| Show i I a t s slark lark Ls' Ls t. t I j OVER UP TREASURE TRAIL I i PARK CITY CITY- I Over persons have enJoyed enjoyed enJoyed en en- Joyed riding Americas America's longest aerial tramway at Utah's newest winter sports sport attraction at Park City since the grand opening of the Treasure Mountains play play- land Dec 21 1963 it was an flounced today by David Parkinson Park Parkinson inson inGon business manager of the resort division of at United Park City Mines Mines' Company The Treasure Mountains Tramway Tramway Tram Tram- way rises riBe 2300 feet from the historic mining town of Park City to the tho summit of foot Pioneer Ridge a rile ride of ot 2 miles mile Sightseers and skiers who j I I bide ride the tramway pass pMS over two foot towers and at this point tho the riders are carried 1800 feet teet between the two giant towers This is the longest cable length between supports in N Nor North o r t t. h America Carries Four Each gondola type cabin on the tramway tram is completely enclosed enclosed en en- closed and will YUl comfortably carry four persons The entire upper half halt of each cabin is transparent affording the passengers ers firs unsurpassed ns visibility By the time a c cabin reaches the top tramway terminal passengers enJoy enjoy en en- Joy a panoramic view over 50 miles of at breathtaking scenery As of this writing there are 70 cabIns cabins cabIns cab- cab Ins on the cable First year capacity capa caps city will be 92 cabins with a a. carrying capacity of at over passengers per hour Eventually the tramway will carry at peak loads HIi catkins cabins and passengers ers per hour I The tramway is built In two sections Passengers ride 1 IVi miles to the angle or mid sta tion site of ot the world famous Silver King mine miner There they can eIther cither leave their gondola cabin to sightsee or ski the tho lower slopes or they can continue continuo on onI I up another 1 11 miles mlle to foot toot Pioneer Ridge The entire entice exciting mcclUng trip takes only about 20 O minutes Dream Come Coo True The aerial tramway and tho the entire Treasure Mountains development development devel deVel- at Park City Is a dream come true for tor Park City and tho the United Park City Mines Company owner and operator of the resort With the approval and support atthe of at the executive committee of or the board of at directors James EI E E- I Kogle ogle chairman and of John M. M Wallace president of at United d i Park responsibility for overall 1 direction annd development of f the I project rests with S. S K K Droubay United Parks Park's vice president and general manager It was Mr Droubay who first recognized the potential in mining min nun ing two lodes from the Park City mountains the mineral wealth ve on top Original pilot I wealth on top Original pilot studies were undertaken in 1958 by the National Planning and Research Inc under direction of t M. M Walker Wallace These Thes studies studies studies stud stud- ies ies pointed to a bright future for Park City in recreation Total cost of ot the Treasure Treasure- Mountains Tramway was while over 2 million has been spent in development of ot the first firstI I phase of at the entire project In addition to the tramway y the tho development includes two vo i spacious ous structures for dining and recreation recreation re recreation re- re creation |
