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Whistler to build the most insane gondi ever from Blackcomb to Whistler.

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Digital_Dave
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Ok, this is just insane...
A few people I know have sent this to some engineering dudes to see what this will take to actually happen.


SAM Magazine—Whistler, B.C., Oct. 26, 2005—In an effort to further cement its position as one of North America’s top resorts, Intrawest plans to construct a high-capacity gondola nearly three miles long, linking the peaks of Blackcomb and Whistler mountains, according to a report in Canada’s The Globe and Mail.

The C$50 million project will link the Rendezvous and Roundhouse complexes on Blackcomb and Whistler, respectively, at the 6,100-foot level, ferrying 4,000 people an hour (2,000 in each direction). To be built by the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, the lift will be one of the most spectacular in the world. Its 26 cabins will each carry 30 passengers, at one point, riders will be 1,370 feet above the valley floor. The free span between the two peaks will stretch nearly two miles—longer than the length of most lifts.

There is just one catch. Intrawest is seeking a partner to share the cost. Assuming one can be found, the company hopes to have the lift in place for the 2007-08 season.
Oct 27 2005 4:54PM
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crooks
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taht would be so fucking sick
Oct 27 2005 4:57PM
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cams
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That is crazed. Yay Olympics. Whistler will never be the same.
Oct 27 2005 4:59PM
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lanks
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it's a silly concept.
Oct 27 2005 5:01PM
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gretch6364
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I think it is badass and I would take a trip to Whistler the year it opened
Oct 27 2005 5:04PM
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Skipig25
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3 MILES. That would be such a long trip loaded into a box with 7 other sweat smelly people you don't know.

or

the worlds best opertunity to fuck in a gondi with your gal
Oct 27 2005 5:31PM
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Taydawg197
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with the typical silence that is known in gondolas, trying not to laugh when yer in it with ridiculous people. I dunno how id feel being 1,400 feet above the ground in that thing haha
Oct 27 2005 5:32PM
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Skillz
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The biggest gondola as of now links Les Arcs and La Plagne in France, the entire thing is called Paradiski. It's around 3 kilometers across the valley.

Check it: http://www.paradiski.com/index.jsp?c=25703
Oct 27 2005 5:56PM
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LeBlanc
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holy shit thats sick

it would be scary to ride in that thing, you would be so fucking high!
Oct 27 2005 6:20PM
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Adamskinick
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thats awesome! sounds like a major investment 50 mill. i guess i HAVE to go to whistler now.
Oct 27 2005 6:23PM
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Skipig25
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that big. but 3 miles? thats like 4.8 km or something
Oct 27 2005 6:23PM
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winterkid33
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7 smelly people? it said it can hold 30 dude. freaky what if you got on and it was calm then a huge wind came in
Oct 27 2005 6:26PM
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japanada
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OOOOOO SHIIIIIIIITTTT, that is NUTS!!!
Oct 27 2005 6:31PM
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whattheshit
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how tall are the supporting beams going to be for the cables?
Oct 27 2005 6:38PM
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Muteman
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U would think that it would have no towers and just be suspended. It would be very difficult to build 1300' high towers. If there are no supports though seems like it would sway a lot.
Oct 27 2005 6:55PM
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SkiBM680
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it is a kind of cool idea but a pretty big waste of cash. what is u put that 50 mil in to the park
Oct 27 2005 7:05PM
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Subjekt
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honestly if i was going across that almost 2 mile free span, which i believe to mean there is a gap of poles spanning the valley for 2 miles, over 1000 feet up, on a windy day, i think id puke.
Oct 27 2005 7:12PM
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SkiCrzy
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sweet, dont drop your poles
Oct 27 2005 7:17PM
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4frntSkier
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o my thats so sick.
intrawest has done it again
Oct 27 2005 7:22PM
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martockpublicenemy
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wouldnt that be really high
Oct 27 2005 8:14PM
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MarkieR
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thats extremely impressive
Oct 27 2005 8:18PM
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$westside$
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wat about wind factor? and how fast would it go?
Oct 27 2005 8:18PM
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skiierman
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^ About a mile high...
Oct 27 2005 8:18PM
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(Jonesy)
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well obviously it's that one. just explain to all the other folks that you'd like to have some dirty sex in the gondi, and i'm sure they'd be more than happy to catch the next one.
Oct 27 2005 8:19PM
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martockpublicenemy
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shit, id be scared
Oct 27 2005 8:23PM
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friedcheese
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i think its a waste spend that money on some new terrain the two hills are connected at the base anyway by that excalibur thing
Oct 27 2005 8:24PM
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offtrail
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think how many doobies you could roll and smoke on that shit.
Oct 27 2005 8:26PM
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bigeasy3223
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sick man that would be soo insane im deff goin to whitler again when are the olympics???
Oct 27 2005 8:32PM
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*rkp*
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that is such a huge lenght of where there isnt any supports. it would be insane
Oct 27 2005 8:35PM
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whattheshit
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this is 1329 feet high.

