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Peak 2 Peak Gondola Whistler, British Columbia, Canada CM11-16

Peak 2 Peak Gondola Whistler, British Columbia, Canada CM11-16

Description : Facts and statistics[2]
Speed: 7.5 meters per second.
Ride Time: approximately 11 min.
Frequency: one cabin departs every 49 seconds
Total Distance:4.4km/2.73miles (straight line)
Length of Unsupported Span: 3.024 km (1.879 mi) (straight line between the two towers that are furthest apart). Horizontal distance: 3019 m. Vertical distance: 170 m (560 ft). [1]
Highest Point: above the ground is 436m/1,427 feet over Fitzsimmons Creek
Number of Cabins: 28
Number of Glass-bottom Cabins: 2
Capacity of Cabins: 22 seated, 6 standing
Capacity: 2,050 people per hour each way
Number of Towers: 4 (2 on Blackcomb and 2 on Whistler)
Height of Towers: 35-65 meters/100-213 feet
Track Ropes: (the two stationary ropes that the cabin rides upon). Each rope is 56 mm in diameter. Total length of the track rope with the sag is 4,600 m
Haul Rope: (the single rope that pulls the cars along the track ropes). This rope is 46 mm in diameter. Total length of the haul rope loop with the sag is 8,850 m.
Wheelchair Access: there is room for 1 wheelchair per gondola cabin
Cost: $51 million.[3]

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