A skier makes his way through fresh powder and trees on Nov. 20, 2009 at Whistler, Canada. Located in the mountains two hours north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Whistler is the site of the alpine events of the 2010 Winter Olympics. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A snowboarder walks past the chair lift at Whistler, Canada. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
With a decorative, antique gondola in the foreground, a pair of skiers work their way down the slopes on Nov. 20, 2009 in Whistler, Canada. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A gondola transports a skier up the slopes as other winter sports enthusiasts make their way down through the fresh powder on Nov. 20, 2009 in Whistler, Canada. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Snowboarders walk through the fresh powder on Nov. 20, 2009 in Whistler, Canada. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Skiers and snowboarders form a line almost a mile long in Whistler Village while they await the opening of the gondola. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors walk through falling snow at Whistler Village in the Canadian ski resort two hours north of Vancouver, Canada. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Skiers and snowboarders walk through Whistler Village in British Columbia. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Whistler Village is quiet during one of British Columbia’s many snowstorms. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
