IMPORTANT OFFICE CLOSURE ALERT
All Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) Offices at 1560 Broadway, Denver CO are closed to the public indefinitely effective 2pm on March 23rd, 2020. However, DPO staff is still working hard to help all customers remotely. Please contact the Division at dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us for assistance.
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.
- Licensing Services
- Discipline and Enforcement
- Laws, Rules and Policies
- Resources and Forms
Program Information
- Board Members
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Joyce J. Young, Program Director
Board Members
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Bryce Beecher, Chair
Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC, Denver
Public Member -
Robin Vidimos, P.E., Vice Chair
Project Engineering Manager, Centennial
Non-Industry Related Professional Engineer -
Irma Dementina Abalos
U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development, Littleton
Public Member -
C.A. Lane
Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Resort Operations, Winter Park Resort, Winter Park
Area Representative -
Jeffrey Copeland
Technical Director, Leitner-Poma of America, Grand Junction
Industry Related Representative -
John Kamb
U.S. Forest Service, Lakewood
U.S. Forest Service Representative -
Sam Williams
Senior Director of Mountain Operations, Purgatory Recreation 1, LLC, Durango
Area Representative
Technical Committee Members
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Brooks Beal, P.E.
Boulder
Professional Engineer Member -
Grant Ellis
Lift Maintenance Mechanical Manager, Keystone Ski Resort, Keystone
Area Representative Member -
Justin Gross, P.E.
Leitner-Poma of America, Grand Junction
Professional Engineer Member -
John Kamb
U.S. Forest Service, Lakewood
U.S. Forest Service Representative -
Ken King
Lift Maintenance Manager, Telluride Ski & Golf, Telluride
Area Representative Member -
Lawrence R. Smith, P.E.
Denver
Supervisory Tramway Engineer Member
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- Public Notices
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There are currently no Public Notices
- Legislative Updates
- Meeting Minutes