Palisades Tahoe, CA, Officially Announces Name of New Base to Base Gondola [arve url="https://vimeo.com/740867464/086120b240"] SnowBrains | August 22, 2022 Likes Tweets 9 Comments
Eaglecrest Ski Area’s New Gondola Begins 8-Week Journey to Juneau, AK Eaglecrest Ski Area, AK, is excited to announce the Pulse Gondola is officially in transit. General Manager Dave Scanlan has been busy in Austria overseeing the loading of Eaglecrest’s new gondola. The packing and shipping process was broken down into two weeks of work. Each week consisted of loading 10-11 containers. Related: Don’t Tell Everyone, but Eaglecrest Ski Area, AK, Is […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 3, 2022 2 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC, to Sell Chairs From Recently Retired Red Chair & Creekside Gondola Whistler Blackcomb/Vail Resorts have generously donated the recently retired chairs and gondola cabins to help raise funds for both the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation and the Epic Promise Foundation. Related: Vail Resorts Announces $320 Million ‘Epic Lift Upgrade’ With 19 New Chairlifts Across 14 Resorts For $500 per chair or $900 per gondola, you can own a piece of Whistler Blackcomb […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2022 1 Comment
UDOT Delays Recommendation For Little Cottonwood Canyon Traffic Solution Due to Overwhelming Number of Public Comments Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) yesterday announced a delay in searching for a traffic solution in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The department had initially hoped to choose its recommendation by this month, but the record-breaking number of public comments, over 14,000, has caused the delay. “The reason we’re extending the schedule is mainly due to the great public participation we’ve had in […] SnowBrains | April 6, 2022 3 Comments
Guests Were Stuck on Steamboat Resort, CO’s, Gondola For Up To 2-Hours After Mechanical Issue Guests at Steamboat Resort, CO, were stuck for up to two hours last week when the gondola suffered mechanical issues bringing it to a halt. Two hundred nineteen guests were suspended above the slopes last Thursday, March 31st, about 20 minutes after the resort had opened for the day. Related: Steamboat Resort, CO, Expansion Gets Go-Ahead From Forest Service to […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 5, 2022 0 Comments
21 People Spend Night Suspended at 10,000 Feet on Broken Tram at Sandia Peak Ski Area, NM on New Year’s As the last work shift of 2021 was drawing to a close for the 20 staff of the Ten 3 restaurant located at the top of Sandia peak (10,300′) in Albuquerque, NM, all that was remaining was the 15-minute aerial tramway commute back down to the valley floor. It was New Year’s Eve. At the same time, a Sandia peak […] Industry News Martin Elliott | January 10, 2022 0 Comments
The Pointe De La Masse: World’s Fastest Gondola Imagine that you just got done getting ready for your first day of skiing on your trip with friends. You make your way to the gondola, only to be stopped short. The line for the gondola is super long and the estimated wait time is an hour. You begin to wonder if you went to a ski resort or an […] Industry News Evan Boughey | December 23, 2021 3 Comments
Proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Gondola Losing Support Little Cottonwood Canyon, near Salt Lake City, Utah, has had a growing traffic problem become increasingly apparent in recent years. The latest poll provides insight into the local Utahns’ opinions on improvements. Suggested realistic alternatives have been narrowed down to two primary options: a gondola through the canyon and an improved bus transportation system. Only 20% of those polled chose […] Industry News Jake Vigesaa | December 13, 2021 5 Comments
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