Summer Skiing On Whistler Blackcomb's Horstman Glacier Has Been Cancelled
It's no secret that Whistler Blackcomb has experienced a challenging Winter '23/'24 season. Rain, warm temps, and low snowfall totals have made it one to forget.
A Whistler Blackcomb official, in email correspondence with POWDER, has confirmed today that all summer skiing camps on the resort's famous Horstman Glacier have been cancelled due to low snowfall throughout the season.
Whistler Blackcomb Communications Manager Dane Gergovich provided the following statement about the decision:
"Whistler Blackcomb is unable to host camps during the 2024 summer on the Horstman Glacier. This decision was not made lightly – we know these camps, and this experience, have a long history at our resort. Unfortunately, the conditions related to this season’s snowfall prevent summer camps to safely operate this year."
The Horstman Glacier has provided summer skiing opportunities on Blackcomb Mountain for decades. Park skiers, racers, and casuals alike have been able to score turns on snow while the rest of the resort was being enjoyed by mountain bikers.
Unfortunately, summer skiing opportunities are slowly but surely becoming more rare on Horstman. Whistler removed the iconic Horstman T-Bar back in 2021 due to rapid glacier melt, and the experience hasn't quite been the same since.
Skiers were able to session a slushy park last season on Horstman using the Showcase T-Bar, but that won't be the case this summer, and low snowfall totals are to blame.
Whistler averages 426 inches (1,082 cm) of snow each season, according to Tourism Whistler. As of April 3rd, 2024, the resort is clocking in at just 356 inches (906 cm) of total snowfall on the season.
Check out the video below of skiers and riders getting after it at Momentum Camps last summer on the Horstman Glacier. Tap/click to play.
Summer skiing and snowboarding is synonymous with Whistler, and I'm certainly hoping it will return to a much snowier and colder Horstman Glacier next summer.
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