Editing Whistler Blackcomb (section)

===2020s===

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Whistler was forced to close for the remainder of the ski season. Vail gave refunds to anyone who booked a trip during the closing time.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://globalnews.ca/news/6678526/whistler-blackcomb-vail-resorts-coronavirus/ | title = Whistler Blackcomb closed for the rest of the ski season due to coronavirus | last = Boynton | first = Sean | date = March 17, 2020 | website = Global News | access-date = March 3, 2023 }}</ref> However, the 2020–2021 season was in operation. To comply with provincial safety protocols, masks and social distancing were mandated in crowded spaces to reduce transmission of the disease.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whistler-blackcomb-ski-season-2020-covid-19-pandemic-1.5815139 | title = Whistler Blackcomb opens for the ski season as day-trippers told to stay away | last = Lovgreen | first = Tina | date = November 26, 2020 | access-date = March 3, 2023 }}</ref> Except for a brief closure in March 2021,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/whistler-blackcomb-closure-spring-2021-coronavirus | title = Whistler Blackcomb to close for several weeks due to rising COVID-19 cases | last = Chan | first = Kenneth | date = March 29, 2021 | website = Daily Hive News | access-date = March 3, 2023 }}</ref> operations remained like this for the rest of the season. The 2021–2022 season saw similar rules in the resort.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://blog.whistlerblackcomb.com/2021/11/opening-day-know-before-you-go/ | title = Opening Day: Know Before You Go | last = Dukeson | first = Thomas | date = November 24, 2021 | website = Whistler Blackcomb | access-date = March 3, 2023 }}</ref>

In 2020, the Horstman T-bar was closed down and dismantled as the glacier it was built on receded. However, glacier skiing is still an activity during the summer, only in the upper regions with the Showcase T-bar.<ref>Hodgson, T. (2021, January 12). Wake Up Call. Ski Mag. https://www.skimag.com/ski-resort-life/horstman-t-bar-removed/ Retrieved on 28 August 2021.</ref>

For the 2022-2023 winter season, as part of Vail's Epic Lift Upgrade project, Doppelmayr replaced the Creekside Gondola and the Big Red Express, upgrading them to a ten-passenger gondola and a high speed six pack chair respectively. The new Creekside Gondola increased its lift capacity by 35% and the new Big Red 6 increased its lift capacity by 30%. In May 2022, the old cabins and chairs of the two lifts were put on sale and were sold for charity.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/whistler-creeksides-red-chair-gondola-cabins-to-go-up-for-sale-5294914 | title = Whistler Creekside's Red Chair, gondola cabins to go up for sale | date = April 24, 2022 | website = Pique Magazine | access-date = February 21, 2023}}</ref> Since the Creekside Gondola is also a mountain biking lift in the summer, during construction, bikers were allowed to bring their bikes in the Whistler Village Gondola cabins and the Garbanzo Express opened earlier. However, due to shipping delays, the Creekside Gondola and Big Red 6 were only completed in December 2022. From the start of the 2022-2023 winter season before the opening of the two new lifts, shuttle buses transported guests from the Creekside area to the main village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.vailresorts.com/mountain/whistler-blackcomb/newly-upgraded-creekside-gondola.htm|title=NEWLY UPGRADED CREEKSIDE GONDOLA OFFICIALLY OPENS AT WHISTLER BLACKCOMB |website=Whistler Blackcomb Newsroom |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.whistlerblackcomb.com/2022/11/an-update-on-lift-upgrade-projects/| title = An Update on Lift Upgrade Projects |date=December 22, 2022 | website = Whistler Blackcomb | access-date = February 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/whistler-blackcomb-creekside-gondola-opens-6288331 | title = Just in time for Christmas, the Creekside Gondola is finally ready | last = Lalonde | first = Megan | date = December 22, 2022 | website = North Shore News | access-date = February 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/whistler-creekside-zone-closed/| title = Whistler Creekside Zone closed for summer 2022 | last = McKall | first = Terry | date = April 17, 2022 | website = Cycling Magazine | access-date = February 21, 2023}}</ref>

The 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons saw the resort install two high speed chairlifts from Doppelmayr that had originally been manufactured for [[Park City Mountain Resort]], both of which replaced older high speed quads.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/lift-upgrades-whistler-blackcomb-fitzsimmons-express-jersey-cream-2023-5884607 | title = More lift upgrades coming to Whistler Blackcomb in 2023 | date = September 28, 2022 | website = Pique Magazine | access-date = October 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.peakrankings.com/content/whistler-blackcomb-to-receive-two-lifts-intended-for-park-city-for-2023 | title = Whistler Blackcomb Is Receiving Two Lifts Intended for Park City in 2023. Here Are Our Initial Thoughts. | date = October 15, 2022 | website = Peak Rankings | access-date = October 19, 2023}}</ref> 2023 saw the replacement of Fitzsimmons with a high speed eight pack, while 2024 saw the replacement of Jersey Cream with a high speed six pack. <ref>{{cite web |url = https://news.vailresorts.com/jereseycreamupgrade| title = Whistler Blackcomb’s Jersey Cream Express Upgrade Nearing Completion | date = November 14, 2024 | website = Vail Resorts Newsroom | access-date = December 29, 2024}}</ref>