Gondola · Whistler, Canada
Blackcomb Gondola Upper
Blackcomb Gondola Upper is a gondola near Whistler, Canada. It climbs 694 m over 2.01 km, from 1,167 m to 1,862 m above sea level. Between its 19 pylons, the cable runs up to about 33 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
17/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Blackcomb Gondola Upper is scarier than 17% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 23 of 37 in Canada.
- Highest above the ground: about 33 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 613 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 188 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Blackcomb Gondola Upper is near Whistler, Canada, at 1,167 m above sea level (50.10713° N, 122.92391° W). From there it runs 2.01 km up to the top station at 1,862 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 · 1.7 km away · rises 364 m
- Blackcomb Gondola Lower gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 483 m
- Excalibur Gondola Lower gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 89 m
- Whistler Village Gondola Lower gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 338 m
- Whistler Village Gondola Upper gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 818 m
- Creekside Gondola gondola · 4.7 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.