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Mont Sutton, QC, Announces New Chairlift for the 2026-27 Season

Chair II Ouest in the family zone

Mont Sutton, Quebec, has announced that it has purchased a SkyTrac Quad chairlift, which will be installed for the start of the 2026-27 season. This new chairlift will replace the existing I, I Ouest, and II Ouest double chairs and will service the entire western sector of the mountain. Additionally, the new chair will provide much-needed relief for Chair II, [โ€ฆ]

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Brett Currie | June 2, 2025
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Former President of Palisades Tahoe, CA, Dee Byrne Speaks on Why She Believes Tahoe Needs The New Village at Palisades

If youโ€™ve been to the Tahoe area recently, youโ€™ve probably heard buzz about the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan. Originally introduced in 2012, this contentious redevelopment project has been argued in the court of public opinion and the California Court of Appeals for 12 years. The project would transform the base area at Palisades Tahoe into a year-round resort [โ€ฆ]

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Zach Armstrong | October 21, 2024
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Better Mountain Experience? Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Receives Approval For Two Lift Upgrades

8 person high speed chairlift

Park City Mountain Resortโ€™s (PCMR) application to upgrade two of its lifts received approval last week. Under a 1998 mountain upgrade development agreement, Vail Resorts plans to replace The Silverlode lift with a new 8-person, high-speed detachable chair which will be the first of its kind for Vail Resorts in North America. In addition, a new single Eagle lift will [โ€ฆ]

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Ryan Kime | May 6, 2022
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Squaw Valley Development Plan โ€“ The Good, The Bad, The Ugly?

According to WSJ, the Board of Supervisors in Placer County, Calif., late Tuesday approved a plan by Squaw Valley Ski Holdings LLC to build a significantly expanded village at the base of the historic resort site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. The prior details of this plan are included in this article, but the hearing just occurred on Tuesday, with the Board voting 4 to 1 in favor [โ€ฆ]

Claire Weiss | November 17, 2016
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$500 Million Homewood Project Moves Forward | Groundbreaking in Spring 2015

Environmentalist were able to get a judge to block Homewood, CA ski resortโ€™s major development one year ago. The judge blocked the development stating that the environmental impact statement needed revision. Since that blockage, the environmental impact statement has been revised and the development plan has been slightly [โ€ฆ]

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