Seventy three years after constructing the West Coast’s first gondola, Sugar Bowl will spend money on a model new gondola for 2026. The eight passenger, Doppelmayr D-Line system will anchor a serious revitalization encompassing a number of lodges and amenities. The brand new gondola will run from an overhauled parking storage alongside Donner Move Street to North America’s solely snowbound village on the base of the Disney Specific.
CTEC manufactured the present Village Gondola in 1983, carrying 4 passengers at a time between the parking space and village. The low angle gondola traverses over a number of roads, previous a number of railroad tracks and below excessive voltage energy strains. Traditionally the system ran 24 hours a day throughout the winter season. Not too long ago it has operated much less and develop into topic to frequent upkeep closures. The brand new carry will probably be extra dependable and one among two new D-Line gondolas in Tahoe subsequent yr, the opposite being at Homewood Mountain Resort.
The brand new Sugar Bowl gondola is predicted to be accomplished in November 2026.
