Whistler's Peak Chair, Symphony Express and Blackcomb Glacier opened on the weekend of the 24/25 January for the first time this season.
The unusually late opening of these high alpine areas is due to an extremely unstable snow pack this winter.
Conditions have now improved, lessening the avalanche risk, and the mountain crew has ensured the terrain is safe to ski on.
This follows the deaths of a 37-year-old and a 26-year-old in two separate incidents over New Year. Both died in avalanches which occurred in roped-off areas: one in Ruby Bowl on Blackcomb, the other in Secret Chutes, by Symphony Bowl on Whistler.
Keep on eye on what's open in Whistler.
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