New tram plans announced for Bridal Veil Falls


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Last month, wildfire ravaged the Bridal Veil Falls area. Today, a private company announced plans to restore the area and even rebuild the tram one day.

Over the last dozen years, the abandoned tram at Bridal Veil Falls in Utah County has led people to ask: Is there any plan? People with big plans stepped up today.

On Pioneer Day, a human-caused fire raged above Bridal Veil Falls. It burned for two weeks, wiped out 300 acres of foliage and destroyed the upper tram building, which had sat unused for more than 12 years.

Brady Harper, the property owner, said, "The fire, which started on the 24th of July, kind of decided for us we needed to accelerate our plans."

New tram plans announced for Bridal Veil Falls

Harper and Robin Roller signed a purchase agreement on the property two months ago. They plan to rebuild the tram and observation deck above the falls. It's been idle since 1996 when an avalanche damaged the tram base. At the base they envision an amphitheater for community events, weddings and concerts.

The company plans to work on trails and landscaping first. After that, it will start to reveal more about the overall plan. "We don't have the complete story to tell you, but we will be telling it to you over the period of the next few months," Harper said.

New tram plans announced for Bridal Veil Falls

They want community support to raise $10 million to $20 million for their plans. For $99, anyone can own a piece of the falls. "This has to be a community-involved project for it to succeed," Roller said.

The money will go into the nonprofit Scenic Canyon Preservation Society, which would operate the tram and create an endowment.

E-mail: jboal@ksl.com

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