We decided to do the Peak to Peak gondola ride today but were not really prepared for just how much snow is still on the mountain tops. I thought we'd do a couple of alpine walks, but, no, they were all closed as they are still covered in snow.
The bottom of the valley looks like this:
The top looks like this:
If we had this much snow on our mountains at home we'd think it was a bumper snow year, but here the ski season is well and truly finished.
The Peak to Peak involves one 20 minute gondola ride to the top of Whistler Mountain and then another one 4.4km ride above a valley to the top of Blackcomb Mountain. This ride has only 4 support poles holding it up. The longest unsupported span is 3.024km long. It's highest point above the valley floor is 463m. It is quite an impressive engineering feat.
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