From 70s Gore Kid, a regular at Harvey Road:
"The Old Red Gondola was just "The Gondola" during the 1970s, 80s, and early 90s. Red was never in its name.
The ride from my timing, on dozens of rides over the years, was 20 minutes. I see Harv posted 19, which might be more accurate, but it was universally known among Gore regulars at the time as a "20 minute ride with a 30 minute wait."
You could NEVER disembark at midstation, unless you were personally friends with a lift attendant. The reason -- is that the doors were locked from the outside with a key. The attendant at the base locked you in, one at the top unlocked the door. The midstation had two attendants who manually dragged your car from the track of the first stage to the second stage. They would have needed to unlock your car for a skier to get out.
It was served by a cat track trail that made its way down to Lower Tannery (now a cross country trail since it was too flat for downhill skiing), which brings the question: why on earth would anyone want to disembark at midstation?
Unless of course, you had just encountered high winds on the valley crossing (I like the term, "The Abyss") and needed out for an emergency bathroom break."
Harv's note: Kid is Harvey Road's expert on all things 70s Gore. I defer to his 20 minute number.