49° North, near Spokane, Washington State, has reopened the Bonanza lift after installing new redundancies. In December 2020, a chair detached from the haul rope causing minor injuries to two guests. The annual lift inspections found nothing out of the ordinary, but close investigation after the incident pointed to a failed cotter pin. The cotter pin is...
The Sea to Sky Gondola expects to reopen in late spring or early summer. Clean-up from the September 2020 accident has been completed and replacement parts have been ordered. The new haul rope is on it’s way to Squamish and 25 new cabins have been ordered, see a related Weekly Roundup here. Additional security measures “extraordinary...
The construction of the 3 km cable car in Toulouse in France is advancing after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The system was intended to be open by Christmas of 2020, but due to the pandemic the project is now expected to be operational by the end of summer 2021. See more coverage from...
The Mayor of Colwood, Canada pitches a commuter gondola for the Royal Beach development. A ferry is being evaluated for the area and if it comes to fruition, the Mayor thinks a 1km-long gondola from the terminal to a parking lot, would allow a higher use for the waterfront property. The next step is a...
The Bagmati Province in Nepal is set to construct ropeway systems to ease traffic. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Development has begun studies for constructing ropeway systems in Indrasarowar of Makawanpur, Gosaikunda of Rasuwa, and Dolakha. The study will also evaluate rebuilding the 102-year-old Hetauda-Kathmandu ropeway. A West Seattle group is promoting a three-mile...
Initial excavation work for the Queenstown gondola redevelopment in New Zealand has begun. The proposed project includes replacing the four-seat gondolas for 10-seat gondolas, a new lower terminal, multi-story parking garage, increased capacity in an existing restaurant, a new café, and more. The new gondola equipment is supplied by Doppelmayr. The tender is expected to go out in...
Vail Resorts will debut seven new lifts across five mountains in 2021. The projects, which were initially planned for 2020, are at Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Keystone, and Okemo. Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont will have two projects, one will swap the Quantum Four for a detachable Leitner-Poma six place lift. The Quantum lift will then...
According to an article in Axios, aerial gondolas could become common in urban areas of the United States. This technology typically seen in ski-resorts is being used successfully in Latin American cities for public transportation. Urban aerial gondolas took off after Medellin, Columbia built its first system in 2004. They are an appealing form of...
The Likoni cable car in Africa is being reevaluated due to the construction of a floating bridge. The cable car was planned to be an alternative to the ferry crossing over the Likoni Channel. The Transport Principal Secretary said the bridge is not a substitute for the cable car and rather the decision to move...
The City of Clearwater, Florida, has approved the study of a two-mile long gondola system that would connect downtown Clearwater to the beach. The study is expected to prove the idea’s viability and its improvement on the city’s transit system. In the U.S., outside of ski resorts, aerial transit has not yet become a significant...