Park City, UT, Exploring Tunnel and Gondola Possibilities to Ease Traffic State Road 248 is used heavily by people traveling in the Snyderville Basin, the East Side of Summit County, and Wasatch County in Utah. Some spicy ideas have been thrown around at the Park City city hall to reduce traffic. One idea is a tunnel. State-funded research will assess whether a tunnel underneath the S.R. 248 entryway or parallel to […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 3, 2023 1 Comment
Queenstown, NZ, Skyline Gondola to Undergo Significant Expansion This article was written by contributing author Ciaran Coughlin The Skyline Gondola is a major attraction in Queenstown, New Zealand, offering visitors breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and lake. As part of the Project Skyline development project, the gondola is set to undergo a significant expansion. Led by Skyline Enterprises, the expansion will include the upgrade of the gondola […] Industry News Guest Author | January 9, 2023 1 Comment
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Launches the Base to Base Gondola With Grand Opening Celebration After kicking off the winter season earlier this month, Palisades Tahoe is slated to debut the long-awaited Base to Base Gondola in mid-December with a full day of festivities to ring in a new era at the resort. The Base to Base Gondola Grand Opening Celebration will take place on Saturday, December 17, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, special performances, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 30, 2022 4 Comments
How Much Will it Really Cost to Ride the Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Gondola? Earlier this summer when the Utah Department of Transportation (UTDOT) officially recommended a gondola to fix the traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon they left out one vital piece of information: what it would cost to ride the gondola. The answer to this question is up for speculation and involves a lot of moving parts. However, applying some known facts and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | November 28, 2022 8 Comments
Opening of Whistler, BC, Gondola Delayed Whistler is delaying the opening of the new Creekside Gondola, with no set date for when it will start running. The gondola was originally planned to debut in line with the resort’s planned opening day of Thursday, November 24th, but Whistler was unable to put the finishing touches on it in time. This serves as a major blow to the operations […] Matt Scribner | November 21, 2022 2 Comments
Utah Governor Speaks Out in Support of Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola In a news conference yesterday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox spoke out in support of The Utah Department of Transportation’s (UDOT) favored solution to the transportation crisis affecting the Little Cottonwood Canyon—the controversial gondola. Cox claimed that whatever solution is implemented will cost a large amount of money—the gondola is expected to cost at least $500 million—and he is in favor […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 21, 2022 2 Comments
The 1st Cabins Have Been Installed on the Palisades Tahoe, CA, Base to Base Gondola Palisades Tahoe, CA, announced yesterday that the first cabins on the brand-new Base to Base Gondola are up. Our first cabins on the Base to Base Gondola are up! Things are taking shape quickly around here and both the Base to Base and Red Dog are on track for a early to mid-December opening 🙌🏻 – Palisades Tahoe The Base […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 20, 2022 1 Comment
Deadline for Public Comments on Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola is Today The deadline for comments on the Little Cottonwood Canyon Final environmental impact statement (EIS) is today, Monday, October 17th. Anybody wishing to comment must do so by 11:59 pm mountain time tonight. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@udotcottonwoods) The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has been working on a solution to the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2022 2 Comments