The new gondola cabins for Snow King Mountain will be shipped from France. Photo: Courtesy Snow King Mountain

JACKSON, Wyo. — Snow King Mountain’s new gondola cabins are ready!

The gondola cabins are being shipped from France, while all of the other parts will be made in Grand Junction Colorado. Snow King explained that there are no U.S gondola cabin manufacturers in the U.S.

Photos: Courtesy Snow King Mountain

Snow King has already begun construction activities, removing snow from the base of the mountain. According to the mountain, over the course of April, the Summit lift and Cougar lift will be disassembled. The Cougar lift is moving 250 feet up, to make room for the Gondola towers.

The Forest Service recently approved “Alternative 4” of the Snow King Mountain improvement plan. Aspects include a permit boundary adjustment, additional ski terrain development, a novice ski-way, and a summit access road, gondola, summit building, zip-line, and mountain bike trails.

Four aspects of the plan were not approved at the time. These elements include the yurt camp, eBikes on trails, a wedding venue, and a three-segment zipline.

Lindsay is a contributing reporter covering a little bit of everything; with an interest in local policies and politics, the environment and amplifying community voices. She's curious about uncovering the "whys" of our region and aims to inform the community about the issues that matter. In her free time, you can find her snowboarding, cooking or planning the next surf trip.