TL;DR
Park City Mountain will be retiring its Red Pine Gondola cabins this summer and upgrading them with 55 new ones. However, the resort is not throwing the old cabins away. Instead, it has donated 30 of the 60 gondolas to the Park City Community Foundation, which is selling them for $25,000 per cabin to raise funds for early childhood education and care. The remaining 30 cabins will be sold to benefit other nonprofits, including the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History and the Epic Promise Employee Foundation. The gondolas are expected to be used for various purposes, from backyard offices to coffee bars. The announcement of the gondola cabin winners will take place on June 23 at Canyons Village.
Park City Mountain, a popular ski resort located in Utah, has announced that it will be upgrading the Red Pine Gondola this summer with brand new cabins. The resort has donated 30 out of the 60 gondola cars to the Park City Community Foundation, which plans to offer them up to raise funds for early childhood care and education. The remaining 30 cabins will be sold to benefit other nonprofits.The Red Pine gondola has been in operation since 1997 and was the only way to access Canyons’ terrain until 2010 when the Orange Bubble Express was installed. This summer, the iconic cabins will be retired and replaced with 55 new ones.Christine Coleman, the vice president of communications and marketing with the Park City Community Foundation, explained that 30 of the gondolas will be sold for $25,000 each to fund the Early Childhood Alliance initiative. This program supports early childhood education and care to ensure that families have access to reasonably affordable, high-quality care for their children. The proceeds from the sale of the gondolas will directly subsidize childcare centers.
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