prevent erosion



Popular spot for photo taking



At the background, many small 2010
Olympic logos by stones and pebbles
put up by visiting tourists



Cable lifts



All the skiing runs on the peak of the
Blackcomb mountain seen
from Whistler peak



The chair lifts leading to

a higher point of the peak



Temperate trees



The temperature at the mountain peak
is still cold in summer



Taking a breather
at the whistler mountain peak



The open air ( cold air ) restaurant
at the Whistler mountain peak



The Peak to Peak cable car
which plies between Whistler mountain
and Blackcomb mountain








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