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Original Tram
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New Tram
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| Original Construction Time: |
26 months (May 1964 - July 1966) |
April 2007 - December 2008
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| Maiden Voyage: |
July 31, 1966 |
December 20, 2008
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| Type of Lift: |
Double reversible (or jig-back) tram |
Double reversible (or jig-back) tram |
| Length: |
12,600 ft / 3,840 m (Slope); 11,895 ft / 3,626 m (Horizontal) |
12,463 ft. |
| Vertical Rise: |
4,139 ft / 1,262 m |
4,139 ft / 1,262 m |
| Lower Terminal Elevation: |
6,311 ft. |
6,311 ft. |
| Upper Terminal Elevation: |
10,450 ft. |
10,450 ft. |
| Number of Towers: |
5 |
5 |
| Carrier Type: |
Enclosed cabin by Swoboda of Austria; New Cabins installed December
1989 |
CWA cabins, Switzerland
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| Cabin Capacity: |
52 (Winter); 45 (Summer) |
100 +1 operator |
| Uphill Capacity: |
approx. 300 per hour
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650 per hour |
| Max Travel Speed: |
1575 ft/min (8 m/s)
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1970 ft/min (10 m/s) |
| Ride Time: |
10.5 min (approx.)
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9 min (approx.) |
| Funding: |
2/3 funded by federal money. Nearly $1million
(of an original $1.6m budget) came from a government program (Area Redevelopment
Administration) that loaned funds to seasonally depressed communities. |
100% funded by resort ownership |
| Power: |
1000 hp
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1970 hp (1467 kw) |
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