Peak-2-Peak Heavy Lift 1

Thanks to the largest mobile harbor crane in North America, another heavy-lift project has been completed at the Port of Vancouver USA.

Crews of workers at the port worked through the night to discharge four reels of cable, each weighing 90 metric tons, and another weighing 84 metric tons. On Wednesday morning, those reels were loaded to rail, for delivery to Whistler, B.C., with departure from the port scheduled for mid-afternoon Wednesday.

The cable will be used in the construction of a record-breaking sized ski lift – the Peak 2 Peak Gondola – which will connect the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. The project is expected to be completed in time for the 2010 Winter Games, hosted by Vancouver, B.C.