Chris Justema purchased the used gondola from Keystone Resort in Colorado and had it shipped to Bend in April, riding piggyback on a flatbed truck filled with landscape rock. With approval from Brooks Resources and permits from the city of Bend, Justema was able to have the gondola installed at his restaurant.

He had Driving Force Graphics apply a vintage Mt. Bachelor logo and Carlson Sign deliver the new attraction. (Mt. Bachelor does not have any gondolas.) This is the start of a plan to update the 10-year-old restaurant with additional improvements, which will be revealed in coming months.