—IMHO, the best ski area I ever skied on—
Climate change. Blah, blah, blah.
“”With climate change, which is real,” Nope, surprised I got that far....
It’d be a good story, but I never watch productions by leftist inferiors.
“Skiing has become so popular that getting to resorts from cities like Denver or Sacramento or Salt Lake City can often mean sitting in hours of gridlock traffic.”
News to me. And I only live about 15 miles from Alta. Still the traffic in the canyon itself is heavy. If you are staying in the city it’s easier to take a bus up from the mouth of the canyon.
In the 60’s they built the Sandia Peak Tram in Albuquerque. You could play golf in town and within an hour be skiing on the slopes on the east side of the Crest.
A gondola is a gaping hole into which various entities will pour money into to construct and which will never, every pay for itself.
If it was air conditioned, it’s something I’d probably like to ride in the Summer.
Looks like the longest in the US is 3.1 miles.
One in China is apparently the longest at 7.4km (appx 4.6 miles) with the Serbians planning one just short of 9 km (~5.6 miles)
I skied Snowbird and Alta in March of 79. Best powder I ever skied. Peruvian Gulch & Regulator Johnson is where I lived for 2 weeks.
Yes, the snow is perfect and there are many beautiful resorts in Utah. But the roads and lifts are not made for this many people. A gondola might take a percentage of the traffic, but they’re going to need a dozen other ideas to address the volume.
And we haven’t even brought up the overwhelmed ski claim carousel at the airport.
The last time I was at Alta and Snowbird was back in ‘76. They were rather easy to get to at the time. Have things changed! I had no idea.
Here in North Idaho, we have five resorts within an hour and you hardly ever have to wait for a lift, even during Christmas Week. The snow isn’t as good as the legendary Utah snow, but it’s quite good. And lift prices are a lot less than the glamour resorts in Utah, Colorado and California.
The stupid pot smokers in Colorado and California force skiers to ski at the clean and friendly resorts in Utah. Thus, Utah has crowd while Colorado and California are hurting for customers at ski places. I remember skiing the rope tow at Mammoth which cost $9 a day and I have photos.