YellowVest Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Look up. Look way way up. The new Wind Turbine Tower is now installed atop Grouse Mountain and it sure looked good glistening in the morning sunshine. It's painted white and you'll see it near the peak. It's easily visible from Vancouver and even the eastern suburbs. Is actually visible from Surrey but binoculars help. Today they add the three spokes that will turn in the wind. The Turbine will generate about one quarter of Grouse Mtn.'s electrical needs. The tower is 200 feet high and will have an elevator and observation deck. Adding the spokes will give a 300 foot overall height. Any photos please add here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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baron-pierreIV Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 So are those strong enough to blow the roof off of BC Place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Wow thats a lot of photos!!! Its rather high up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Rio de Janeiro has the Statue of Christ....Vancouver has a wind turbine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 I thought it would be news about the cauldron. You know...Turbines, Bombardier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yes white things are a motif of the Vancouver Games. Torch, BC Place's roof, this turbine... and probably the cauldron(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777rak Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 I am a big supporter of wind mills for power. Take a look at this windmill article possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Note that the Grouse Mountain ski resort wind turbine also includes an observation deck near the blades....you get up there by elevator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yes white things are a motif of the Vancouver Games.Torch, BC Place's roof, this turbine... and probably the cauldron(s). And the snow of course (how could u forget it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 And the snow of course (how could u forget it?) I heard it dosen't snow a whole lot in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I heard it dosen't snow a whole lot in Vancouver. When it snows in the city, it's utter chaos. Even if it's just 3 cms. It doesn't happen too often, but we got an entire metre of it last year which is very substantial and unusual for Vancouver. The mountains will look amazing once they are dusted with snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Whistler will have snow. Vancouver won't have snow during the Olympics...not in the city, but there will be now in the mountains. Well, it could get snow, but that is rare. If Vancouver gets a dump of snow, it will be in the Christmas-New Years week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I heard that the temperatures in Vancouver will be rather mild for an Olympic host city? What is the average temperature in Vancouver in February? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Average is about 5 degrees Celsius, the range is 1-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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