With the launch of this years Peak 2 Peak Gondola, Whistler's multi award-winning mountain experience just got a whole lot bigger! The record-breaking gondola joins Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in only 11 scenic minutes. Boasting the longest unsupported lift span in the world at 3.024 kilometres (1.88 miles), it's also the highest lift of its kind at 415 metres / 1,361 feet.
PEAK 2 PEAK Stats
PEAK 2 PEAK
Speed
7.5 Meters per second
Ride Time
11 Minutes
Frequency
One cabin departs every 49 seconds
Total Distance
4.4km /2.73 Miles
Length of Unsuported Span
3.024km / 1.88 Miles
Highest Point
436m/1427 feet above the Fitzsimmons Creek
Number of Cabins
22 Seated & 6 Standing
Capacity
2050 people each hour each way
Number of Towers
4 (2 on each mountain)
Height of Towers
35-65 meters / 100-213 feet
Track Ropes
The two stationary ropes that the cabin rides upon are each 56mm in diameter. The total length of the track rope with the sag is 4600meters
Haul Rope
The single rope that pulls the cars along the track ropes is 46mm in diameter. Total length of the haul rope loop with sag is 8850m
Records Broken
When the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola opened it's doors in December 2008, it became the longest unsupported lift span in the world at 3.024 kilometres (1.88 miles) and the highest lift of its kind at 415 metres / 1,361 feet.
