{"id":1836064,"date":"2026-03-20T01:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1836064"},"modified":"2026-03-20T01:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:39:55","slug":"aspen-highlands-co-10-year-plan-targets-congestion-with-new-gondola-and-lift-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1836064","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Highlands, CO, 10-year Plan Targets Congestion With New Gondola and Lift Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_395763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395763\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395763 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAF\/AQMAAADjL+oxAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADVJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20IX6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAuA3kvAAGZxpjAAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"383\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=640%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=1200%2C718&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=1536%2C918&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=600%2C359&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.07.40-AM.jpg?resize=640%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"383\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-395763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspen Highlands, home to the famed Highland Bowl, is seeking approval from the Forest Service for its most recent master plan. | Photo: Aspen Highlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-85556830\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-85556830\" data-insertion-no-dbg 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data-selector=\".ai-insert-1-22481023\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspensnowmass.com\/four-mountains\/aspen-highlands\">Aspen Highlands<\/a>, one of Aspen One\u2019s four world-class ski areas, is currently seeking approvals from the Forest Service for its 2025 Master Development Plan.<\/strong> The roughly 10-year plan outlines proposed upgrades over the next decade. Most notably, this plan includes a two-stage gondola that would start in the base area, make a stop at the Merry-Go-Round restaurant, and continue to Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro, rising 2,700 vertical feet. The gondola would significantly enhance uphill capacity out of the base area, and provide possibilities for skiing on the upper mountain when the lower mountain is bare or melted out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/aspen-highlands-co-report-snowboarding-above-the-ozone\/\"><em>Aspen Highlands, CO, Report: Snowboarding Above the Ozone<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The plan cited the reliance on the Exhibition Lift to get skiers out of the base area and spread across the mountain as the main cause of crowding in the base area, and one of the more significant operational challenges.<\/strong> The Exhibition Lift is currently 31 years old, and any mechanical issues can have a drastic impact on ski area operations. The current uphill capacity for the Exhibition Lift is 1,800 people per hour, and the new gondola would have a capacity of 2,400 people per hour, boosting capacity by more than 30%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_388334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-388334\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-388334 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHOAQMAAAAyuSrhAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADtJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T+1pCaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC4AZIuAAE\/63iEAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"aspen highlands base\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?resize=640%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?resize=1200%2C867&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?resize=768%2C555&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?resize=600%2C433&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-388334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4217-e1769583895777.jpg?resize=640%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"aspen highlands base\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-388334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Exhibition Lift could be replaced by a two-stage gondola, and a new mid-mountain chairlift, combined with the Thunderbowl lift, could provide additional routes from the base to the upper mountain. | Photo: SnowBrains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>In addition to the gondola, Aspen Highlands is proposing a new detachable quad chairlift called Apple Strudel that would allow skiers to lap mid-mountain cruisers without returning all the way to the base area.<\/strong> An upgrade is also planned for the Thunderbowl Lift, which currently does not connect skiers to any other lift on the mountain, and between the Thunderbowl and the Apple Strudel Lifts, skiers could reach the rest of the mountain without having to take the gondola.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With increased uphill capacity to both the famed Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro and the Merry-Go-Round Restaurant, Aspen One is planning expansions of both dining facilities.<\/strong> The Merry-Go-Round Restaurant will add an additional 5,000 square feet of space, and Cloud Nine will see an expanded deck and the addition of another bar and food pickup window.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/civics-for-skiers-the-balance-between-recreation-and-resource-extraction-on-public-lands\/\">Civics For Skiers: The Balance Between Recreation and Resource Extraction on Public Lands<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notably, the plan did not include any upgrades or expansion of parking infrastructure.<\/strong> The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority provides bus service to Aspen Highlands, and the other three Aspen ski areas, and the plan intends to continue to encourage use of the bus service. The plan noted \u201cIn 2018, ASC supported the successful passage of a valley-wide mill levy property tax that provides a sustainable revenue source for RFTA, enabling investments in capital improvements and fare subsidies to encourage transit use. ASC is the largest single contributor to this tax and will continue to serve as an active proponent of and contributor to effective investments in the RFTA system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aspen Highlands could see an expansion in summer activities, especially after the completion of the gondola, but those activities would be limited to hiking and on-mountain dining.<\/strong> The plan proposed the construction of two cable suspension bridges, spanning Loge Bowl and connecting Picnic Point to Bob\u2019s Knob. Guided hunting trips were also proposed within the special use permit area. Few details were given, beyond a brief statement saying hunting would be separated from other summertime activities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355492\" style=\"width: 904px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-355492 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANSAQMAAADPgu3wAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFlJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8Gw0BAAE4vf9rAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"850\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250317_211054590.MP_.jpg?resize=640%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250317_211054590.MP_.jpg?w=904&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250317_211054590.MP_.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250317_211054590.MP_.jpg?resize=768%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250317_211054590.MP_.jpg?resize=600%2C796&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-355492\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250317_211054590.MP_.jpg?resize=640%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"850\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Base To Base Gondola connects Palisades Tahoe to Alpine Meadows, leading to a staggering amount of terrain options. Could Aspen do the same? | Photo: Snowbrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-4-98267928\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-4-98267928\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-3-21392207\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-3-21392207\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"3\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Aspen has dreamed of using gondolas or trams to connect its ski areas for decades.<\/strong> While there are no explicit plans proposed in this master plan, Aspen wrote that \u201cUnited States Forest Service and Pitkin County are aware of ASC\u2019s long term thinking and would like to bring the collaborative process of studying what steps would be needed to execute on this vision in the future, without engaging in any formal approval or disapproval analysis through this MDP document.\u201d The plan also mentioned that gondolas are being considered by some in Roaring Fork Valley, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/aspenjournalism.org\/transportation-coalition-seeks-consensus-on-high-occupancy-toll-congestion-pricing-recommendations\/\">Transportation Coalition for the 21st Century<\/a>, as a way of mitigating traffic in the valley over the long term.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/regional-transit-plan-could-transform-ski-access-to-steamboat-co-but-funding-questions-loom\/\">Regional Transit Plan Could Transform Ski Access to Steamboat, CO, But Funding Questions Loom<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The master plan submitted to the Forest Service will not grant any approvals to any specific projects, nor does it lock Aspen Highlands into pursuing all of the proposed projects.<\/strong> Indeed, there are several outstanding projects that have never been pursued from the 1997 Master Plan. Each project proposed in the master plan must undergo a formal approval process, including environmental review of some kind, but master plans are a way of starting the conversation, and allowing the Forest Service to give feedback on a broader vision of where Aspen One wants to take Aspen Highlands in the next decade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_395764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395764\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395764 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAARYAQMAAACrvvAYAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAG5JREFUeNrtwYEAAAAAw6D5U9\/gBFUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADwDF\/nAAH8YQ6lAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"1112\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.29.08-AM.jpg?resize=640%2C1112&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.29.08-AM.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.29.08-AM.jpg?resize=173%2C300&amp;ssl=1 173w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.29.08-AM.jpg?resize=691%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 691w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.29.08-AM.jpg?resize=600%2C1042&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"1112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-18-at-11.29.08-AM.jpg?resize=640%2C1112&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"1112\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-395764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several new lift and restauraunt upgrades are part of the latest Aspen Highlands Master Plan, now under review by the Forest Service. | Photo: Aspen Highlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen Highlands, home to the famed Highland Bowl, is seeking approval from the Forest Service for its most recent master plan. | Photo: Aspen Highlands Aspen Highlands, one of Aspen One\u2019s four world-class ski areas, is currently seeking approvals from the Forest Service for its 2025 Master Development Plan. 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