Snowbird Tram Ride


Hook-ups are the best. One of the guys that Colin works with has a connection at Snowbird. He got us free tickets for all of their summer activities. Because of some strange circumstances, we were both home most of the day this Wednesday. So, we decided to go up there and check out the fun. When we got there, we realized that the rides and events are only open on the weekends. So we decided not to waste a trip or the tickets, and we paid to ride the tram. This tram is pretty much world famous and I'm sure you've seen pictures or video of it.
It was really fun though. We rode up to the top of the mountain, looked around a bit then came back down. The ride is only about 8 minutes and it takes you up to a mile above sealevel. It was so cool to see the mountain in the summer before all of the snow falls. These guys get a decent 70+ inches of base snow each year. There was none when we went this week.
If I can tear Colin away from Sportscenter some Saturday, we'll go up and do the rest of the stuff before the season closes and the "real" season begins.




On the way up





At the top


Coming back down.

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