Gondola between Ridge-Heavenly set to begin running
People riding the new gondola between Ridge Tahoe and Heavenly Mountain Resort can relax a bit. Personnel from the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District were trained on rescue operations on Friday — just in case an emergency ever arises.
The gondola car, which originally was scheduled to begin operation in December, will be running this week.
Tahoe Douglas firefighters train on The Ridge's gondola Jan. 20. Photo/Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source
Employees with Hilltrac, manufacturers of the people mover, were on hand Jan. 20 to help with the training.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
I guess so,no one at the Ridge knows s— about this car.
They put anyone with the know how of button pushing at the helm, all you got do to qualify, is pass a drug test to work there.
Many years ago, they ask me to replace a rubber tire wheel, bumper, just because I KNEW HOW CHANGE A FLAT.
Hey, someone needs to be a cable kind car person,trained to do maintenance on this.8 bucks hr. doesn’t pay enough for that kind repair.
Hell, I just turned on the water for the landscaping to have extra income for fun money before stock % cash rolled in.
That thing was always too rinky-dink for me.
I can spit further than that cable is long.
You spend all your wages on paying for gas ,brakes to work up there, but a new different kind breed people live up there. They use to call themselves top the world people,they didn’t like valley people up there, the only reason they put up with you cause the food needs to come from down here to up there,really freaky spaced out people up there.
If you have any doubts, grab a hang glider float down to the runs just because better to know your own equipment.