Zipline Name Information

America the Beautiful (Woods 1)

This name references the poem and song “America the Beautiful” written by Katherine Lee Bates who was inspired by the beauty atop Pikes Peak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_the_Beautiful

https://loc.gov/item/ihas.200000001

Bear-y Scary (Woods 2)

This name references the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, its founding, and relationship to the Broadmoor.

https://www.cmzoo.org/about/zoo-timeline/

Zip to the Clouds (Woods 3)

This name references the 2^nd longest running auto race in the country, the International Pikes Peak Hill Climb, or the Race to the Clouds.

https://ppihc.org/paving-pikes-peak-competitors/

https://ppihc.org

A New Generation (Woods 4)

This name references the new generation of owners and leaders who will continue to improve and grow the Broadmoor Resort. They are responsible for the continuation of Penrose’s legacy and the reputation of the Broadmoor.

https://www.broadmoor.com/the-resort/historical-timeline/

Gold Rush (Woods 5)

This name references the economic boom and rush of prospectors to the area when gold was discovered in 1890.

https://westernmininghistory.com/library/11/page1/

https://www.visitcos.com/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/colorado-gold-rush

The Caretaker (Fins 1)

https://www.pikes-peak.com/history-of-seven-falls/

Cultural Crossroads (Fins 2)

This name references the Native American tribes who inhabited this area first and their tribal interactions.

https://accessgenealogy.com/colorado/tribes-of-the-pikes-peak-region.htm

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/el-paso-county

Ramona’s Line (Fins 3)

This name pays homage to Helen Hunt Jackson, who’s empty grave is located at the start of zip 3. She wrote the famous book “Ramona”.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6097/helen-hunt-jackson

https://tombstone-inscriptions.ppgs.ens-9.com/jackson.htm

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/helen-hunt-jackson

Little A (Bridge 1)

https://www.fox21news.com/news/curious-colorado/curious-colorado-why-is-the-broadmoors-a-small/

Palmer’s Vision (Bridge 2)

This name references the brilliant vision and ideas of Colorado Springs’ founder, William Jackson Palmer. There are wonderful views of the city he founded.

https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/digital-colorado/colorado-histories/beginnings/william-palmer-engineer-soldier-founder-of-colorado-springs/

https://ppld.org/sites/default/files/kids/biographies/GeneralPalmer.pdf

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/activities/glen-eyrie-castle/#:~:text=History,was%20the%20couple’s%20dream%20home.

https://www.rockymountainfoodtours.com/the-history-behind-colorado-springs-nickname-little-london/#:~:text=Nearly%20150%20years%20ago%2C%20Colorado,those%20happening%20over%20the%20pond.

Millionaire’s View (Fins 4)

This name also plays off the beautiful views of the Fins course. These views of the “City of Millionaires” is really worth a million bucks.

https://shopoldcoloradocity.com/occ-history.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_Colorado

https://www.visitcos.com/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/

The GOAT (Fins 5)

This name stands for the Greatest of All Time, in reference to the greatest Olympic athletes, such as Simone Biles or Michael Phelps. It is also our longest zip!

https://www.visitcos.com/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/landmarks/us-olympic-training-center-colorado-springs/

https://www.teamusa.org/About-the-USOPC/Olympic-Paralympic-Training-Centers/CSOPTC/About

https://www.fastcompany.com/1840907/how-colorado-springs-became-heart-us-olympic-movement