{"id":31248,"date":"2022-07-04T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T06:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/?p=31248"},"modified":"2023-10-27T12:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:39:15","slug":"palisades-tahoe-and-alpine-valley-are-going-to-be-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/si-alpin\/palisades-tahoe-and-alpine-valley-are-going-to-be-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Steamboat resort: Wild Blue Gondola installation has started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first gradient-column-1\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-1 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last gradient-column-2\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPeople who have historically been stuck in the base area, can now get on the mountain, and what we mean by that is beginners,\u201d Duke said. \u201cNormally if you\u2019re going to learn how to ski or snowboard, you are stuck in the base area because you can\u2019t get on a chairlift and the gondolas go too far up on the mountain. \u2026 The way to get people to fall in love with our sport is to fully immerse them in the mountains. Having a beginners area that\u2019s on the mountain, in the mountains, then they\u2019re not just learning a sport, they\u2019re inspired.\u201d Loryn Duke, director of communications at Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp as reported in &#8220;Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In order to make room for the Wild Blue gondola loading area, Christy Peak Express terminal was shifted, while Preview lift, the mountain coaster and mini golf course were removed.<\/p>\n<p>Greenhorn Ranch, located at the area formerly known as Rough Rider Basin, will serve as the beginner\u2019s learning area. Beginners will access the area via Wild Blue Gondola, but once there, will get around using four magic carpets. Some will be recycled from previous locations at Steamboat Resort, however, two will be new.<\/p>\n<p>When completed, Wild Blue will be the longest, fastest 10-person gondola in North America, spanning 3.16 miles in 13 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-2 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy equipment has spent the spring clearing the base area and large swaths of trees up on the mountain to make way for the Wild Blue Gondola. The first leg of the gondola is slated to open for the 2022-23 winter season, stretching from Steamboat Square and the base area to Greenhorn Ranch, the new beginner area located near Bashor Bowl. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[171],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31262,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31248\/revisions\/31262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}