Jasper SkyTram – Whistlers Mountain
The weather was pretty lousy when we rode the Jasper Skytam – living on the west coast we’re no strangers to rain, but rain and cold is a nasty combination. It was a cool ride, nonetheless.
Looking up…
Looking down…
A tram car at the top
The engines that make it move…
Being interested in such things, I really enjoy knowing how the things I travel on work. Unfortunately, details about the Jasper SkyTram machinery are hard to find. I’d like to know how many horsepower the engines develop, the height of the towers, length of the cables and all that cool stuff.
And a bit of video…
- Builder: Pohlig-Heckel-Bleichert (Germany) ,1964
- Speed: 6 meters per second
- Track rope cable: 46 mm diameter
- Hauling rope: 27 mm diameter
- Tram car cabin size: 183 cm x 330 cm x 231 cm
- Tram car capacity: 30 people
- Upper station elevation: 2277 m
- Lower station elevation: 1300 m