MegaStructures
Season 6 Episode 9 - Super Sky Tram
For over 40 years the Big Red Box at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, carried skiers, hikers, paragliders and sightseers up to the 3,400-metre summit of Rendezvous Mountain. But nothing lasts forever, so when cable inspector Norm Duke found evidence of stress fractures inside the aging steel track cables, there was no choice but to tear down and replace Jackson's iconic aerial tram. At a cost of US$31 million, this two year construction project is a top-to-bottom, state-of-the-art replacement. It will operate in 120 kph winds and minus 30°C temperatures, all with the quiet precision of a giant Swiss watch. Construction crews battle a record-breaking snowfall, zero visibility, high winds and impassable mud-slick mountain roads to build its five towers and two terminals, and string more than ten miles of heavy steel cable as they risk their lives in a battle to finish before winter closes in.
Episodes in Season 6
Miami Super Stadium
60 min
Soviet Doomsday Sub
50 min
Grand Canyon Skywalk
60 min
Train Wreck
60 min
Train Wreck
60 min
Electric Ocean
60 min
Extreme Helicopter
60 min
Icebreaker
60 min
Super Sky Tram
60 min
John Deere
60 min
Skyscraper
60 min
The World's Tallest TV Tower
60 min
Super Sky Tram
60 min
Megabridges Greece
60 min
John Deere
60 min
Skyscraper
60 min
The World's Tallest TV Tower
60 min
Rocket Launch Demolition
60 min
