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Salt Lake County and City Officials Strongly Oppose Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola

Salt Lake County and City officials yesterday announced the county’s official position on the controversial gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon––they’re firmly against the plan. The announcement comes a day after Ski Utah threw their support behind the gondola as the solution to Little Cottonwood Canyon’s traffic woes. The public comment period ends this Friday, September 3rd. Related: Ski Utah Strongly Supports […]
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Ski Utah Strongly Supports a Gondola as the Answer to Little Cottonwood Canyon Traffic Woes

In an Instagram post yesterday Ski Utah threw their support behind the gondola as the solution to Little Cottonwood Canyon’s traffic woes. The public comment period ends this Friday, September 3rd. Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Solution We strongly urge you to submit your comment regarding alternative transportation solutions in Little Cottonwood canyon via the link in our bio. Ski Utah strongly […]
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UDOT Extends Public Comment Period For Little Cottonwood Canyon Alternatives

UDOT has extended the original 45-day comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Survey (EIS) on the two preferred Little Cottonwood Canyon alternatives to 70 days. During the current public comment period for the Draft EIS, @utahtransportation received requests to extend the length of the current review and comment period from 45 days, to either 60 days or 90 days. […]
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Equipment for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Base-to-Base Gondola Has Begun Arriving

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Alterra Mountain Company confirmed on April 12, 2021, that the long-anticipated Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows gondola would go ahead this summer, and it looks like no time is being wasted. On the same day that Alpine Meadows closed, and with Squaw Valley remaining open for just one more week, parts and equipment for the new gondola beganm arriving at the […]
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UPDATE: More Details From Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA on the Gondola That Will Create North America’s 3rd Largest Resort

Alterra Mountain Company yesterday (4/12/21) confirmed that the long-anticipated Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows gondola would go ahead this summer. Connecting the two resorts will create the third-largest ski resort in North America and the second in the US (depending on how you work it out), behind Whistler Blackcomb, BC, and Park City, UT. There has been talk of a gondola […]
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Could the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Base-to-Base Gondola Happen This Summer?

Liftblog, a popular site dedicated to everything (you guessed it) chairlift related, Tweeted on Tuesday that the base-to-base ‘Squaw-Alpine gondola is happening,’ citing Rusty Gregory, Alterra CEO, as the source. Straight from Rusty: $200 million in capital spending this year for Alterra, Squaw-Alpine gondola is happening. — Lift Blog (@liftblog) March 23, 2021 Numerous sources claim that on a call […]
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Repurposed Gondola Cars Provide a New Pandemic Dining Experience

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The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the restaurant industry, with mandatory closures and restricted dining hurting restaurants’ business. Owners managed to get creative by expanding outdoor dining spaces and building parklets to seat customers. During the summer the issue was easier to manage. Restaurants created an enjoyable dining experience by rolling up garage doors to increase airflow and seating customers outside. The need […]
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