Destructive Rockslide Closes Whistler's Peak Express, Lift Could Reopen This Weekend

Whistler Blackcomb’s Peak Express, a popular lift that closed after a sizable rockslide nearby, could reopen this weekend, according to the resort.

In a video shared on social media, Brian Suhadolc, the resort’s vice president of mountain operations, said the Whistler Blackcomb patrol team was working with geotechnical experts from BGC Engineering and “assessing the situation.”

Suhadolc added that Whistler Blackcomb aims to reopen Peak Express and the mountain it accesses, Whistler Peak, over the coming weekend. That opening depends on the weather and avalanche control work.

“No hiking” signs and closures will be in place around Whistler Peak when it reopens. The resort asked skiers and snowboarders to respect those closures and warned that entering them would result in a pulled pass.

A representative for the resort said over email that Whistler Blackcomb had no more information to share yet.

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Whistler Blackcomb first closed Whistler Peak and the Peak Express on March 12, 2026, as a precaution. Early that morning, a chunk of the mountain cleaved away before Whistler Blackcomb opened to the public. No one was injured. 

The resort hasn’t shared the cause of the rockslide.

Last week, Steve Quane, PhD, head geologist at the Sea to Sky Fire & Ice GeoRegion, told Pique that specific information about the incident was scarce.

But he did note that the Sea to Sky corridor is home to the most active landscapes in Canada, calling the area a “Landscape in Motion” with a tectonic boundary that pushes mountains upwards.

“Freeze thaw weathering and gravitational instability are what make these jagged, beautiful peaks look the way they do and what happened on Whistler Peak [on March 12] was a snapshot in geologic time where erosion won the war with uplift,” Quane said, also pointing out that if you look from the Peak Express in the summer, you can see debris in the bowl below.

On the Whistler side of Whistler Blackcomb, the Peak Express is a key lift, accessing some of the resort’s most consequential terrain. It hosts Air Jordan, a two-stage cliff that’s played host to countless memorable lines over the years—plus many more runs that test skiers’ mettle.

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