Direct Lightning Strike Temporarily Closes Stratton Mountain’s Gondola

Stratton, Vermont — Thunder! Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Thunder! Ahhhhhh. I’m sorry, of us. I needed to get that out of the way in which, as that tune has been caught in my head since I heard about this information.

This week, Stratton Mountain Resort’s gondola was thunderstruck. A direct lightning strike hit the gondola, and whereas the situation of the strike was unspecified, it was sufficient to shut the raise quickly. The reopening date hasn’t been introduced, however it gained’t function this weekend.

For now, Stratton can have scenic chairlift rides off the American Specific chairlift. Because of the inconvenience, raise tickets will probably be 50% off. This isn’t a significant inconvenience for Stratton, as they already use the AmEx chairlift for its mountain biking park.

UTV Excursions to the summit will probably be out there, as Stratton will provide one free passenger ticket for each driver bought. The Children Firetower Hike that was scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.

The alternative of the gondola, put in in 1988, is amongst Stratton’s prime priorities for the longer term. You possibly can learn extra about these plans from Shaun Sutner of the Worcester Telegram right here.

Hopefully, it gained’t be lengthy earlier than the gondola says, “Yeah, it’s alright, we’re doing tremendous.”