17th
April
2007
Whistler Peak to Peak Gondola
posted in Skiing |This is just too cool. Whistler is putting in a Gondola between Whistler and Blackcomb peaks. This should make it way easier to get around, ski one mountain but meet people for lunch on the other one, plus it seems like an awesome view. 1.8 miles of unsupported cable, 1300 feet above the creek at one point. Hopefully opening in December 2008.
I do hope at the same time they continue to work on some smaller improvements to make it easier to get around. They have added new terrain like Symphony Bowl that make the slopes fairly uncrowded even with hordes of people but there are still bottle-necks in uplift in the morning and it can be really difficult to get around between various parts of the mountains.