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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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Whistler Blackcomb, BC to Benefit From New Lifts Originally Intended for Park City Mountain Resort, UT

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During its earnings call yesterday, Vail Resorts revealed that the new lifts originally intended for Park City Mountain Resort, UT before the town Planning Commission blocked them, will now be relocated to Whistler Blackcomb, BC. In June 2022, the Park City Planning Commission blocked two previously-approved lift upgrades at Park City Mountain Resort, UT. The upgrades, for the 22/23 season, were […]
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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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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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Busy Summer Continues as Alta Ski Area, UT, Replaces Lift and Prepares For Upcoming Season

New chairlift install at Alta Ski Resort, UT

Progress Continues After 23 seasons, Alta finally decided to upgrade its Sunnyside lift in an attempt to reduce lift lines in the Albion base area and improve access to the Sugarloaf and Supreme lifts. This summer they have been working to install the replacement, a new high-speed six-pack lift made by Leitner Poma. Leitner Poma is one of two companies […]
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Copper Mountain, CO to Replace Two Chairlifts for the 2018/19 Season

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In a press release yesterday Copper Mountain, and its parent company, POWDR, announced continued enhancements to the way guests access the mountain’s world-class, naturally-divided terrain. The planned upgrades to replace the American Eagle and American Flyer lifts with high-speed combination and bubble-style lift service are slated to debut for the 2018-19 ski season.  Plans to replace the two lifts are […]
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