Mountain Coaster (4k) POV - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2021
- Front Seat POV©
Climb into the toboggan-style cars of the Alpine Coaster and get ready for the ride of your life. You'll enjoy the beautiful Wasatch mountain scenery as the automated lift system whisks you to the top of the track. Then, hold on tight as you go whizzing down the mountain on nearly 4,000 feet of curves, bends and loops. It's a ride you won't soon forget.
Mountain or alpine coasters are essentially gravity-powered roller-coasters that use the natural contours of a mountain to provide riders with a thrilling downhill ride experience.
Mountain coasters are a fantastic activity that the whole family can enjoy. However, given the nature of this ride, there are age and height restrictions that apply, these have been detailed below.
A great feature of mountain coasters is that they offer the option of two seats. This is great for parents with children that are too young to go on the ride alone.
In addition, mountain coasters are equipped with a manual brake which enables riders to adjust the speed of their descent. This unique feature of mountain coasters allows riders to have greater control of their experience. If things get a bit too fast for your liking you can apply the brake, if you’re more of the daredevil type then you can leave the brake untouched for maximum speed.
Another great feature of mountain coasters is that no prior experience or training is necessary. You can just jump in and enjoy the ride
Wiegand Sports GmbH, the inventor of the alpine coaster and leading manufacturer with over 270 installations around the world, built this alpine coaster. With this much experience, you know that you’re in good hands.
Height and Age Restrictions
The key height and age restrictions to participate in this ride are listed below:
Children must be at least 3 years old and 38″ (96cm) tall.
The minimum height for single riders is 54″ (137cm).
If there are two people riding together, the minimum height for the passenger is 38″ (96cm) and the driver must be at least 54″ (137cm) and 16 years or older.
The maximum weight per cart is 375lbs (170kg).
There are, in Europe, more than 80 "Alpine Coasters." There are, here in the United States, just two.
The second of the long-distance thrill rides opened last week on the slopes of Park City Mountain Resort.
It is best explained, said Krista Parry, new marketing director for the resort, as "a Disneyland-like thrill ride in an alpine setting."
The first of the mountain coasters was built in Glenwood Springs, Colo. A third is scheduled to open sometime before winter in Jimine Peak, Mass.
The new ride is a big brother to Park City's Alpine Slide. It is more than a mile long - 6,000 feet - and consists of a series of steep descents and circular curves on a track cut through rugged mountain terrain.
The cars used are similar to those on the slide, except once they start down they are held in place by a rail as opposed to sliding freely in a U-shaped track.
The cars can hold one or two people. The lower age limit for young passengers is 3.
"What makes this ride so appealing is, like the slide, the passenger can control the speed. Meaning, they can choose not to brake and go as fast as they want, similar to a roller coaster, or go slower and take more of a scenic-type ride," said Parry.
Passengers are loaded at the base and are pulled up to the top of the run by a cable. "The ride up takes six minutes and is nice because you go straight up through the trees. You can relax and enjoy the ride up," she said.
Once at the top, gravity pulls the car down the banked track. The ride down can take a few minutes or longer, all at the driver's discretion.
Summer Toboggan Info -
A summer toboggan is an amusement or recreational ride which uses a bobsled-like sled or cart to run down a track usually built on the side of a hill. There are two main types: an Alpine coaster or mountain coaster is a type of roller coaster where the sled runs on rails and is not able to leave the track, whereas with an Alpine slide the sled simply runs on a smooth concave track usually made of metal, concrete or fiberglass. Both of these types of ride are sometimes denoted with the German name Sommerrodelbahn.
They are often built by ski resorts in order to use existing winter infrastructure and provide additional summer income, although some installations are part of amusement parks or are standalone. - บันเทิง
Utah is beautiful!
Really nice Fall colors! Makes me want Summer to hurry up and get outta here!
Like how you ride that car up and it's good sturdy car and track some of thease tracks I'm ready for car to go flying
They should have the boarding platform at the top of the lift hill, with a chairlift to take riders up to it. Albeit, the scenery is pretty, but a seven minute lift hill is tedious at best.
Just make the lift go faster.
Great video! I´m from Finland so I´m not able to visit there but it seems so fun!
Excellent conditions!
I was here yesterday but only did the "Alpine Slide"
It’s so fun
Yep you got to do that. I did
I’m going
Anyone know if this coaster is open year-round we are going April 28 29th and 30th.
Sorry I know this comment is old, but for future referance for anyone here, yes this coaster is open year round, unlike nearby Snowbird (loved their snarky responce on the phone as if it wasn't possible to operate in the winter when I called lol). The coaster is only open weekends from 11-4 in the winter though. I rode it on Sunday, February 25th, 2024. Be aware though, this is the most expensive coaster credit outside of Daddy Pig Coaster or the 2 Legoland New York coasters (it cost me $39 for 1 ride. At Glenwood Caverns I could get unlimited rides and 2 cave tours for not much more) and the cars do have an analog speed regulator called a governor, I wouldn't go out of your way for it but if you're moving cross country via road trip or if you are going to Lagoon anyways (the former represents me) than this can be a good credit pickup. If arriving before 1 PM, park at the grocery store. They only tow at night (no way I'm paying for parking!).
Also are the strap on GoPro cameras allowed?
Is this in slow motion or are you controlling the speed?
They have brakes
It doesn't seem like the rider is applying breaks and from having ridden this installation recently I will attest that it has no autobreaking like some alpine coasters have (that "feature" really kills Cowboy Coaster in Wyoming, for example). That said, in comparison to other alpine coasters I've ridden and based on this POV I suspect the cars have something called a governor in them, essentially an analog speed regulator, to ensure you don't go flying. The best alpine coasters in North America are at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado (while it has autobreaking it's fairly mild, and has a very strong layout with a 6 down and 2 powerful lateral turns at the end) and Wisp Resort in Maryland (no autobreaking and an insane layout. I slightly prefer Glenwood's for policy reasons ie unlimited rides but probably the best work Wiegand has produced, at least this side of the ocean. No way I'm writing off the world's longest coaster in Andorra from the equasion but I haven't ridden it).