I like to consider this little learning area a bit of an exclave, seeing as while you can reach green runs from Super Gauge, or take Corridor down to Winter Park base and access the gondola and Gemini Express, there’s no green runs from Lunch Rock down to Mary Jane base, the closest equivalent being Edelweiss down to the Sunnyside Express / Panorama Express starting point, then Corona Way back to Utah Junction.
Galloping Goose and this beginner area was probably built so that visitors at MJ didn’t have to take Super Gauge or Corridor. Instead just ski right there with two green runs.
There is no fee for this lift and is actually a great little area to teach a beginner. However, it can get busy on the weekends with long lines and frequent stops.
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Does this lift run any more? And what was the purpose of this lift? Seems like a lift to nowhere.
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It runs most of the time, actually. It serves both as a beginner lift and access from the main Jane base to the Challenger lift.
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From the website “The Galloping Goose is scheduled to run every day through March 30 and Friday through Sunday through closing day.”
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I like to consider this little learning area a bit of an exclave, seeing as while you can reach green runs from Super Gauge, or take Corridor down to Winter Park base and access the gondola and Gemini Express, there’s no green runs from Lunch Rock down to Mary Jane base, the closest equivalent being Edelweiss down to the Sunnyside Express / Panorama Express starting point, then Corona Way back to Utah Junction.
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Galloping Goose and this beginner area was probably built so that visitors at MJ didn’t have to take Super Gauge or Corridor. Instead just ski right there with two green runs.
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It came from sun valley and was one of the first chair lifts in the world
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Umm, no…. It was built new when Mary Jane was developed. Been in the same spot since.
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is there a fee for using this lift? How does it work? I just go there and is it for free?
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There is no fee for this lift and is actually a great little area to teach a beginner. However, it can get busy on the weekends with long lines and frequent stops.
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Wait, so you can just walk onto it without buying a lift ticket?
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