Just a few kilometres from our lodge, construction is now complete on the Whistler Olympic Park, the site for all Nordic events - Cross Country, Biathlon, Nordic Combined, and Ski Jumping - for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. With the Olympic venue's world-class Nordic facilities combined with Callaghan Country's pristine wilderness setting and full-service backcountry lodge and range of winter activities, the Callaghan Valley promises to become one of the premiere destinations in the world for Nordic skiing and self-propelled winter recreation of every kind.

Come see for yourself while enjoying our NEW Day-Use program or Cross-Country Skiing options.

Dates
2010 Olympic Winter Games: February 12 – 28, 2010
2010 Paralympic Winter Games: March 12 – 21, 2010

Events held in Vancouver
Opening and closing ceremonies, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, and all ice sports: hockey, curling, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating.

Events held in Whistler
Alpine skiing, sliding sports (bobsleigh, luge and skelton), Nordic sports (Cross Country, Biathlon, Nordic Combined, and Ski Jumping), and all Paralympic sports (alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sledge ice hockey, and wheelchair curling)

The Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley is the new site for the Whistler Nordic Centre which will host all of the Nordic events for both the Olympics and the Paralympics.

The Whistler Olympic Park is located approximately 8km from Highway 99 (22 km from Whistler Village), and about 14 km from our Callaghan Backcountry Lodge.

The Whistler Olympic Park adds an immense mix of cross-country trails to the area, with approximately 14 kilometres of competition trails for cross-country skiing and biathlon plus eight kilometres of training trails and an additional 20 to 25 kilometres of recreational trails will cover spectacular cross-country ski terrain next to the 2010 Winter Games core area.

Read more on the environmental approval process for the Whistler Nordic Venue recreational trails.

According to the Bid Book, “the philosophy of the Whistler Nordic Centre plan is to create an accessible, world-class destination for all of the Nordic sports, and to maximize year-round use of compatible outdoor recreational and sporting activities, such as mountain biking and walking trails during the summer.”

This plan fits seamlessly with Callaghan Country’s vision which is to become the most renowned and respected mountain adventure wilderness resort in the world.

Visit us for a day of cross-country skiing enroute to your Whistler ski holiday, and eperience it first hand!