SilverStar Mountain Resort celebrated the Grand Opening of the brand-new Gondola Saturday and it was a party attended by thousands on the mountain.
The celebrations were marked by free gondola rides, free BBQ, live music and games for the whole family.
“It’s been a great day,” said Wesla Wong, media relations and communications. “There’s been a great turnout so thanks to everyone in the Okanagan community for coming to celebrate with us.”
The Dobbelmayr gondola is the result of 14 months of construction and several years of planning and the process was not all trouble-free.
“The process has been a bit of a bump on a pickle. We had the snow in June — 30 centimetres — so it did put back construction a little bit,” Wong explains. “But it’s here now, we are in mid-July and we have the rest of the summer for our visitors to come up and enjoy this enhanced experience”.
The new gondola replaced the previous Summit Chair Lift and will take riders to the top of the mountain in a scenic ride from the village to the top of the mountain in less than five minutes.
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