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Whistler Blackcomb’s proposed $66-million upgrade, which adds a gondola and makes it easier for skiers to travel between the two mountains, is expected to attract more global skiers.

But it’s a scaled-back version of a $100-million investment it announced last year that was supposed to add a water park and roller coaster.

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Vail Resorts of Colorado announced on Thursday it will replace the Wizard and Solar chairlifts from Whistler’s Upper Village on the Blackcomb mountain with a 10-person gondola.

The gondola will bring skiers to the base of the Peak 2 Peak gondola between Blackcomb and Whistler, and Vail calls it the “first three-gondola connection in the world.”

The investment is the largest in the resort’s history, said Whistler Blackcomb spokesman Marc Riddell. It puts Whistler in a better position to capitalize on summer visits by opening up all areas of the alpine area to visitors by offering them a sheltered ride up and down the mountain, he said.