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The Peak 2 Peak Gondola has a number of unique safety systems beyond what a normal ski lift features. The gondola has high wind stability and is designed to operate in winds up to 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). Whistler-Blackcomb has called the Peak 2 Peak Gondola the most wind tolerant lift on Whistler Blackcomb.
It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains at the top. Attendance at Whistler Blackcomb often surpasses two million visitors a year. Whistler was originally conceived as part of a bid to win the 1968 Winter Olympics. Although the bid failed, construction started anyway and the resort opened for the ...
Excalibur Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (8 Person, Double Stage Gondola) Creekside Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (6 Person Gondola) Peak 2 Peak Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (28 Person Tri-Cable Gondola) Kadenwood Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (8 Person Pulse Gondola ...
Blackcomb Peak (Ucwalmícwts: Tsíqten) is a mountain located east of Whistler, British Columbia that forms the boundary between the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort and Garibaldi Provincial Park. Like Whistler Mountain , it is located on the edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park and the ski lifts are often used to access the park, particularly for ...
The Ripper, a second high speed quad, was added in 2008. The gondola was extended down the hill in December 2008, from the original base area to the new village area further down the hill. With this extension the lift-served vertical increased to 1,710 m (5,620 ft), overtaking Whistler's 1,610 m (5,280 ft), making it the largest in North America.
Fitzsimmons Creek and the hydroelectric plant viewed from the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. A run-of-river hydroelectric plant, completed in 2010, the project temporarily diverts creek water through a penstock 4.5 km downstream, an elevation drop of nearly 250 meters, to a powerhouse generating 7.5 MW of electricity. The powerhouse is located between ...
Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop (ft) Skiable acreage Total trails Total lifts Avg annual snowfall (in) Date statistics updated Ski Bromont: Bromont: Quebec: 1,854 590 1,264 450 141 9 190 January 29, 2025 [1] Apex Mountain Resort: Penticton: British Columbia: 7,197 5,197 2,000 1,112 79 4 236 January 29, 2025 [2] Canyon Ski ...
Whistler Blackcomb: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada: 37 1966 January 15 2016 August 8 Vail owns a 75% interest in Whistler & Blackcomb Partnerships, and the remaining 25% is owned by Nippon Cable: Whitetail Resort: Mercersburg, Pennsylvania: 9 1991 2019 September 24 Bought from Peak Resorts along with 16 other mountains. Wildcat Mountain Ski ...