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Street View special collections: ski and snow edition
November 21, 2011
From the streets to the slopes,
Street View
in
Google Maps
recently updated its special collections to include a number of
new ski resorts
, so you can tour some of the world’s most beautiful ski terrain right from your browser. Whether you’re planning your annual trip to your favorite resort or hunting for an exciting new adventure, Street View can transport you to your desired destination. Tour a few of our favorite ski resorts below.
First stop off the ski lift is the world famous
Squaw Valley
, in northern California. Squaw Valley has been a ski destination since it hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1960.
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Squaw Valley Resort - Going down
Gold Coast Face
Following a record setting 519 inches of snowfall last season,
Breckenridge Ski Resort
is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Take a tour of this famous Colorado destination.
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Breckenridge Resort, Looking down
Four O’Clock
Last, but surely not least, you can tour
Whistler Blackcomb
, home of the 2010 Winter Olympics. We captured Whistler with our Street View cameras
last year
and made some recent updates. Located in the Coast Mountain range of British Columbia, Whistler, known for both its scenery and adrenaline-pumping runs, is one of the most famous ski destinations in the world.
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Whistler Blackcomb,
Whistler Peak
All snow view imagery was captured by the
Street View snowmobile
which made its debut two years ago at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. To get a glimpse of a few more resorts you can go to the gallery or watch the video:
Whether you’re a snowbird, a beach bum, an urban adventurer or something else entirely, there’s something for everyone in our growing set of Street View collections. To see some of our favorite special collections, visit the
Street View gallery
.
Enjoy the slopes!
Posted by Ryan Falor, Product Manager, Street View Special Collections
(Cross-posted on the
LatLong blog
)
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