
- Monemvasia, a castle town in Greece, is adding a cable car that aims to open by 2024. The new cable car was originally proposed in 2021, and the 6.8 million euros will be funded through Recovery and Resilience (RRF) funds. The goal is to make the town, which stands as Europe’s oldest inhabited castle town, completely accessible to all visitors, and the town is working through many different upgrades and projects to make this happen. The cable car will specifically aim to make the upper town accessible, which is currently only accessible by narrow stairs.
- Winter Park Resort in Colorado is adding a new lift and other investments. Winter Park has invested $100 million in improvements for this upcoming season, including $30 million on mountain and base experiences. Some of those projects include adding a high-speed six-person chairlift, called the Wild Spur Express, to the Vasquez Ridge area. The lift will include a mid-point loading zone and is scheduled to open in late November or early December.
- Red Pine Gondola in Utah replaces half the cabins for next winter season. The 55 new cabins are slightly heavier than the 60 old cabins and will require some adjustments to the towers and terminals to accommodate the added weight. The additional weight causes the cabins to hang at a 2 degree angle, which may create a slightly bumpy ride coming into the terminal. The lift has added water jugs under the cabin seats, which meet safety standards, to counterbalance the weight difference for half of the new cabins that were installed for the upcoming winter season. The addition of the counterbalance is simply for rider comfort and is not required for the safety of the lift operation.
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