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Located between the ski jumps and cross country area there is an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m) Day Lodge. Which has a gift shop, cafeteria, washrooms, lounge and rental center. In addition to the Lodge, there are two 6,000-square-foot (560 m) Technical Buildings, one for Cross Country and
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The two year construction project saw, 14 km (8.7 mi) of cross country and biathlon trails, two ski jumps (HS 106 and HS 140 metre), and another 20 to 25 km of recreational trails built. There is also a permanent Biathlon range which can be used daily. Overall, $ 119.7 million was
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despite having no snow the previous evening. Inauguration took place at the day lodge to mark the start of the public skiing season. 500 people daily would use the lodge during weekends and 100 during a regular weekday.
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During the Olympics the park was managed by VANOC, it is now owned and operated by Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies. They also operate the Sliding Center and Training Center.
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spent on the facilities in the Callaghan Valley. Permanent features were completed in the fall of 2007. It is now a public cross-country and back country ski facility.
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one for Biathlon located at each of the sports main venue area of the park. There are also other necessary infrastructure facilities on site.
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already in use. Three temporary stadiums were built with a capacity for 12,000 spectators each (6,000 for the
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The park was officially opened to the public on November 22, 2008 at noon
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in the men's double pursuit, and in the team sprint, the winners were
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Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center
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Whistler Olympic Park: two ski jumps (HS 140 and HS 106 metre)
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World Cup competitions at the park took place the weekend of
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Winners of the test events for cross country skiing were
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is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the
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2010 Winter Olympics
Callaghan Valley
Whistler, British Columbia
Canada
biathlon
cross-country skiing
Nordic combined
ski jumping
alpine routes
Paralympics
Highway 99
Whistler Olympic Village
PST
January 15–18, 2009
cross-country skiing
Nordic combined
Ski jumping World Cup
January 22–25, 2009
Slovakia
Alena Prochazkova
Emil Jönsson
Sweden
Justyna Kowalczyk
Poland
Italy
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Italy
Magda Genuin

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