Gondola · Whistler, Canada
Blackcomb Gondola Lower
Blackcomb Gondola Lower is a gondola near Whistler, Canada. It climbs 483 m over 1.92 km, from 684 m to 1,167 m above sea level. Between its 24 pylons, the cable runs up to about 33 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
6/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Blackcomb Gondola Lower is scarier than 6% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 28 of 37 in Canada.
- Highest above the ground: about 33 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 1.44 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 136 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Blackcomb Gondola Lower is near Whistler, Canada, at 684 m above sea level (50.11541° N, 122.94749° W). From there it runs 1.92 km up to the top station at 1,167 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 4,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 13 min
Nearby lines
- Excalibur Gondola Upper gondola · 0.1 km away · rises 364 m
- Excalibur Gondola Lower gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 89 m
- Whistler Village Gondola Lower gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 338 m
- Blackcomb Gondola Upper gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 694 m
- Whistler Village Gondola Upper gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 818 m
- Creekside Gondola gondola · 3.8 km away · rises 642 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.