Watch The Big Picture Documentary Series From Whistler Blackcomb | Part 4: Survive Or Thrive
After 50 years in business, Whistler Blackcomb posed the question, “what does the future hold for us in the next 50 years?” This intriguing question only created more questions like What if our kids stopped playing outside?, Is our thirst for adventure threatening our environment?, Is the pull of the backcountry pushing our limits? and What is the future of ski resorts?
Backcountry access, the future of the ski industry, kids & technology, and climate change are all important issues that need to be addressed. Whistler decided to focus on these questions and issues in a four part documentary video series called, The Big Picture. These are a must watch.
The Big Picture Documentary Video: Part 4 – Survive Or Thrive from Whistler addresses the question: What’s The Future Of Ski Resorts?
“The number of ski areas in the US has dropped almost 20 percent in the last two decades.”
#InTheNameOfWinter
Watch The Other The Big Picture Documentaries:
- 1: Conflicted Obsessions
- 2: Tech Trap
- 3: Pushing The Boundaries
- 4: Survive Or Thrive
Official Description From YouTube:
Published on Sep 27, 2016
Survive or Thrive. What’s the future of ski resorts?
Like all ski resorts, Whistler Blackcomb must adapt to a changing ski and snowboard world if it wants to flourish for another 50 years. What will the future hold for ski resorts? Dave Brownlie, Whistler Blackcomb’s president and CEO, offers his perspective.
Part four of The Big Picture Documentaries, a four-part series exploring big questions:
P1: Conflicted Obsessions – Is our thirst for adventure threatening our environment?
P2: Tech Trap – What if kids stopped playing outside?
P3: Pushing the Boundaries – Is the pull of the backcountry pushing our limits?
P4: Survive or Thrive – What’s the future of ski resorts?
Presented by: Whistler Blackcomb and TELUS
Produced by: Switchback Entertainment, Whistler Blackcomb, and Origin Design & Communications
