Quebec’s Mont Saint Sauveur is in the process of installing a brand new Alpine Coaster, the first of its kind in Canada, and this summer, the Eastern Expedition will have the opportunity to ride the rails!
Riders twist and turn through rugged mountain terrain in a series of step descents and circular curves. Passengers can control the speed of the ride; adrenalin junkies can race through the track at speeds of over 20 miles an hour while those wanting to appreciate the surrounding scenery can move more slowly.
The new coaster is scheduled to open this winter.
Check out a video here or the park’s website here. It certainly looks like a blast!
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And for those wanting some more technical information:
• Ascent length: 1,500 feet
• Descent length: 3,560 feet
• Total length: 1,5 km
• Approximate maximum speed: 22 mph
• Duration of the ride at 15 mph: 5.5 minutes
• Maintenance-free stainless steel tubular rails
• Tracks height : between 3 and 20 feet above the ground
• 45 toboggans
• Ecological integration of the equipment
• Greatest possible safety: derailments excluded by track guides, brake levers on both sides and safety belts.
Who doesn’t picture the Tanner family riding the San Francisco cable car when they hear the Full House Theme Song.
San Francisco … It’s pretty easy to leave your heart in the city by the Bay.
Conde Naste Traveler readers in their 2009 poll named San Francisco the Best U.S. City in the annual readers’ poll. San Francisco was followed by Charleston, Santa Fe, New York City, Chiacgo, Honolulu, Carmel, and Savannah.
Want to see more? Check out Conde Naste Traveler’s website here.
Join us this summer in San Francisco to ride over the Golden Gate Bridge, explore Alcatraz, bark at the sea lions off of Pier 39, ride a cable car, devour Ghirardelli chocolates at Ghirardelli square, and so much more!
And … some San Francisco fun facts:
1. Denim jeans were invented in San Francisco for the Gold Rush miners who needed tough, comfortable clothing.
2. There are over three hundred coffee houses within the city boundaries of San Francisco
3. Al Capone spent five years in prison in Alcatraz.
4. San Francisco is built on 43 hills.
5. The crookedest street is not Lombard Street , Vermont Avenue between 22nd and 23rd is the “crookedest,” Filbert between Hyde and Leavenworth is the steepest street at 31.5 degrees.
6. Soon after the Golden Gate Park opened in 1890, John McLaren, the park’s designer added a free-range zoo that was home to elk, bears, goats, and buffalo. The buffalo are the only ones that remain.
The Westcoast Blogger
P.S. – In the Europe category, readers voted Florence and Rome as the two best cities.
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Who doesn’t picture the Tanner’s riding the San Francisco cable car when they hear the Full House Theme Song.
San Francisco … It’s pretty easy to leave your heart in the city by the Bay.
CondeNaste Traveler readers in their 2009 poll listed the city by the Bay as one of their favorite.
For the last 18 out of 19 years, readers of CondeNaste traveler have named San Fransciso one the “Best U.S. City” in their annual Readers’ Choice Awards. San Francisco was followed by Charleston, Santa Fe, New York City, Chiacgo, Honolulu, Carmel, and Savannah.
Join us this summer in San Francisco to ride over the Golden GateBridge, explore Alcatraz, bark at the seal lions off of Pier 39, ride a cable car, devour Ghirardelli chocolates at Ghirardelli square, and so much more!
And … some San Francisco fun facts:
Denim jeans were invented in San Francisco for the Gold Rush miners who needed tough, comfortable clothing.
There are over three hundred coffee houses within the city boundaries of San Francisco
Al Capone spent five years in prison in Alcatraz.
San Francisco is built on 43 hills.
The crookedest street is not LombardStreet ,Vermont Avenue between 22nd and 23rd is the “crookedest,” Filbert between Hyde and Leavenworth is the steepest street at 31.5 degrees.
Soon after the Golden GatePark opened in 1890, John McLaren, the park’s designer added a free-range zoo that was home to elk, bears, goats, and buffalo. The buffalo are the only ones that remain.
P.S. – In the Europe category, readers voted Florence and Rome as the two best cities.
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