Jasper SkyTram | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Status: | Operational |
Character: | Recreational |
Location: | Whistlers Road, Jasper, Alberta |
Country: | Canada |
Coordinates: | 52.8515°N -118.1238°W |
Trip Duration: | 7 min |
Lift Type: | ATW |
Manufactured By: | P.H.B. Company |
No Towers: | 1 |
No Cables: | 2 |
Cable Diameter: | Track rope cable: 46 mm. Hauling rope: 27 mm. |
Speed: | 6 m/s |
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 above sea level with a travel time of 7.5 minutes. From the upper tramway station, the hike to the Whistlers Summit is 1.4 kilometres, and is a 200m (700feet) elevation gain to . It is 7km (04miles) south of Jasper, off the Icefields Parkway on Whistlers Road. It is a seasonal operation, running from late March to the end of October. It has been in operation since it was built in 1964.[2]