Not one, but two season passes are at stake – one each for the top male and top female competitor – and the opportunity to ride the gondola first, on Opening Day. It’s easy, really. All you have to do is compete in a 24-hour battle of wits and attrition through more than 15 challenges. Win the challenges to win points. Get the most points and you’re skiing free this season.
When not competing in challenges, participants will be confined to a Peak 2 Peak Gondola Sky Cabin stationed at the base of Whistler Mountain. With 20 people in such close proximity for 24 hours, will love blossom? Will pet peeves be ignited? Will our competitors succumb to the dreaded lack of sleep?
In order to get a shot at the gold, head to www.whistlerblackcomb.com, accept the rules and regulations and fill out the application form by Thursday, Nov. 10. Then, Whistler Blackcomb will randomly select 20 competitors - 10 male and 10 female - to participate in Pass-a-mania.
It is up to Mother Nature to determine Whistler Blackcomb’s Opening Day. If the snow flies, this contest will throw down as early as 8 a.m, Friday Nov. 20 or as late as 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The day before Whistler Mountain officially opens, all 20 contestants will gather at the Whistler Village Gondola to begin their 24-hour crusade to the top. At the end of the competition, the male and the female with the most points will ride the first gondola up with the option of bringing along three pals each for the ride. All participants will have the chance to win a number of prizes, and will be able to bypass the lines and head up the gondola, right after the winners and their friends, on Opening Day.
