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New Sunnyside Lift is Spinning at Alta Ski Area, UT

Back in August, supply chain problems struck when Leitner-Poma of America said Alta Ski Area’s new lift wouldn’t be completed by the original target date of November 20th due to a backlog in ordered parts. The expectations for when Sunnyside would open kept getting pushed back week by week until this past Saturday, January 21st when they finally opened the lift […]

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Luke Guilford | January 24, 2023
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Is This the Best Job in the World?

Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Skiing makes the world go-’round… and lifties make the chairlifts go ’round. Lift operators, or lifties, are some of the coolest people on the mountain and work in one of the most awesome positions in the job market. Whether the liftie works at a smaller, local mountain or a more commercialized mountain, they are […]

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Jesse | December 13, 2021
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Squaw Valley, CA Plans To OPEN Silverado Next Week

Silverado is one of best lifts and best zones at Squaw Valley, CA and Squaw is talking about opening it next week.  Silverado has not yet opened this season. This lift offers up about 500 acres of challenging, techy terrain below High Camp.  The famous China Wall has been the location of at lest 2 Freeride World Tour events in the […]

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Guest Author | February 2, 2017
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