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TOP 15 AERIAL TRAMWAYS/GONDOLAS IN THE US

Welcome to Bigroads.com's guide to the aerial tramways and gondolas of the United States!

The United States boasts some of the finest aerial tramways and gondolas in the world. Many of the US's top ski resorts open their best gondolas to summer travelers, while some other aerial tramways are year-round attractions in-and-of themselves. To help you make the most of your travel time, we have put together a opinionated list of what we believe to be the top 15 aerial tramways and gondolas in the United States.

This top 15 list is sorted alphabetically by state (and not by quality or rank). Please send us an email at gparsons66@hotmail.com if you believe we have missed any of the very best aerial tramways and gondolas in the United States.

STATE	TRAM / GONDOLA / CABLE CAR	ELEVATION GAIN	DURATION	TOWN / CITY	NOTES
Alaska	Alyeska Aerial Tram	2,025 feet	4-minutes	Girdwood	starts @ Hotel Alyeska and climbs to 2,300 feet
California	Heavenly Scenic Gondola Rides	2,740 feet	12-minutes	South Lake Tahoe	2.4 mile ride to 9,100 feet; views of Lake Tahoe
California	Palm Springs Aerial Tramway	5,873 feet	10-minutes	Palm Springs	2.5-mile ride on the "world's largest rotating tramcar"
California	Squaw Valley Aerial Tram Rides	2,000 feet	6-minutes	Olympic Valley	tops at High Camp (8,200 feet); 6 minute ride
Colorado	Silver Queen Gondola	3,267 feet	14-minutes	Aspen	2.5 mile ride tops at 11,212-foot summit of Aspen Mountain
Colorado	Telluride/Mountain Village Gondola	1,790 feet	13 minutes	Telluride	free ride that links Telluride with Mountain Village
Georgia	Stone Mountain Park Summit Skyride	825 feet	3 minutes	Stone Mountain	views of Atlanta and the southern Appalachian Mountains
Idaho	Silver Mountain Resort Gondola	3,400 feet	19 minutes	Kellogg	North America's longest gondola @ 3.1 miles long
Montana	Lone Peak Tram	1,450 feet	15 minutes	Big Sky	goes to the top of beautiful Lone Peak (11,166 feet)
New Hampshire	Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway 34B	2,022 feet	10-minutes	Franconia	ends close to 4,080-foot summit of Cannon Mountain
New Mexico	Sandia Peak Tramway	3,819 feet	15-minutes	Albuquerque	2.7 mile ride climbs to 10,378 foot Sandia Peak
Oregon	Wallowa Lake Tramway	3,700 feet	15-minutes	Joseph	views of Wallowa Lake
Utah	Snowbird Aerial Tram Rides	2,900 feet	10-minutes	Snowbird	1.6 mile ride to 11,000ft summit of Hidden Peak
Washington	Crystal Mountain Mt. Rainier Gondola	2,456 feet	12-minutes	Pierce	climbs to summit of Crystal Mtn; great views of Mt. Rainier
Wyoming	Jackson Hole Aerial Tram	4,139 feet	15-minutes	Teton Village	rise from Teton Village to the top of Rendezvous Mountain

RUNNER-UPS: RIDES ALMOST GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TOP 15 LIST

Here are a list of other great aerial tramways and gondolas in the United States that we considered for the top 15 list above. Please email us @ gparsons66@hotmail.com if you know of any other other great aerial tramways or gondolas that we should be considering, either for this "runners-up" list or for the above top 15 list itself.

STATE	TRAM / GONDOLA / CABLE CAR	TOWN / CITY
Alaska	Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway	Juneau
California	Mammoth Scenic Gondola Rides	Mammoth Lakes
Colorado	Breckenridge Gondola	Breckenridge
Colorado	Estes Park Aerial Tramway	Estes Park
Colorado	Monarch Crest Scenic Tramway	Salida
Colorado	Steamboat Scenic Gondola Rides	Steamboat Springs
Colorado	Vail Summer Gondola	Vail
Minnesota	Lutsen Mountains Tram	Lutsen
New Hampshire	Loon Mountain Gondola Skyrides	Lincoln
New Hampshire	Wildcat Mountain Scenic Gondola	Gorham
New York	Gore Mountain Scenic Gondola Rides	North Creek
New York	Roosevelt Island Aerial Tram	New York City
New York	Whiteface Summer Gondola Rides	Lake Placid
Oregon	Portland Aerial Tram	Portland
Tennessee	Gatlinburg Sky Lift	Gatlinburg
Tennessee	Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway	Gatlinburg
Texas	Wyler Aerial Tramway	El Paso
Utah	Park City Scenic Gondola Rides	Park City
Vermont	Jay Peak Aerial Tram	Jay
Vermont	Killington Scenic Gondola Rides	Killington
Vermont	Stowe Mountain Resort Gondola SkyRide	Stowe
West Virginia	Hawks Nest State Park Aerial Tram	Ansted
West Virginia	Pipestem Resort State Park Aerial Tramway	Pipestem

TOP 5 AERIAL TRAMWAYS & GONDOLAS IN THE UNITED STATES

Here are the five best aerial tramways and gondolas in the United States:

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway (Palm Springs, California)
Lone Peak Tram (Big Sky, Montana)
Sandia Peak Tramway (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Jackson Hole Aerial Tram (Teton Village, Wyoming)
Crystal Mountain Mt. Rainier Gondola (Pierce, Washington)

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