Complimentary Orientation Tours

Where do you begin on two mountains that cover more than 8,000 acres? Start with a complimentary Orientation tour, offered by our Mountain Hosts. Get ready to have your eyes opened to some of our best skiing and riding, available for intermediate and expert skiers & riders.

See the Mountain through the eyes of a Mountain Host: Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Host program.


Orientation Tours
Tour Price Complimentary
Meeting Time 11:15 am
Departure Time 11:30 am
Meeting Location Whistler Orientation Tour: Meet at the Guest Satisfaction Centre at the Alpine Lightboard (top of the Whistler Village Gondola)
Blackcomb Orientation Tour & Blackcomb Glacier Tour: Meet at the Guest Satisfaction Centre (top of the Solar Coaster Express)
Dates Daily until April 2008 (may be subject to change).

Who are the mountain hosts?

64 women and 92 men including:

1 firefighter
11 in the health field
1 marriage counsellor
6 in education
2 engineers
5 in sales
1 dentist
4 teachers
2 consultants
1 picture framer
2 interior designers
1 fitness instructor
12 business owners
1 psychologist
1 ski instructor
3 nurses
1 manager of a golf course
2 doctors
4 shopkeepers
2 pilots
1 executive recruiter
1 bus driver
5 in real estate
4 with the airlines
1 city clerk
2 accountants
2 in insurance
3 students
2 software engineers
1 urban planner
1 correspondent
1 bellman
1 ferryboat captain
18 retirees
and one lawyer