Silver Mountain, ID Report: Cliffs, Soft Snow, Tree-Skiing, Good Weather—What More Could You Want? Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Report from Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The skiing here is worth its weight in gold and not silver. For the second stop on this Idaho Iditarod, I drove from Schweitzer to Silver Mountain to see what this place was about. Silver Mountain is based out of Kellogg and has the longest gondola in America, stretching […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 25, 2021 0 Comments
How Old is Your Ski Lift? When you come to a resort and ride a ski lift, do you think of how old that lift is? Probably not, unless you’re stuck on the chair for a few hours. Are the new lifts more reliable and safe than the older ones? Well, it’s hard to say—I was stuck for three and a half hours on a relatively […] Industry News Claire Weiss | January 26, 2021 5 Comments
Utah Department of Transportation Offers 2 New Ways to Mitigate Traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon Traffic on a powder day up to Alta Ski Area = hell. But there may be a solution—well, two, actually. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #6 | “Alta Ski Area – Skiing First, COVID, Canyon Traffic, & Possible Mt. Baldy Tram” The Utah Department of Transportation announced Friday two possible strategies to help reduce traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 25, 2020 4 Comments
Someone Cut the Sea to Sky Gondola Cable… Again “Something you’d never think would happen, once in a lifetime, has happened twice,” says General Manager Kirby Brown. Just over a year after the Sea to Sky gondola cable was cut, sending 30 gondola cars crashing to the ground, it happened again. August 2019: Vandals Cut the Cable Of Sea-To-Sky Gondola in Squamish, BC Sending 30 Gondolas Crashing Down The cable was […] Clay Malott | September 14, 2020 1 Comment
Proposed Aerial Transportation for Park City, UT Unlikely Park City, UT has a not so secret problem: traffic. Over the years, several aerial transportation projects have been proposed to help alleviate traffic in the city and surrounding areas. A few years ago, it was looking hopeful that 1 or more of these projects would come to fruition, but the odds aren’t looking so well anymore. Ever since I […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | August 19, 2020 4 Comments
Jackson, WY Town Council Unanimously Approve New Gondola at Ski Resort The Jackson Town Council this week unanimously approved a new gondola at a Jackson, WY ski resort, following years of back and forth over the resort’s master plan. The plan’s proposal for a zip-line was tabled. Snow King Mountain Resort, referred to as ‘The Town Hill’ by Jackson locals, plans to build a gondola from a base in Phil Baux park […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 29, 2020 0 Comments
Gondola Connecting Two Canadian Resorts Is Back In The Game The Banff-Norquay gondola is back in the game. Liricon Capital Ltd. has expressed interest in submitting a new proposal to the government for the approval of the project. The company’s first submission was denied last December by Parks Canada. The argument was that such an eco-transit hub would negatively affect public use of the Mount Norquay access road. Liricon Capital partner […] Industry News Sebastian Opazo | July 23, 2020 0 Comments
Private Landowner Proposes New Gondola Plan to End Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Traffic Congestion A private landowner has put forward an alternative fourth proposal to help solve the traffic congestion in Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah, addressing the two major criticisms of UDOT’s original gondola proposal. As part of the Environmental Impact Statement process, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is seeking public comment regarding three draft transportation alternatives for improving safety, reliability, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 1, 2020 0 Comments
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