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Summer in North America 2018 Part 23 - Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains


The Whistler Village I wrote about in the previous post is located at the base of two mountains: Whistler and Blackcomb. From the village you can take Whistler Village Gondola up, and then continued on one of the ski lifts to the peak where the brand new Cloudraker Skybridge is located. I bought our lift tickets online, they have special discounts if you pre-purchase your tickets. From the online purchase you will receive a confirmation email that you have to show at the ticket booth to get the actual tickets. You pay for a pass and it will allow you to take any of the gondolas and lifts up there.

Bike lifts

Some carry bikes, some carry people




Whistler Village Gondola
When we got off the Whistler Village Gondola, we stopped a bit for some pictures. The view was breathtaking. There are walking and hiking trails that you can take from here. We could really feel the temperature difference here, so we put our sweaters and jackets on.

In front of the gondola base























We walked down the Peak Express Traverse to get to the Peak Express Chair. These lifts took us to the Top of the World Summit where the Cloudraker Skybridge is located.


















It was our first time riding on a ski lift, and it was cold and scary!










We finally reached the Top of the World summit and went straight to the Cloudraker Skybridge. Opened on Canada Day 2018, the 130 m long suspension bridge has attracted quite a few visitors when we were there. We were quite excited to be there on it's 8th day!!

Situated over the Whistler Bowl, the bridge hung at a dizzying height that I turned around after a few meters of walking on it. Miss Kiki and DH went all the way to the other end and back. Later on DH went back and forth a few times with the GoPro to get a time lapsed video.
















We spent quite a bit of time at the peak trying to take in all the beauty the mountains could offer. It was nice just to sit back and do nothing. We unpacked a couple of sandwiches that we bought in the village and had lunch at the peak.







On the peak you can also take a photo with the Whistler Mountain Inukshuk, built for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler.



























From the peak, we took the lift back to the Roundhouse Lodge and lined up for the award-winning Peak 2 Peak Gondola. We originally wanted to get on the glass-bottom gondola but seeing that it was a long lineup and they are rare, we decided to go on a regular one.

The gondola took us from Whistler mountain all the way over to Blackcomb mountain.











By the time we got to Blackcomb mountain, the lifts to go to the peak already stopped running. Thus, we went to their restaurant and ordered some warm drinks.





















For the way back to Whistler mountain, we were lucky enough that the line for the Silver Glass Bottom cabins were empty so we got to ride in one in the end.









We topped up our water bottles with their local mountain fresh water and went back to the village...


We loved our trip to Whistler! The 3 hour drive was absolutely worth it!





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