Iconic Mont Blanc Gondola Plummets to Valley Floor after Icing Up Spanning a huge 3.1 miles between the Aiguille du Midi above Chamonix, France and the Pointe Helbronner above Courmayeur, Italy, the Panoramic du Mont Blanc is one of the most iconic mountain lifts in the world. Over the weekend a buildup of ice, over 2 feet round in places, broke one of the gondola cables, sending multiple cars crashing to the […] Crash Steven Agar | February 1, 2018 3 Comments
Steamboat Springs, CO Condition Report: Dry Powder It it was an arduous adventure from Idaho to Colorado, floating through the rolling hills of Wyoming and the ripping winds. And with the last ounce of fuel landed at Lower Knoll parking lot at Steamboat Springs. The Resort was bustling with energy for the first Powder day in some time and 9″ of free show had the early goers […] Conditions Report Aaron Lebowitz | January 24, 2018 0 Comments
Body in Creek Spotted by Skier Riding Gondola at Vail, CO A skier riding a lift at Vail ski area spotted the body of a man lying face up in Gore Creek near Lionshead Tuesday morning, reports The Denver Post. According to police, the man was Maldwyn George Zang, 59, a longtime Vail local. He wasn’t wearing snow gear and there were sunglasses and a backpack (containing a Vail Daily newspaper […] Steven Agar | January 17, 2018 0 Comments
150 Guests Stranded In French Alps Gondola For Several Hours On Sunday According to AFP, around 150 mountain guests were trapped in gondola cars for several hours on Sunday at Chamrousse Ski Resort in France. Around 3:00pm on Sunday afternoon, the resorts Gondola stopped working due to unknown reasons. At the time of the breakdown, there were about 150 guests on the lift. Civil security helicopters were brought in to rescue the stranded mountain guests. They […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 26, 2017 0 Comments
7 Killed When Tree Derails Gondola Cable in Gulmarg, India on Saturday At least 7 people have been killed at the Gulmarg ski resort in Indian controlled Kashmir after the cable supporting the gondola cars derailed on Saturday, according to officials. The 7 deaths occurred due to their windows breaking and being thrown out of their gondola. “suddenly a gush of strong wind uprooted a pine tree that hit another large pine […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 26, 2017 0 Comments
Vermont Women Awarded $750k After Experiencing PTSD From Being Stranded In A Gondola According to WCAX News, Nadine Price of Pittsfield, VT was awarded $750,000 for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that she has experienced after she was stranded in a Killington gondola for more than 5 hours in October of 2011. At 3:15pm on that horrid day in 2011, Nadine boarded the gondola to head up the mountain to hike, but bad weather forced the gondola […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 2, 2016 2 Comments
Jackson Hole Plans On Building New Gondola to Ease Tram Lines Ever since Jackson Hole Mountain Resort got rated the number one ski resort in North America, it has slowly become more and more blown out with lines and tourists. Although this is good for business, it is a quick surefire way to irk locals. On a pow day, people start lining up as early as 6:30 AM to catch […] Keenan Grady | March 8, 2016 0 Comments
6-Mile Long, $50 Million Gondola Linking City of Queenstown, NZ To Remarkables Ski Resort To Be Built According to Stuff, the project is in motion for a $50 million gondola that would link Queenstown’s Remarkables Town Centre to the Remarkables Ski Area in New Zealand. The gondola will consist of 140 eight-seat cabins that span over 9.8Km (6 miles). The Porter Group, a Queenstown investment and development company, proposed the gondola as a method to invest in […] Industry News Chris Wallner | November 19, 2015 1 Comment
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