Aug 8 (Reuters) - Vail Resorts Inc MTN.N said it would buy Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc WB.TO , operator of a year-round mountain resort in British Columbia, for about C$1.39 billion ($1.06 billion).
The C$36 per share cash-and-stock offer represents a premium of about 43 percent to Whistler Blackcomb's Friday close. ($1 = 1.32 Canadian dollars)