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and also the 5th tallest free standing tower in the world. so how are they going to make structural sound posts somewhere near that height to suspend the cables?
Oct 27 2005 8:37PM
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skiierman
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^ That's why there is going to be a 2 mile gap between two of the towers.
Oct 27 2005 8:39PM
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johanblaze
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wow 30 people in one car and 1,370 feet up? that's fucking insane.
Oct 27 2005 8:40PM
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whattheshit
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yea but wtf, what about wind? is this gondala going to have stabilizers on the outside and shapped like a sphere for a low wind/drag coeffcient???
Oct 27 2005 8:43PM
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johanblaze
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it might run on two cables instead of the traditional one.
Oct 27 2005 8:44PM
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Davevinc1080
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taht would be pretty cool
Oct 27 2005 8:44PM
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KRASHED
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ski bums rejoyce! your 70's wood paneled stationwagon/ home is no longer needed for transportation!
Oct 27 2005 8:44PM
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whattheshit
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true
Oct 27 2005 8:45PM
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1080bio
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its gona be closed so much do to high winds
Oct 27 2005 9:02PM
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lalalalaura
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more like you have to sell or live in your 70s wood paneled stationwagon inorder to afford to ski there...
Oct 27 2005 9:04PM
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peter.doubleu
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ya but that doesnt matter its not for the winter its more for in the summer to get people buying lift tickets to go up the moutain so they can make lots of cash.
Oct 27 2005 9:07PM
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cmo
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speeeeeeachless. hopefully it doesnt break down or somethin, which im sure it will, i would shit my pants
Oct 27 2005 9:09PM
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HeadNuts
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its pointless absolute waste of founds. its not even hard to go from one mountain to the other, right now. people are too lazy to even ski now.
Oct 27 2005 10:01PM
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HeadNuts
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i can see that.
Oct 27 2005 10:03PM
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alpineplease
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Wait like is three miles longer than the current whitler gondola now!
Oct 27 2005 10:08PM
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m1garand
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didn't a plane take out some chairlift in austria or something and kill like 20 people? if that happened you'd have 2000 bodies in the whistler valley. maybe it's just me - i always look at the bad side of things i guess.
Oct 27 2005 10:17PM
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whattheshit
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nah i thought about that too when i read this thread. didn't mention it.
Oct 27 2005 10:18PM
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SkiBM680
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That would be higher then most eastcoast mtns vertical drop
Oct 27 2005 10:48PM
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mckeeman
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so its gonna be the worlds longest span, the worlds highest, and the first of its kind in the world...they ar spending $50 million on it. If they are gonna waste that much money, there better be some damn good skiing underneath...(which there isnt).

The height is also going to draw MSPs base jumpers...its the only thing worth putting it in for.
Oct 29 2005 6:23PM
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quebecfreestyler
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that will totaly revolution the shakign gondola concept
Oct 29 2005 6:25PM
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pag
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that's such a stupid thing it will kill all the view
Oct 29 2005 6:30PM
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almostaskier
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i was about to say, one fighter jet cut the cables on one a while back...
Oct 29 2005 6:31PM
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