Welcome to the Passenger Tramway Homepage
The Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board regulates aerial tramways, surface lifts, tows, and conveyors for recreational purposes in Colorado.The Board establishes the design, operation and maintenance standards, reviews requests for variance from the rules, and investigates accidents related to the operation of tramways. The Board also conducts regular inspections of the installations it regulates.The Board's focus is ski-related equipment but also licenses other types of tramways. The Board does not regulate elevators, escalators, amusement park rides, zip lines, or bus and taxi systems.
Colorado conducts three different types of inspections a year. Licensure inspections are performed in the fall for winter operations and in the spring for summer operations, the annual unannounced inspections are conducted in the early winter, and, unannounced inspections for areas operating lifts for foot passengers are performed in the summer. Inspections of lifts are made by professional engineers working on a contract basis with the State of Colorado.
Program Information
- Program/Board Members
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Joyce Young, Program Director
Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303-894-7800 | Fax: 303-896-0235 | Email: dora_tramwayboard@state.co.us
Board Members:
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Robin Vidimos, P.E., Chair
Non-Industry Related Professional Engineer | Term Expires: June 2025 -
David Hunter, Vice-Chair
Area Representative | Term Expires: June 2026 -
Jeffrey Copeland
Industry Related Representative | Term Expires: June 2023 -
Abby Rothberg Dvorkin
Public Member | Term Expires: June 2026 -
John Kamb
U.S. Forest Service Representative | Term Expires: N/A -
C.A. Lane
Area Representative | Term Expires: June 2025 -
Scott Talamantez
Public Member | Term Expires: June 2025
Technical Committee Members
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Brooks Beal, P.E.
Professional Engineer Member | Term Expires: June 2022 -
Mark Kramer
Area Representative Member | Term Expires: June 2024 -
Justin Gross, P.E.
Professional Engineer Member | Term Expires: June 2023 -
John Kamb
U.S. Forest Service Representative | Term Expires: N/A -
Ken King
Area Representative Member | Term Expires: June 2023 -
Lawrence R. Smith, P.E.
Supervisory Tramway Engineer Member | Term Expires: N/A
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- Public Notices
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Permanent Rulemaking Hearing
The Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board will hold a Permanent Rulemaking Hearing to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to provide testimony before the Board considers adopting proposed revisions to multiple rules that will provide clarity; correct rule omissions; address deficiencies and inspection reports; and provide general updates based on recent updates to the “American National Standard for Passenger Ropeways – Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors – Safety Requirements,” and “American National Standard for Funiculars – Safety Requirements” and correct inconsistencies with ANSI. Additionally the Board will consider adopting proposed rule changes as required by the mandatory rule review in section 24-4-103.3, C.R.S., to assess the continuing need, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of the rules to determine if they should be continued in their current form, modified, or repealed.
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 9:00 A.M. (MDT)
- Sign up to Testify
- Meeting Notice
- Draft Rules
- Written Comments (Link will be updated weekly as comments are received.)
- Legislative Updates
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- 2023 New Legislation
- 2022 New Legislation
- HB22-1098: Department Of Regulatory Agencies Barriers To Practice Regulated Professions
- HB22-1165 Rule Review Bill
- HB22-1270 Change Term Name-based Criminal History Record Check
- HB22-1278: Behavioral Health Administration
- HB22-1291: Sunrise Review Professions Occupations
- SB22-013: Boards and Commissions
- SB22-076: Complaint Occupational License Official Acts
- SB22-116: Increase Occupational Credential Portability
- SB22-143: Update Common Provision Term Regulator Title 12
- SB22-162: Administration Organization Act Modernization
- SB22-174: Sunset Review Hearing Criteria
- 2021 New Legislation
- 2020 New Legislation
- Meeting Minutes