Anticipating Mobs at the Alpine Slide

*Golden Eye Candy – Lindsay Young – Golden Gate Canyon Road – click to enlarge*

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Golden History Moment

*Alpine Slide in 2011 – click to enlarge*

44 Years Ago
The October 25, 1977 Golden Transcript described controversy regarding the proposed alpine slide at Heritage Square. The developers wanted to install a ski lift and use the hill for skiing during the winter and as an alpine slide during the summer. They planned to install snow-making machines.

The Alpine Slide and the Ski Lift in 2011 – click to enlarge

Residents of the neighborhoods atop Lookout Mountain were opposed to the development. They thought an alpine slide would attract 4,000-5,000 people per day and long lines. They projected that bars and restaurants would be built to accommodate the visitors, and that local fire protection and ambulance capacities would be strained.

*An evening ride down the slide in 2011 – click to enlarge*

The alpine slide opened in 1978. The ski lift brought people to the top of slide, but no skiing was ever done there. The anticipated crowds never appeared, but the ride attracted a steady stream of visitors and delighted people for 37 years before closing when Heritage Square did, in 2015.

Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!