Lifts and Terrain
The resort consists of three lifts: one triple chair lift (installed in 2010), two antiquated double chairs, a handle tow, 13km of Nordic trails, and a lodge with an award winning cafeteria, a rental shop and guest services.
The Summit Chairlift accesses the south ridge of Ymir bowl, and offers a wide variety of gladed blue and black runs. The Silverking Double chair runs up the north ridge of Ymir bowl, and provides access to the resorts only beginner runs. The Summit lift was purchased from the Spokane world fair, while the Silver King was purchased from Whistler, where it had previously been the Olive chair. From the top of either chair, skiers who are properly equipped can traverse the ridges towards Ymir Peak, and then choose from a multitude of lines that lead back to the base area.
The Glory Ridge chair, a triple seat fixed-grip rises 2,042 vertical-feet in 11 minutes, and opened up the Backside area doubling the resort's boundaries. It added 303 hectares (749 acres) of advanced and intermediate ski terrain to the existing 230 hectares (368 acres), for a total area of 533 hectares (1,317 acres) skiable terrain. Along with the construction of the lift, much of the surrounding area was logged to create more open and ski-able glades. This lift was built by Dopplemayr and was purchased from Vail, where it had been initially installed in 1980.
Because of its steep terrain and plentiful snow, Whitewater is frequented by many back country skiers; this situation however, creates a significant avalanche hazard, and avalanche control is among the company's largest expenditures.
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