On December 20 Sunday River opened the first Chondola in the northeast US, carrying six-person chairs and eight-person gondola cars on one high-speed lift running from the South Ridge base area to the Peak Lodge on North Peak. This new lift cuts what was a 20-minute trip on two separate lifts to a single ride of just under seven minutes, bringing skiers and riders to a point from where they'll have direct access to six of Sunday River’s eight peaks in a single run. With the Chondola Sunday River is also introducing 12-hour skiing and riding on weekends and holidays so you can get more skiing, and more fun, all season long. The Chondola is part of a $14 million dollar investment at Sunday River for winter 2008-09 and is the first major step toward Sunday River's future.