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Loveland Ski Area, CO, to Replace Lift 7 for 2025-26 Season

Skiing the basin side at Loveland Ski Area. Photo Credit: Loveland Ski Area

On April 25, 2025, Loveland Ski Area announced it will be replacing its 42-year-old fixed-grip double chair with a modern Leitner-Poma fixed-grip quad. Although Lift 7 is designed to seat four skiers or riders, Loveland will keep the capacity at three people per chair to maximize comfort and space for those learning how to ski or snowboard. Lift 7 ย is […]

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Luke Guilford | April 30, 2025
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Major Terrain Expansions Unveiled at Castle Mountain Resort, AB

On November 26, 2024, Castle Mountain Resort in Alberta, Canada, announced it would be opening a new chairlift for the 2025-26 season. Nestled in the South Canadian Rockies, the resort is a long-time favorite of local Alberta skiers. The commencement of this new project marks a new chapter in the nearly 60-year history of this beloved Canadian ski destination. Castle […]

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Oliver Van Dusen | December 10, 2024
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New Magic Carpet Opens With Smoking Ceremony at Hotham Alpine Resort, Australia

Bunderool Carpet at Hotham Alpine Resort, Australia, officially opened to guests today, July 1. This achievement was made possible by the dedicated efforts of the resort’s snowmakers and groomers, as well as a timely assist from Mother Nature, who graced the resort with 20cm (8 inches) of fresh snow over the weekend. โ€œWeโ€™re excited to open both Bunderool Carpet at […]

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Oz Brains | June 30, 2024
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Ketchum, ID, Property Owner is Suing Sun Valley Resort, ID, Over New Base Terminal

The location of the new lift relative to Phelp's property. Photo Credit: Google Maps

Lift drama is unfolding at Sun Valley Resort in Idaho.ย The owner of a property adjacent to the new Flying Squirrel base terminal is asking Sun Valley Resort to remove and rebuild the new base terminal further away from her lodge. Marda Phelpsโ€™ property is located at 121 Picabo Street in Ketchum, Idaho, and offers a premier ski-in/ski-out experience. Along with […]

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Luke Guilford | May 12, 2024
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The New Mt. Hood Express Six-Seater Lift at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, is Officially Ready for the Season

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The Mt. Hood Express lift at Mt. Hood Meadows has been the primary workhorse lift out of the base area for the last 29 years. Originally constructed in 1994, over its life it has racked up an impressive 50,000 hours of service, including the night ski operations at the mountain. During that time an estimated 32.5 million passengers have been […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | October 30, 2023
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Breckenridge, CO, Continues Peak 8 Transformation With Installation of New High-Speed FIVE SuperChair

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Breckenridge Ski Resort (@breckenridgemtn) This summer, Breckenridge, CO, continues the transformation of the Peak 8 base area with the upgrade of 5-Chair to a new, high-speed quad that will debut for the 2023/24 winter season as the FIVE SuperChair. With this lift upgrade, all four chairlifts that service Peak […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 29, 2023
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Mt. Bachelor, OR, Extends Season Through May 28th

Mt. Bachelor Extends Season

Mt. Bachelor announced an extension of its season through May 28th, where it’ll end with itsย Annual North American Pond Skim Championships. It has been a fairly good season for the mountain, but nothing record-breaking like many resorts in California and Utah are experiencing. Mt. Bachelor averages 462″ per season, but for the first time since the 2016-2017 season, they have […]

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Luke Guilford | April 10, 2023
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Replacing Pioneer Express Chair Next Summer, Including New Mid-Station

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Winter Park Resort, CO, announced yesterday that the Pioneer Express chairlift that serves the Vasquez Ridge territory will be replaced next summer and will include a new mid-station. Related: Winter Park Resort, CO, Shares Masterplan to Become Coloradoโ€™s 3rd Largest Resort If you’ve ever skied (or, even worse, boarded) over there, you’ll be familiar with the long, almost flat run […]

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Steven Agar | December 6, 2022
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