Denver, Colorado — A ballpark is a top pick for places where you’d be most surprised to find gondola cabins, which are often associated with ski resorts.
The tens of thousands of seats that surround a grass field and dirt-filled diamond are the exact opposite of white-filled slopes and tree-filled mountains, even if it does snow at Coors Field sometimes. However, skiers and riders may be thinking of the mountains when they go to a Rockies game.
When I was watching a Red Sox game against the Rockies last week, I was surprised to see a pair of gondolas in the left-field bleachers. On July 23rd, Red Sox outfielder and AL Player of the Week Tyler O’Neill crushed a homer into the Denver night in the top of the third inning. The ball was hit a projected 465 feet, landing on what appears to be the top of a Woodward Copper gondola cabin.
Because of my curiosity about these cabins, along with trying to forget about what happened to the Red Sox the day after, I decided to do some digging to find out more about these cabins.
I contacted Olivia Butrymovich, Copper’s Communications and Philanthropy Manager, to learn more about them. She explained that these gondolas are part of a partnership between the Rockies.
Two Copper gondola cabins are situated in Coors Field’s left field concourse. One is branded with Copper Mountain logos, while the other is designed with Woodward Copper iconography. Next to the gondola cabins is a pretty impressive ski quiver. Inside the cabins are bleacher seats that allow you to watch the game or get a photo op. Copper’s brand is The Atheltes Mountain, so Copper has partnerships with a couple of local sports franchises. It also has partnerships with the Colorado Avalanche and the Denver Nuggets, who are based at the Ball Arena.
Ultimately, it’s one of Coors Field’s quirkier features and one of the most unique seating options out of Major League Baseball’s thirty ballparks.
Image/Video Credits: Copper Mountain Resort, Richard Melick, Major League Baseball
