Winter Park, CO, Moves Forward With Town Gondola and $2 Billion Master Plan Winter Park Town Council has unanimously approved to rezone 165 acres of Winter Park Resort for mixed-use resort development and to construct a long-anticipated gondola connecting downtown Winter Park to the resort’s base area, reports the Sky-Hi News. At its June 3 meeting, the council gave the green light to the $2 billion master plan, a significant milestone in transforming […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 11, 2025 0 Comments
This ‘Ski Lift Graveyard’ Is More Like a Museum With an Abundance of Alpine History Nestled in the French Alps along a quiet roadside near the town of Taninges lies a strange and beautiful sight: row after row of decommissioned ski lifts. Chairlifts, gondolas, bubbles, and cable cars rest quietly in what looks like an outdoor museum. To the passerby, it is known informally as the ski lift graveyard. But this is no junkyard. It […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 23, 2025 0 Comments
New Public Survey Seeks Input on Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Traffic Solutions As debate continues over how to address traffic congestion in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, a nonprofit group is calling on the public to help shape the solution. Related: Skip the Ski Traffic and Take Colorado’s Winter Park Express Train Canyon Guard, an advocacy organization focused on protecting the natural and recreational value of LCC, has launched a new public survey […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 8, 2025 1 Comment
Will The Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Gondola Ever Get Built? In 2020, the Utah Department of Transportation announced three possible strategies to help reduce traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The proposed solutions were a cog railway or a gondola to shuttle visitors to ski resorts Alta and Snowbird or a new and improved bus system to shuttle more skiers up the canyon. The gondola was the option that was chosen […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 25, 2025 2 Comments
Key Gondola at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC, Remains Closed for Weeks After a Cabin Fell Off with 8 People Inside After a loaded gondola cabin fell from the Golden Eagle Express lift at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort on March 10, the resort has suspended all operations on the lift while an in-depth investigation unfolds. The incident, which occurred as the cabin was leaving the bottom terminal with eight people inside, resulted in no serious injuries—but it has left one of […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 21, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Over 150 People Evacuated from Winter Park, CO, Gondola After Operational Malfunction Winter Park Ski Patrol conducted a significant rescue operation Saturday afternoon, safely evacuating 150 to 175 people from the resort’s gondola after an “operational malfunction,” reports the Colorado Sun. Using ropes and ladders, rescuers assisted stranded riders by lowering them to the ground or guiding them down from lift towers. The gondola stopped functioning shortly after noon, and four hours […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 22, 2024 0 Comments
The 5 Scariest Lifts in the World We’ve all had a scary experience on a chairlift, tram, or gondola. Some lifts are scarier than others and that should be recognized. Whitelines.com put together a list of the 5 scariest lifts in the world along with some details as to why each lift is great at raising the hairs on the back of your neck. We personally get freaked out every time we ride Red Dog at Squaw Valley… […] SnowBrains | November 11, 2024 19 Comments
Deer Valley Resort, UT, Plans Major New Gondola Infrastructure That Will Transform Base Area The new Snow Park Village project at Deer Valley, Utah, was discussed at length in a Park City Planning Commission meeting on October 9. The weekly planning commission meeting discussed the proposed new village and gondola system in Deer Valley’s Snow Park Lodge area. A Special Meeting of the Park City Planning Commission will be held on October 30 to […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 22, 2024 0 Comments
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