The Adventure Life with Steve Casimiro:
Jackson Hole Launches New Tram
Story and photo by West Coast Editor Steve Casimiro
The unveiling of Jackson Hole's new $31 million aerial tram Friday night was beautifully scripted and masterfully executed. Wrapped in a white gossamer sheet like some Christo installation, it descended from the uphill darkness and coasted to the convergence of five spotlights, where it glowed in a holy light. The cover dropped, Santa rappelled through the bottom of the box, fireworks boomed, the thousand-plus crowd cheered. And then Car 1 glided toward its dock and there was a pause and the kind of silence that comes just after the organ stops playing in church. A moment of reverence. But then a white orb arced through the night, a snowball, and it splattered against the new red paint. Then another and another, snowballs from all quarters, the crowded cheered even louder. Consecration achieved.
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Posted by: The Adventure Channel | December 25, 2008 at 02:47 PM