Vail proposes alpine coaster for year-round use

Posted April 6, 2007, 12:02A | Contributed by coaster kevin

Even as homeowners challenge plans for an “alpine slide” at Beaver Creek, Vail Resorts is moving forward with a plan to build an “alpine coaster” on Vail Mountain. The coaster would be part of Adventure Ridge, which is at the top of the gondola at Eagle’s Nest on Vail Mountain. The gravity-powered coaster would have steel rails that would carry two-person sleds on a 3,000-foot-long track down 300 vertical feet.