Horstman Glacier

Horstman Glacier lies on Blackcomb Peak in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, as part of the high alpine terrain of Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort. Long used for skiing and snow riding, it has been one of only two glaciers in North America used for summer skiing and riding. Efforts to preserve it have included a blue wooden snow fence to trap drifting snow, snowmaking machines added in 2015, and power from a 7.5-megawatt hydroelectric dam installed in 2010. Despite these measures, the glacier has retreated sharply, and worsening conditions led to the closure of the Horstman T-bar in 2020 as the ice receded amid broader glacier loss linked to global warming.

British Columbia · Canada