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  8-MGD Golden Eagle Express

Valley station
Valley station

Line
Line

Mountain station
Mountain station

General information  
Place Golden 
resort Kicking Horse Mountain Resort 
Region British Columbia 
Country   
Name of lift Golden Eagle Express 
Type 8-MGD 
Lift manufacturer Poma 
Year of construction 2000 
Commissioning date ?? 


Infos for handicapped persons
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Characteristics
4th March 2025: a gondola fell from the cable of the cable car
More infos: https://liftblog.com/2025/03/10/gondola-falls-from-kicking-horses-golden-eagle-express/

geometric data  
Height of valley station ?? m
Height of middle station(s) ?? m
Height of mountain station ?? m
Vertical rise 1072 m
Route distance 3413 m
Horizontal length ?? m
Average incline ?? %
Largest incline ?? %
Number of pillars ?? Stk
Greatest spanwidth ?? m
Max ground clearance ?? m
Trackwidth drive ?? m
Trackwidth line ?? m
Trackwidth return ?? m
Angle of wrap (drive wheel) ?? °
Drive altitude of site ?? m
Maximum capacity 1200 Pers/h
Travel time 13 min
Driving speed line 5 m/s
Driving speed station ?? m/s

electrical data  
Electrical control ?? 
Remote control and telemonitoring system ?? 
Power control system ?? 
Number of drive ?? Stk
Drive power (Start) ?? kW
Drive power (Operation) ?? kW
Brake power ?? kW
Continuous brake power ?? kW
Driving station ?? 
Drive type ?? 
Traction of drive ?? 
Emergency drive ?? 
Traction of emergency drive ?? 

cabins data  
Grip type ?? 
Cab manufacturer CWA 
Cab model OMEGA III-8 LWI 
Seating carpet 
Seat heater no 
Heater no 
Aircon no 
Persons per cab
Number of cabs ?? Stk
Cab distance 120 m
Cab interval 24 s
Garage type ?? 
Garage place ?? 
Garage direction ?? 
Loading direction ?? 


rope data  
Rope manufacturer ?? 
Length of haul rope ?? m
Total weight of haul rope ?? t
Haul rope diameter ?? mm
Nominal strength of haul rope ?? N/mm²
Breaking strength of rope ?? kN
Tensionstation haulrope ?? 
Tension type ?? 
Tension way ?? m

miscellaneous data  
Transport uphill 100 %
Transport downhill ?? %
Drive direction right 
Construction costs ?? CAD
Currency (Construction costs) Canadian dollar 
Construction period ?? months
Seasontime ??  
Evacuation ropeway ?? 
Integrated rescue system ?? 
Rope position control no 
Asset number (Trail map) ?? 

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Datas: May 18, 2025
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Lift-Statistics
6059 visit(s) since Sep 17, 2006
Last visit May 19, 2025

LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 10097
Place-ID: 2736

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