Jasper Skytram

The Jasper SkyTram is an aerial tramway on the mountain called The Whistlers near Jasper, Alberta, Canada. It is the highest and longest guided aerial tramway in Canada.[1] It goes to a height of 2,263 metres (7,425 ft) above sea level with a travel time of 7.5 minutes. The hike to the Whistlers Summit is 1.4 kilometres, and is a 200 m elevation gain to 2,463 metres (8,081 ft). It is 7 kilometres south of Jasper, off the Icefields Parkway on Whistlers Road. It is a seasonal operation, running from late March to the end of October.

The Jasper Skytram from below in 2009

References
  1. "Ride the Tram". Jasper Skytram. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

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