Whistler Blackcomb saw lower-than-expected visitation over holiday period

By Brandon Barrett
Vail Resorts says results largely due to ‘weather variability’ and low traffic from destination and international visitors

Visitation to Whistler Blackcomb (WB) over the holiday period was below owner Vail Resorts’ expectations, according to a mid-season report by the Colorado-based ski-resort operator. In a release sent to investors on Friday, Jan. 11, Vail Resorts said that results over the holidays at its roster of resorts met expectations—with the exception of WB and its Tahoe, Calif. properties, “primarily driven by increased weather variability at those resorts over the holidays and lower than expected destination and international visitation.”
The season so far has been a tale of two forecasts in Whistler; for much of November, unseasonably warm weather had residents wondering when the ski season would finally get underway in earnest, while December saw a deluge of snow that ended up breaking the month’s historical snowfall record, with 384 centimetres.…

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• Whistler News

January 11, 2019

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