Whistler Olympic Park

The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility will host the biathlon, cross country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping), and will after the Olympics remain a public facility, complementing the extensive wilderness trails and alpine routes already in use. Three stadia, with both temporary and permanent features, are being built with a capacity for 10,000 spectators each (6,000 for the Paralympics). The location is approximately 8 km from the junction of its access road with Highway 99 and 14 km from the Whistler Olympic Village. 14 kilometres of cross country and biathlon trails, two ski jumps (90 and 120 metre), and another 20 to 25 km of recreational trails are being built. Overall, $100 million will be spent on the facilities in the Callaghan Valley. Permanent features are scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2007. In the future, it will be a cross-country and back country ski facility.

External links

* [http://www.whistlerolympicpark.com Official website]
* [http://www.whistlerolympicpark.com/OlympicTrailMap.pdf Official website trail map] (large file - 2.8 MB)
* [http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/WinterGames/2010GamesVenues/Competition/WNV Vancouver 2010 Whistler Nordic Venue (now Whistler Olympic Park) description]