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Whistler Blackcomb Mountains Announce Peak to Peak Gondola

April 2007, Whistler, BC

PEAK TO PEAK GONDOLA TO UNITE WHISTLER AND BLACKCOMB AT THE TOP
Record breaking lift will revolutionize resort experience

Whistler Blackcomb has announced a bold move with the construction of the Peak to Peak Gondola. Completion is scheduled for December 2008. The two mountains will be united by a gondola that will set world records for length and height while providing an unmatched experience for both winter and summer resort guests.

The Peak to Peak Gondola will travel 4.4 kilometres in just 11 minutes, transporting winter and summer guests from Whistler’s Roundhouse Lodge to the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain. The new development will provide visitors unprecedented access to both mountains’ expansive high alpine terrain and spectacular vistas.

"The Peak to Peak Gondola will create a dramatically enhanced experience that no other mountain resort in North America , possibly the world, can offer," says Dave Brownlie, Whistler Blackcomb’s Chief Operating Officer. "This link will effectively double, or more, the options for accessing the highest quality and greatest variety of terrain on any one day, from anywhere on the mountains. We are going to completely revolutionize our guests’ experience."

Skiers and riders will have the opportunity to easily take advantage of 8,171 acres of terrain encompassed by both incredible mountains, via the world's longest continuous lift system. Moving freely between the high alpine areas of both mountains skiers and riders will spend more of their day in the best weather and snow conditions. The adventure for summer visitors will include spectacular views of glaciers and peaks as well as access to an expanded hiking trail network on both mountains.

Total capacity will be 4,100 passengers per hour with 28 sky cabins each holding up to 28 people, . The Peak to Peak terminal on Whistler Mountain will be located next to the Roundhouse Lodge and easily accessed from the valley by the Village Gondola. The Blackcomb Mountain Peak to Peak terminal will be located next to the Rendezvous Lodge and accessed from the valley via the Wizard Express and Solar Coaster Express.

Construction will commence in May 2007. The cable gondola will span 4.4 kilometres (2.73 miles) in total distance from Whistler Mountain to Blackcomb Mountain with the world’s longest unsupported (free) span of 3.024 kilometres (1.88 miles) between the two towers furthest apart. The highest vertical point is over Fitzsimmons Creek at 415 metres (1,361 feet) – the world’s greatest distance above a valley floor.

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