Up to 180 athletes are currently training at panorama ski area in British Columbia. International teams include racers from the United States, Germany, Slovenia, Great Britain, Japan and of course Canada.
The conditions and terrain at Panorama Mountain Village are seen as perfect for pre-season race training by international team coaches as the weather from mid-October is ideal for high-volume snowmaking and machine-made snow is actually preferred for race training, as it produces conditions that match those the athletes will ski during the World Cup.
Panorama has several homologated runs, which meet F.I.S. (International Federation of Skiing) standards for Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super Giant Slalom disciplines and the resort’s Mile One Quad provides a quick turn around for athletes.
Panorama Mountain Village also provides coaches and athletes with a hassle-free training program that enables them, with one phone call, to arrange lodging, lifts, meals, wax rooms, transportation, hill assignments, and grooming needs. All teams stay in slopeside lodging, only steps from the Mile One Quad with tuning and waxing facilities are in the same building as their accommodation and a meal plan fit for athletes is available in the Great Hall.
With colder weather in the forecast, Panorama snowmaking continues; thereby opening new terrain to welcome more teams every day. At its peak, the mountain will host 300 athletes a day.