Gondola linking 2 Tahoe ski resorts to open for next winter

Ozzy Frank shovels snow on to the approach of a ski lift at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort near, Tahoe City, Calif., Thursday, June 30, 2011. A long-awaited gondola connecting two Lake Tahoe ski resorts that was tied up in a legal battle before a settlement was reached with conservationists two years ago will be completed for the 2022-23 ski season at Palisades Tahoe. Alterra Mountain Co., the Denver-based parent company of the resorts formerly named Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows, broke ground last spring on the $65 million project. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)