'MO - November 2008 - (Page 13) what’s hot IMPRESSIVE DETAILS SPEED 24.6 feet 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 3.024km/1.88 miles (straight line between the two towers that are furthest apart) HIGHEST POINT above the ground is 436m/1,427 feet over Fitzsimmons Creek NUMBER OF CABINS 28 CAPACITY OF CABINS 24 seated, 4 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 2.2 inches in diameter. Total length of the track rope with the sag is 2.86 miles HAUL ROPE the single rope that pulls the cars along the track ropes is 1.8 inches in diameter. Total length of the haul rope loop with the sag is 5.49 miles Whistler-Blackcomb’s Peak 2 Peak Gondola Slated to open this December, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola is the longest unsupported lift span in the world at 1.88 miles and the highest lift of its kind at 1,361 feet. Confirming Whistler-Blackcomb’s status as the premier resort destination in the world, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola is the newest addition to any adventurer’s must-see list. An engineer rides atop the first cabin to make its way across the 2.73 mile span from Blackcomb Mountain to Whistler Mountain on September 19. PHOTO BY PAUL MORRISON
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of 'MO - November 2008 'MO - November 2008 Contents Letter from the Editor Voices Elections '08: What Really Happened Instant Activist Pet Project Legally Speaking: Estate Planning 'mo-BIZ: Thinking Cap Communications & Design, Inc. Whistler-Blackcomb's Peak 2 Peak Gondola Form & Function: Stay Up on the Downhill: Glutes & Legs Gay City Health Project: 10 Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel Head for the Hills: The Top 4 Gay Ski Weeks in North America Book Review: Waiter Rant Book Review: The Transgender Child Capitol Hill Guide Live Event Preview: Teatro ZinZanni's A Rosa de Rio Live Event Preview: Jennifer Holliday and the Seattle Men's Chorus DVD Review: Kiss the Bride SceneOut: People@Places 'mo-Single Q&A 'MO - November 2008 'MO - November 2008 - 'MO - November 2008 (Page Cover1) 'MO - November 2008 - 'MO - November 2008 (Page Cover2) 'MO - November 2008 - 'MO - November 2008 (Page 3) 'MO - November 2008 - 'MO - November 2008 (Page 4) 'MO - November 2008 - Contents (Page 5) 'MO - November 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 6) 'MO - November 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 7) 'MO - November 2008 - Instant Activist (Page 8) 'MO - November 2008 - Instant Activist (Page 9) 'MO - November 2008 - Pet Project (Page 10) 'MO - November 2008 - Legally Speaking: Estate Planning (Page 11) 'MO - November 2008 - Whistler-Blackcomb's Peak 2 Peak Gondola (Page 12) 'MO - November 2008 - Whistler-Blackcomb's Peak 2 Peak Gondola (Page 13) 'MO - November 2008 - Form & Function: Stay Up on the Downhill: Glutes & Legs (Page 14) 'MO - November 2008 - Gay City Health Project: 10 Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel (Page 15) 'MO - November 2008 - Gay City Health Project: 10 Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel (Page 16) 'MO - November 2008 - Gay City Health Project: 10 Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel (Page 17) 'MO - November 2008 - Head for the Hills: The Top 4 Gay Ski Weeks in North America (Page 18) 'MO - November 2008 - Head for the Hills: The Top 4 Gay Ski Weeks in North America (Page 19) 'MO - November 2008 - Head for the Hills: The Top 4 Gay Ski Weeks in North America (Page 20) 'MO - November 2008 - Head for the Hills: The Top 4 Gay Ski Weeks in North America (Page 21) 'MO - November 2008 - Book Review: Waiter Rant (Page 22) 'MO - November 2008 - Book Review: The Transgender Child (Page 23) 'MO - November 2008 - Capitol Hill Guide (Page 24) 'MO - November 2008 - Live Event Preview: Teatro ZinZanni's A Rosa de Rio (Page 25) 'MO - November 2008 - DVD Review: Kiss the Bride (Page 26) 'MO - November 2008 - DVD Review: Kiss the Bride (Page 27) 'MO - November 2008 - SceneOut: People@Places (Page 28) 'MO - November 2008 - SceneOut: People@Places (Page 29) 'MO - November 2008 - 'mo-Single Q&A (Page 30) 'MO - November 2008 - 'mo-Single Q&A (Page Cover3) 'MO - November 2008 - 'mo-Single Q&A (Page Cover4)
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