For people who feel this is flimsy, We get you. But having it be almost entirely empty space is much much safer because then it's dealing with far less forces because the wind can blow right through.
Also, metal is just insanely strong. You can lift a ton on a quite thin chain. Well made scaffolding construction is a well known and highly trainable process. You can both build massive redundancy and have inspectors in rope access (basically absailing).
Back in the 90s when Québec City was trying to get the 2002 Olympics, one of the problems was the lack of a tall enough mountain for a specific race. A ramp like this one was proposed and the ski federation rejected it.
Now the Olympic committee lacks candidacies so much it asked Québec City for a proposal a few years ago. No one in the province is ready to pay so much for so little in return. Also why you won't see a FIFA world cup game in Montreal this summer.
Silicon_Knight on February 16th, 2026 at 23:37 UTC »
I’m not a structural engineer, and for a reason. But as a layperson Jesus.
letsburn00 on February 16th, 2026 at 23:45 UTC »
For people who feel this is flimsy, We get you. But having it be almost entirely empty space is much much safer because then it's dealing with far less forces because the wind can blow right through.
Also, metal is just insanely strong. You can lift a ton on a quite thin chain. Well made scaffolding construction is a well known and highly trainable process. You can both build massive redundancy and have inspectors in rope access (basically absailing).
Mokmo on February 17th, 2026 at 00:10 UTC »
Back in the 90s when Québec City was trying to get the 2002 Olympics, one of the problems was the lack of a tall enough mountain for a specific race. A ramp like this one was proposed and the ski federation rejected it.
Now the Olympic committee lacks candidacies so much it asked Québec City for a proposal a few years ago. No one in the province is ready to pay so much for so little in return. Also why you won't see a FIFA world cup game in Montreal this summer.