Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at Whistler Blackcomb Gondola ride
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
July 14, 2015

The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a tri-cable gondola lift located in Whistler, British Columbia that links Whistler Mountain's Roundhouse Lodge with Blackcomb Mountain's Rendezvous Restaurant. It is the first lift to join the two side-by-side mountains. It holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway tower at
1.88 miles and highest point above the ground at 1,430 feet.

The Peak 2 Peak Gondola was built by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in 2007 and 2008 at a cost of CDN$51 million. The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is the first Doppelmayr "3S" tri-cable lift in North America; there are four similar but smaller lifts in Europe which were built in 1991, 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2010 in Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany. Whistler-Blackcomb has touted the gondola as an iconic attraction and uses it to transport skiers in the winter months as well as sightseers year round.

Below: The ride up the mountain.

Below: Looking down at the bicycle path and a bicyclist from inside the gondola.


	looking down at another bicyclist.

Length: 2.73 miles Capacity: 4,100 people per hour Line Speed: 16.8 miles per hour Ride Time: 11 minutes



Lee and Karen Duquette arrived on peak 1 - Whistler's Mountain

The Peak 2 Peak Gondola terminal buildings are the two largest lift terminals in the world. To create the concrete footings, platforms, masts, and columns, 5,200 cubic yards of concrete had to be trucked and helicoptered up the mountains. The 12,000-square-foot Whistler terminal, which houses the drive motors and backup engines in an underground vault is 85 feet wide and 138 feet long and has 228 tons of steel. The 14,000-square-foot Blackcomb Terminal is 85 feet wide and 158 feet long and contains 279 tons of steel. The Blackcomb terminal can house 15 cabins, the Whistler terminal 13 cabins in a cabin parking area when the system is not in use.