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Whistler Blackcomb Building Record-Breaking New Ski Lift

Set to open in December 2008

On Tuesday April 17, Whistler Blackcomb finally announced construction details of a brand new, record-breaking ski lift that will link together the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains.

Set to open in December 2008, the “Peak to Peak” gondola is scheduled to be operational more than a year before Whistler becomes Host Mountain Resort for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The Doppelmayr lift will include 28 cars carrying up to 28 passengers each. The lift will take 11 minutes to travel from peak to peak, with cars leaving approximately every 54 seconds.

When completed, the Peak to Peak gondola will be:

Example of a similar Doppelmayr
Tricable Ropeway in Kitzbühel, Austria

Whistler Peak to Peak Gondola

For more information on the Peak to Peak Gondola go to the Whistler Blackcomb website.

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