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Kyrgyzstan Plans Tourism School Near Emerging Ski Resort Ala Too in Push to Build Alpine Industry

An emerging ski destination in Central Asia is taking another step toward becoming a serious global player. Kyrgyzstan has announced plans to open a new tourism and training school near its Ala-Too cluster of ski resorts near Issyk-Kul, as part of a broader effort to develop a world-class mountain tourism industry. Related: Foundation Stone Laid at Central Asia’s Largest Ski […]
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Foundation Stone Laid at Central Asia’s Largest Ski Resort in Kyrgyzstan

The foundation stone for central Asia’s largest ski resort, Ala-Too, was laid this August 8, 2025. Slated to become the first modern ski resort in the history of Kyrgyzstan, the ambitious project consists of three ski resorts: Jyrgalan, Ak-Bulak, and Boz-Uchuk—that will be interconnected upon completion to boast a total of 250 kilometers (155 miles) of groomed runs. While the […]
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Big Sky Resort, MT, to Add Longest 8-Chair in the World

On the heels of opening the new Lone Peak Tram, Big Sky Resort, Montana, continues to forge ahead on its 2025 Vision, today announcing the resort’s second eight-place and third state-of-the-art D-line chairlift replacing the existing Six Shooter lift. The new eight-place lift will effectively double the uphill capacity while reducing ride time by 30%, offering guests swift and comfortable […]
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New High-Speed Six-Chair Coming to Perisher, Australia, in 2025

Artist render 6 chair

Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, announced today, December 8, 2023, that the new high-speed “Perisher 6” chair lift will come to the resort in time for the 2025 season. The new six-seater chair lift will replace the current 62-year old Perisher fixed-grip Double-Chair and 44-year old Perisher fixed-grip Triple-Chair on Mt Perisher. Vail Resorts, which purchased Perisher in 2016, had lodged a […]
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Snowriver, MI, to Install First and Only High-Speed Chairlift in Upper Peninsula

Snowriver to install the UP's first high speed chairlift

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 […]
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The Highlands, MI, to Install the Midwest’s 1st Bubble Chair Winter ’23/24

The Highlands plans to install a six-person bubble chair

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 […]
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Steamboat, CO: First Section of Longest Gondola in North America Set to Open For 22/23 Season

Steamboat Gondola

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 […]
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How Fast is Your Lift? Doppelmayr’s New System Moves Upwards of 8,000 Guests Every Hour

New Cabin Design of TRI-Line system.

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 […]
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Perisher Resort, Australia, to Replace 2 Chairlifts with 1 High-Speed 6-Seater

Perisher 8-chair

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 […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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Flying Cars? Volkswagen Slovakia’s One of a Kind Lift System

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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, […]
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