Address:

Mt. Sima Rd.
Whitehorse, YT

Website: www.mountsima.com

Events / Sports:

Freestyle Skiing
Alpine Skiing
Snowboarding

Field of Play:

Sports	Competition Dates	Field of Play	Number of Athletes
Freestyle	Week 1	Moguls - 200 m. with 24° + 1-2° Aerials - 155 m. Freestyle Halfpipe	52 males + 52 females = 104 athletes
Alpine	Week 2	330 or 340 metre vertical drop Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom on Dan's Descent	60 males + 60 females = 120 athletes
Snowboarding	Week 1	Half-Pipe Parallel Giant Slalom on Dan's Descent

Distance From Athletes Village:

18 km (22 minutes)

Upgrades:

• Snow making extended to top of Dan's Descent, as well as to the half-pipe and mogul run (completed)
• Installation of half-pipe grooming equipment – grinder (completed)
• New chalet (coming in 2006)
• Convert maintenance facility into temporary ski storage (coming in 2006)
• Installation of T-bar (coming 2006)
• Communication improvements (50 pair wire to the hill) (coming 2006)
• Starting gates for half-pipe and mogul runs (coming 2006)
• Judging stands for freestyle and snowboarding events (coming 2006)
• Temporary mobile units to house officials and volunteers lounges (coming 2006/2007)
• Tents for athletes, coaches, and volunteers warming (coming in 2007)

Alpine:

• widening and levelling on upper portion of race course (completed)

Freestyle:

• 1 new run for moguls (completed)
• levelling and steepening work for aerials (completed)

Snowboarding:

• Development of a half-pipe (completed)

Venue Fact:

Operated by the Great Northern Ski Society