Meeting The Challenges Of Peak 2 Peak

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Meeting The Challenges Of Peak 2 Peak

BEHLEN - Whistler & Blackcomb:

The winter of 2010 will have sports-loving fans around the globe focused on Vancouver and the Winter Olympic Games. In the heart of all the excitement, Whistler and Blackcomb mountains – our continent’s greatest vertical-rise mountains – will host several events between the two peaks.

Thousands of spectators and athletes alike will climb these mountains. And then they’ll effortlessly change peaks. Moving between Whistler and Blackcomb may seem like a tiresome feat, but it won’t be thanks to the dedicated engineering experts of BEHLEN Industries LP and several partners. BEHLEN, a Canadian building solutions company, has been revolutionizing the construction industry with world-class innovative building systems to create magnificent structures in big cities, small towns, and now on mountain peaks.

The mountains’ new PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola will transport people from one peak to the other – and back again – with ease and a great amount of speed. At the top of each mountain, BEHLEN’s stunning gondola terminals provide riders with shelter from inclement weather and comfortably allow for boarding the gondolas. Housed within the terminals is the largest lift hardware that manufacturer Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group has ever built.

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PEAK 2 PEAK
Project Description:	These FLEX-SYS projects featured 2 gondola terminals, 1 on the peak of Blackcomb mountian and 2 on the peak of Whistler mountain. Both terminals are similar the great difference being that the Blackcomb terminal includes a maintenance wing.
Size of Project:	Whistler terminal approx 17,000 sq.ft. Blackcomb terminal approx 13,517 sq.ft.
Project Completion:	Winter 2008
BEHLEN Dealer:	Colony Management Inc.
Roof: Walls:	SSR, 24 gauge in Galvalume Ultra Span, 24 gauge in Galvalume

PROJECT FACTS…
Speed:	7.5 m/sec.
Ride Time:	11 minutes
Number of Cabins:	28
Frequency:	one cabin departs every 49 seconds
Total Distance:	4.4 km (2.73 miles)
Highest Point:	436 m (1427 ft.) over Fitzsimmons Creek
Unsupported Span Length:	3.024 km (1.88 miles) between the two towers furthest apart
Cabin Capacity:	22 seated, 6 standing (28 in total)
Capacity:	2050 people per hour each way
Number of Towers:	4 (2 on Blackcomb and 2 on Whistler)
Height of Towers:	35-65 m (100-213 ft.)
Track Ropes:	Cabins ride on two ropes. Each is 56 mm in diameter and 4600 m long (with sag)
Haul Rope:	A single rope pulls cabins along track. Haul Rope is 46 mm in diameter and 8850 m long (with sag)

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Partners:

BEHLEN Industries LP
Engineers & Manufacturers of Steel Building Systems used in the terminal construction.
www.behlen.ca

CANNON DESIGN
Architects responsible for designing the terminals.
www.cannondesign.com

COLONY MANAGEMENT INC.
Steel Building Consultant and Steel Erector for the terminals.
www.colonybuildings.com

DOPPELMAYR/GARAVENTA GROUP
The Gondola Lift engineer, manufacturer and contractor.
www.doppelmayr.com

INTRAWEST ULC
Ski resort operator and project lead responsible for commissioning the project.
www.intrawest.com