Spiro Mine Tunnel

Damage to the exterior shaft room and hoist house at the Thaynes Mine site.

Park City nonprofit works to preserve site of America’s only underground ski lift

by Heather Bergeson
Published: Sep 18, 2025

In its later years, the tunnel was reinvented as the Skier Subway that ended at Thaynes Lift.

Spiro Mine Tunnel up for ELGL’s Best Places in Local Government Award

by TownLift
Published: Mar 14, 2022

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