Snowbird ranks as the second best resort in North America, runner-up to Whistler Blackcomb resort in Canada, according to Skiing Magazine.
Whistler | James Abbott McNeill Whistler | Whistler, British Columbia | Australian Golden Whistler | Black-chinned Whistler | Yellow-throated Whistler | Whistler's Mother | White-throated Whistler | Whistler Blackcomb | Rusty-breasted Whistler | Gilbert's Whistler | Rex Whistler | Melanesian Whistler | Laurence Whistler | Hugh Whistler | Blackcomb | Whistler's Warbler | Whistler Mountain | Oriole Whistler | Norfolk Golden Whistler | Fiji Whistler | Blackcomb Peak |
Finally, in 2010, after starting the season the same way, Guay broke through after two fifth-place finishes in the speed events at the 2010 Olympics at Whistler.
Examples of a lift with three stops instead of the standard two are the Village Gondola and the Excalibur Gondolas at Whistler Blackcomb.
In the following years, Poma built gondolas at Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia; Squaw Valley, California (replaced by North America's only funitel); Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont; and Stratton, Vermont, among others.