EXPOSING UDOT's CRISIS OF BIAS, WASTE & FLAWS
ADVOCATING REAL SOLUTIONS FOR ROAD SAFETY & CONGESTION
Stop the
$2 Billion Dollar Super Gondola
This isn't just any gondola — it's a SUPER-GONDOLA! 💸
The longest and highest-elevation aerial gondola ever proposed on planet Earth, facing unprecedented challenges
| Super Challenge | Super Details |
|---|---|
| 🔴 SUPER-LONG | The purpose of a ropeway is to go where roads cannot. The LCC gondola would span 8 miles and 30-40 minutes. North American winter gondola journeys average around 2.5 miles and 10 minutes. No other gondola has been built to run year-round over such a lengthy journey, crossing 30+ avalanche paths in a narrow canyon—for good common-sense reasons, including extreme weather exposure, maintenance and engineering challenges. It's not a practical, cost-effective transportation choice. |
| ⚠️ SUPER-INEFFICIENT | It's a high-risk engineering endeavor that would shut down in high winds, lightning, & avalanche danger—exactly when access and shelter is needed most. Cabins will NOT have heat or electricity, as that would require installing high-voltage power lines with the gondola-carrying and hauling cables, which is not feasible. Look no further for practicality than Snowbird's existing tram (costs $60), which spans only 1.6 miles and typically shuts down 20–30 times per winter due to similar conditions. |
| 💰 SUPER-EXPENSIVE | This is not a roadway project, but a ropeway overreach. Because of its extreme length and exposure, the projected lifetime costs are extraordinarily high: now estimated at $1.8–$2.1 billion (in 2025 dollars), making it one of the most expensive gondolas ever proposed. No private business would feasibly fund this scale of project without massive subsidies—why should taxpayers? |
| 🗑️ SUPER-WASTEFUL | Utah taxpayers are being asked to fund the longest, riskiest, and most expensive ropeway in history—for the primary benefit of two private ski resorts. Unless heavily subsidized, the LCC gondola ticket price is projected to be $75+ per person, adding further cost burden to users. The ski gondola represents wasteful government spending at its worst—benefiting two private resorts while burdening every Utah household with an estimated $1,000–$1,700 in costs. |
For 5% of this price we could buy 1,000 snowplows + 200 ski buses
and actually solve the problem.