Snowriver, MI, to Install First and Only High-Speed Chairlift in Upper Peninsula Snowriver Mountain Resort, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has just announced its plans to install a new Doppelmayr six-passenger detachable chairlift ahead of the 2023-24 season at the Jackson Creek Summit area of the resort. Replacing three of the ski area’s original chairs installed in the 1960s: the Chippewa Double (installed in 1961), the Leelinaw Triple (1964), and the Voyager […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 18, 2022 0 Comments
The Highlands, MI, to Install the Midwest’s 1st Bubble Chair Winter ’23/24 The Highlands, Michigan’s largest ski resort, has just announced they will install the first and fastest six-person bubble chair in the Midwest, the Camelot 6. The resort broke the news on the Highlands Harbor Springs Facebook page, informing its fans the mountain will be getting a lot warmer, quieter, and faster for the Winter 2023/2024 Season. Related: Copper Mountain, CO […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | September 22, 2022 0 Comments
Steamboat, CO: First Section of Longest Gondola in North America Set to Open For 22/23 Season Steamboat Resort, Colorado, is adding a new gondola, the ‘Wild Blue Gondola’, for the 23/24 ski season. The first section of the new gondola will open for the 22/23 winter season and the second section will be finished in time for the 23/24 ski season. It is anticipated that section one will be mainly used by the snowsports school as […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 13, 2022 0 Comments
How Fast is Your Lift? Doppelmayr’s New System Moves Upwards of 8,000 Guests Every Hour Old School Skiing, Modern Day Lifts Switzerland, the home of St. Moritz and possibility some of the best skiing in the world is once again pushing the limits of the sport. This time it’s Doppelmayr introducing its new lift design, TRI-Line (pronounced “treeline”). According to a Doppelmayr company spokesman speaking in another interview the new TRI-Line concept, “pushes all the […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 12, 2022 3 Comments
Perisher Resort, Australia, to Replace 2 Chairlifts with 1 High-Speed 6-Seater Perisher set to expand its lift infrastructure: It has come to SnowBrains’ attention that the development application lodged by Vail in December 2019 for a new chair lift on Mt. Perisher was quietly approved in September 2021 while lifts in the resort had stopped spinning due to the state-wide Covid-19 lockdown. The approval gives the green light to replace the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
How Old is Your Ski Lift? When you come to a resort and ride a ski lift, do you think of how old that lift is? Probably not, unless you’re stuck on the chair for a few hours. Are the new lifts more reliable and safe than the older ones? Well, it’s hard to say—I was stuck for three and a half hours on a relatively […] Industry News Claire Weiss | January 26, 2021 4 Comments
Timberline Mountain, WV Excited for Winter 20/21 Season Timberline Mountain, WV didn’t open for the Winter 19/20 season — but that may have been a blessing in disguise. Related: “Timberline Ski Resort, WV Purchased for $2.2 Million” Two new lifts will debut for the Winter 20/21 season, as part of a $10+ million plan to revitalize and upgrade the ski resort. A brand new Doppelmayr high-speed detachable 6-place […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | October 16, 2020 1 Comment
Flying Cars? Volkswagen Slovakia’s One of a Kind Lift System No matter the season, I’m always on the lookout for eye-catching and obscure lift systems. I’ve been fortunate to see various lift systems around the world, from Mad River Glen’s famous single chair to Jackson Hole’s iconic Tram to Portillo’s “va a vient” 5-person slingshot poma. I thought I’d seen my fair share of obscure lift systems, but Volkswagen’s Bratislava, […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
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