The Electric Vehicle Rail Tramway was built to take passengers staying at the Ridge Resort to the popular scenic Heavenly Mountain Resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. The ski resort has the highest elevation of the Lake Tahoe area resorts with a peak elevation of 10,067 ft. It has 97 runs and 29 lifts between California and Nevada. Visitors can enjoy a majestic view of snow covered mountains overlooking the sapphire-blue waters of Lake Tahoe. When the snow melts, the resort offers a variety of summer activities such as hiking, biking, mountain biking, back-packing, kayaking, fishing, rock climbing and water skiing. This tramway is located just steps away from the Ridge Clubhouse at the Ridge Resort in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. It seats 8 passengers and operates between The Ridge Resort and Heavenly Mountain Resort. The tramway transports passengers along an 865 foot hot-dip galvanized (HDG) track through varied terrain to their final destination in just 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

HDG was chosen for this project due to the customers prior experience and knowledge of its longevity, durability and sustainability. Located at an elevation of 7,480 feet, this tramway will be subjected to the year round mountain elements, requiring a durable and maintenance free coating. HDG provides both barrier and cathodic protection which will deliver protection during handling and installation as well as possible future scratches in the coating. The expected life span of the project is 30-40 years, with HDG providing over 70 years of maintenance free corrosion protection even in the harshest environment; this well exceeds the project's life expectancy. This tramway is built on a mountainside where it would not only be difficult to access, but using a brush or roller in a paint application would not effectively reach all required areas, and a spray application would inevitably cause harmful overspray to the surrounding environment. HDG also has the ability to uniformly coat the corners, edges and tubular structures of the track providing protection for decades.