Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Peak to Peak gondola to open in Whistler

Whistler Blackcomb has announced the long-awaited Peak to Peak gondola will open between the two mountains in December 2008.

The new cable car will travel 4.4km in 11 minutes between the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler and the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb.

The gondola will consist of 28 cabins carrying up to 28 people each, with a total capacity of 4,100 passengers per hour.

With just two towers on each mountain, the cable will hang unsupported for over 3km (the world's longest unsupported span). The highest vertical point is at 415m over Fitzsimmon's Creek - the world's greatest distance above a valley floor.

Construction begins in May 2007. Find out more about the Peak to Peak gondola.

Photo credit: Matt Walker