Backcountry/Touring Access

Whistler Olympic Park is primarily a cross-country (Nordic) ski facility. While we do provide access points to surrounding backcountry terrain, guests should be aware that the Park itself is not a backcountry ski area.

With the Backcountry Access day ticket, you'll have parking for one vehicle in the Backcountry Parking Lot near the Biathlon Stadium. This convenient location provides access to designated routes leading to the Hanging Lake and Beverley Creek trailheads. Please note that overnight or after-hours parking is strictly prohibited anywhere within Whistler Olympic Park.

The backcountry parking is located at the Biathlon Stadium, not at the Day Lodge. Guests accessing the backcountry should plan to drive a short distance between parking and the Day Lodge if they wish to warm up, prepare gear, enjoy a good meal or relax before or after their tour.

Backcountry travellers must be fully self-sufficient and aware that services, grooming, and patrol coverage apply only within the Nordic trail network.

Please contact us by email or at 604-964-0059 with questions about accessing the backcountry through Whistler Olympic Park.

• Whistler Olympic Park only provides parking access to backcountry areas, we are not responsible for the safety of persons entering the backcountry. Users enter at their own risk. Access is available for day trips only, no overnight parking is available.
• To park at Whistler Olympic Park, purchase a Backcountry Access ticket at the gate (one ticket per vehicle required). Please take note of gate opening and closing times on our conditions page. Gates are locked nightly.
• Display a valid/filled-out Backcountry User Dashboard Permit in your car (link above). In the event that the owner of a vehicle cannot be located, the Park will contact the RCMP who will in turn contact the appropriate search-and-rescue organizations.
• Access the backcountry trailheads from the designated trails only (see our Ski Trail Map above). Backcountry signage is posted to help navigate toward the backcountry access points.
• Important: DO NOT ACCESS either trailhead by touring up the side of the ski jump or through the snowmobile access road. Although these two areas have been recommended in guidebooks as access routes, they are dangerous areas due to avalanche hazards and the movement of machinery.
• In the event that the owner of a vehicle parked within Whistler Olympic Park cannot be located after closing time (4.30 pm), the Park will contact the RCMP who will in turn contact the appropriate search-and-rescue organizations. Vehicles left within the Park after hours will be towed at the owner's expense.
• If you anticipate that your trek may extend past our regular hours of operation, we suggest parking at the nearby Alexander Falls Recreation Site. Please note, Whistler Olympic Park does not manage snow clearing at this lot. Make sure you have purchased a Backcountry Access ticket for use of Whistler Olympic Park’s trails.