Whistler Olympic Park/Whistler Paralympic Park will be the venue for all 2010 Olympic events in biathlon, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined as well as the venue for all 2010 Paralympic Nordic events. The approximate 1.5 x 2-kilometre area will consist of separate biathlon and cross-country stadiums, a 4-kilometre biathlon competition course, two separate 5-kilometre cross-country competition courses, and a 3.75-kilometre Paralympic sit-ski competition course. In addition, there will be warm-up trails and several cutover trails for the shorter Olympic biathlon competition distances (2, 2.5, 3, 3.3 and 4 km). Additional cutovers are possible for youth competitions. The venue will also include an additional 40 to 45 km of Olympic training trails and easier recreational trails, including flat parts that will be used for the Paralympic sit-ski competitions.

The distance from the venue to the Olympic and Paralympic Village Whistler is approximately 14 kilometres.

The biathlon stadium consists of the start/finish areas, shooting range, penalty loop, relay exchange zone, ski test area, team wax huts, as well as several Olympic operational areas (for example, broadcast, press, venue operations, parking). The start and finish areas, shooting range, penalty loop and relay exchange zone are located on level ground and close together with good viewing of the competition activities for the majority of the spectators.

Shooting Range

The biathlon shooting range has 30 shooting positions and lanes. The targets are placed 50 metres from the edge of the firing line/shooting position and have a diameter of 45 millimetres (the size of a loonie, the Canadian one dollar coin) for prone and 115 millimetres (the size of a grapefruit) for those shots fired while standing. The automated and electronic target system will change the size of the targets automatically in between the prone and standing shooting rounds. Athletes can choose the lane to shoot from in the individual and sprint competitions; in the pursuit and mass start competitions, however, the range official will direct the athlete to a lane. In the first round of the relay, each team is assigned a lane corresponding to the number on their bib.

Ski Course

The course refers to the network of ski trails to be used for the competition consisting of continuously changing flats, climbs and downhill sections. Several requirements need to be met in terms of technical design, the most important of which is the accumulated vertical gain along the course.

The maximum altitude of any part of the course may not exceed 1,800 metres above sea level; trails must have a minimum width of 6 metres of groomed snow surface. If required, in places such as difficult climbs, the trail must be 8 metres wide.

The biathlon course for the 2010 Winter Games consists of a main 4-kilometre loop that includes shortcuts for the other required competition distances. See the table below:

The elevation at the biathlon stadium is 870 metres, the elevation at the lowest point on the 4-kilometre course is 850 metres and the elevation at the highest point is 891 metres.