Kitzbühel, Austria, Report: Sunny Skies and Icy Runs Report from January 3, 2024 Started off this morning in Kitzbühel. I walked about five minutes to the lift in ski boots. The issue here is small rocks are used for traction when it snows in town. In a dry period like now, these destroy the bottom of boots. I even noticed some damage to my GripWalk soles. It’s hard […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 4, 2024 0 Comments
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Jackson Hole, WY Man Rides All 2,381 Chairlifts in the U.S. After 22-Year Mission The U.S. has 2,381 chairlifts. If you averaged each chairlift ride at 10 minutes, you’d have spent about 396 hours or 16.5 days riding the lift at the end of it all. One Jackson Hole, Wyoming man has spent more than two decades of his life doing just that. Related: Snowbird, UT, to Get New Trams | First in the […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 4, 2022 5 Comments
The Ski Resorts in North America With the Most Lifts When evaluating a ski area, it’s important to factor in the number of lifts that the resort has because that number influences the time that you will spend in line, the terrain that you can shred, and the number of other skiers that you will encounter on the mountain. Chairlifts allow skiers and snowboarders to interact with other enthusiasts and […] Chris Wallner | June 25, 2021 8 Comments
Cuchara Mountain Park, CO: The Reopening of this Hidden Gem Cuchara Mountain is nestled away in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo range of Southern Colorado, just 25 miles north of the border of New Mexico. Cuchara Mountain Resort first opened for the 1981/1982 ski season as Pandero Resort with five lifts and snowmaking. The resort operated on and off for the next twenty years under several different ownerships. In 2000, […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 7, 2020 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT Announces Their Ski Lifts Go Green Renewable energy credits eliminate lift operation’s annual carbon footprint Big Sky Resort announced yesterday that its ski lift operations are now in alignment with The Big Picture, the ski area’s initiative to reduce operating impact and become carbon neutral by 2030. Related: Ramcharger 8: North America’s First 8-Seater Chairlift Opened at Big Sky Resort, MT The resort recently purchased Renewable […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
Copper Mountain to Increase Skier Capacity for 2018/19 Copper Mountain, CO is getting a facelift for the 2018/19 winter season! The resort and it’s parent company, POWDR have announced their plans to replace the existing American Eagle and American Flyer chair lifts to increase skier capacity at the mountain. The American Eagle chair, which is presently a high speed quad lift, is being upgraded to a combination of 6-person […] Industry News Kim Vinet | March 15, 2018 0 Comments
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