The Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola

[NYSkiBlog]

Utah Department of Transportation Selects Gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon

The State of Utah has selected a 3S gondola as the winning alternative for Little Cottonwood Canyon mobility after a multi-year environmental impact study. The study considered roadway widening, en…

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[D.B. Cooper]

I read the post and thought it was a good idea. I read the first comment and though it might not be. Then I read the 2nd comment and thought it was a good idea again.

 

[Harvey]

We'll certainly learn something. If it succeeds that mode of transportation can be applied in many places.

FWIW 35 passengers is a tram, not a gondola IMO. Do you get to sit down?

 

[D.B. Cooper]

FWIW 35 passengers is a tram, not a gondola IMO. Do you get to sit down?

In the absence of any other lift experts on this blog, I think a tram is one that has two support cables and a haul rope. A gondola has a haul rope only. The Whistler Peak-to-Peak has 22 seated, 6 standing. So.....yes?

 

[snoloco]

A tram has only two cabins and reverses direction for every trip. This is a 3S gondola which is a tricable system with two track ropes and one haulrope, similar to a tram. The difference is that the lift operates in a continuous loop. This allows for far higher capacity than what you'd get with a tram.

Note that the gondola is the last phase of a multi-phase plan. The first step is tolling the roads and more frequent bus service. If those measures work out, then the gondola may not be necessary.

 

[takeahike46er]

Exactly Sno.

The gondola is so many years away at this point, it’s quite possible it never comes to fruition and the snow sheds, tolling and increased bus service ends up being an adequate enough solution. We shall see.

 

[x10003q]

We'll certainly learn something. If it succeeds that mode of transportation can be applied in many places.

FWIW 35 passengers is a tram, not a gondola IMO. Do you get to sit down?

It is a gondola. The loading is 1 cabin every 2 minutes. The capacity of 1050/hour is a low, but that will probably increase as the infrastructure at the base fills out. Short of boring tunnels like a subway, this seems to be the best answer. There is the possibility it never happens, too.