Chondola #1 – Telluride, CO

The chondola supplements the three stage gondola system and is free to riders without skis.
Gondola loading entrance and maintenance/parking rail.
Top station unloading ramp.
Upper terminal from below.
View down the lift line.
Upper lift line view.
Another view of the line.
Inside the bottom station.
Loading area for skiers.
Riding up the line.
New CWA Omega IV for ADA purposes.
Nearing the top.
Compression tower 10.
Drive station.

11 thoughts on “Chondola #1 – Telluride, CO

    • Michael December 19, 2017 / 10:00 pm

      To go along with ADA, you will often see Cabins discribed as “LWI” which stands for “Level Walk In”. This means that the floor of the load platform and the floor of the Cabin are at the same level going through the terminals.👍

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  1. John December 15, 2020 / 4:51 am

    Does anyone know the grips used on this lift? I thought it was the DS grips but it doesn’t really look like those.

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    • Mike January 27, 2021 / 9:30 pm

      They look like Garaventa grips. Same as other mid-90s Garaventa/CTEC detaches.

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    • pbropetech January 28, 2021 / 8:33 am

      Garaventa AK grips. Standard issue on Garaventa and Garaventa/CTEC lifts from the late 80s to the late 90s until they introduced the coil spring grips seen on the Lionshead gondola and the sixpacks at Stratton.

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  2. Joshua Redman January 9, 2022 / 7:29 am

    This lift is fairly short for gondola or chondola.

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  3. Henry November 1, 2022 / 9:59 am

    Is this the first chondola in North America?

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  4. Nolan September 2, 2023 / 3:42 pm

    Why wouldn’t they just make all of the cabins CWA? They would definitely have enough money to do it.

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  5. SkiLucas February 13, 2024 / 1:30 pm

    Cool that they put a gondola cabin at the top of the carpet lift.

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