Whistler Blackcomb vs Revelstoke
Whistler Blackcomb scores 7.1 vs 6.9 for Revelstoke. Snow: Whistler Blackcomb. Terrain: Whistler Blackcomb. Shorter queues: Revelstoke. Value: Revelstoke. Après: Whistler Blackcomb.
| 🇨🇦 Whistler Blackcomb | 🇨🇦 Revelstoke | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 7.9 | 6 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 8 | 6.4 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Altitude | 675–2284 m | 512–2225 m |
| Vertical | 1609 m | 1713 m |
| Mapped pistes | 344.1 km | 98.4 km |
| Advertised | 8171 acres | 3121 acres |
| Avg snowfall | 11.3 m | 6.5 m |
| Powder days | 19 | 1 |
| Lifts mapped | 27 | 5 |
| Modern lifts | 85% | 100% |
| Typical wait | 5.2 min | 2.1 min |
| Day pass | CA$299 (€197) | CA$179 (€118) |
| Pass | Epic | Ikon |
| Ski-in/out places | 6 | 0 |
| Bars | 17 | 2 |
| Airport | YVR · 150 min | YLW · 150 min |
| Season | Nov 26 to May 18 | Dec 6 to Apr 12 |
What the scores mean
Snowlist score is one number out of 10 for the whole resort. It mixes seven sub-scores: snow 25%, terrain 25%, queues 15%, lifts 10%, value 10%, access 10%, après 5%. Then it is spread on a bell curve, so 6.5 is a normal good resort, 8 or more is rare and under 5 means real trade-offs. It is not a star rating: a 7 here is better than most.
- Snow: average snowfall over the last three winters at mid-mountain, plus top altitude, minus a penalty for a warm village.
- Terrain: piste km we measured on OpenStreetMap (not the brochure) and vertical drop.
- Queues: our predicted average wait across the season. 10 = you barely queue.
- Value: what you get (snow, terrain, lifts) per euro of day pass, ranked against every resort.