Peak To Peak Gondola
 Record
breaking lift will revolutionize resort experience.
Whistler Blackcomb, a mountain resort already
renowned for daring innovation, has announced
its boldest move yet with the construction of
the Peak to Peak Gondola, for completion December
2008. The two mountains will be united by a gondola
that will set world records for length and height
while providing an unmatched experience for winter
and summer resort guests.
With
the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, Whistler Blackcomb resort
is breaking the routine once again. Spanning the
distance between Whistler and Blackcomb it's an
eleven-minute journey to infinite possibilities.
To new runs, new vistas, new ways of making the
most of each day. The best part is that everything
you love is all in one total mountain experience.
It's your alpine playground, your ideal gateway,
and your inclusive village - where everyone comes
and anything goes. Here, routines get broken,
and memories get made. The total distance the
gondola will travel from one mountain to the other
is 4.4km.
Skiers and riders will have
the opportunity to easily take advantage of 8,171
acres of terrain encompassed by both incredible
mountains, via the world's longest continuous
lift system. Moving freely between the high alpine
areas of both mountains skiers and riders will
spend more of their day in the best weather and
snow conditions. The adventure for summer visitors
will include spectacular views of glaciers and
peaks as well as access to an expanded hiking
trail network on both mountains.
The Peak to Peak Gondola will
travel 4.4 kilometres in just 11 minutes, transporting
winter and summer guests from Whistler's Roundhouse
Lodge to the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain,
giving them unprecedented access to both mountains'
expansive and unique high alpine terrain and spectacular
vistas.
With 28 sky cabins each holding
up to 28 people, total capacity will be 4,100
passengers per hour. The Peak to Peak terminal
on Whistler Mountain will be located next to the
Roundhouse Lodge and easily accessed from the
valley by the Village Gondola. On Blackcomb Mountain
the Peak to Peak terminal will be located next
to the Rendezvous Lodge and accessed from the
valley via the Wizard Express and Solar Coaster
Express.
Construction
will commence in May 2007, with the lift being
manufactured and installed by the Doppelmayr /
Garaventa Group (Doppelmayr) of Austria The Doppelmayr
3S tri-cable gondola will span 4.4 kilometres
(2.73 miles) in total distance from Whistler Mountain
to Blackcomb Mountain with the world's longest
unsupported (free) span of 3.024 kilometres (1.88
miles) between the two towers furthest apart.
The highest vertical point is over Fitzsimmons
Creek at 415 metres (1,361 feet) – the world's
greatest distance above a valley floor.
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