Gondola · Whistler, Canada
Whistler Village Gondola Upper
Whistler Village Gondola Upper is a gondola near Whistler, Canada. It climbs 818 m over 3.32 km, from 1,020 m to 1,838 m above sea level. Between its 34 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
25/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Whistler Village Gondola Upper is scarier than 25% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 15 of 37 in Canada.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 890 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 243 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Whistler Village Gondola Upper is near Whistler, Canada, at 1,020 m above sea level (50.09962° N, 122.95144° W). From there it runs 3.32 km up to the top station at 1,838 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 18 min
Nearby lines
- Creekside Gondola gondola · 2.0 km away · rises 642 m
- Whistler Village Gondola Lower gondola · 2.4 km away · rises 338 m
- Excalibur Gondola Lower gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 89 m
- Blackcomb Gondola Lower gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 483 m
- Excalibur Gondola Upper gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 364 m
- Blackcomb Gondola Upper gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 694 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.