Winter Park Resort, CO, Replacing Pioneer Express Chair Next Summer, Including New Mid-Station 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 Colorado’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 […] Industry News Steven Agar | December 6, 2022 0 Comments
How Fast is Your Lift? Doppelmayr’s New System Moves Upwards of 8,000 Guests Every Hour 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 […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 12, 2022 3 Comments
Finland Ski Resort Building Artificial Glacier Levi Ski Resort in northern Finland is a leader in innovation and environmentally friendly development. That trend continues as they are building a man-made glacier and a new high-speed chair lift to service it. So far Levi says they have moved around 20,000 cubic meters of soil to create a smooth base for the slope to get it ready to […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 24, 2022 2 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO, Starts Work for New Lift and Terrain Expansion Aspen Skiing Co. has started prep work for their new Pandora terrain expansion on Aspen Mountain. Crews have begun logging trees for the new lift line and a construction road. The new lift won’t be built until the Summer of 2023. Related: Aspen Mountain, CO: Expansion Into Pandora Advances to Next Phases The expanded area will add 153 acres of […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta Ski Park, CA, Announces New Lift and Significant Terrain Expansion Mt. Shasta Ski Park, CA, yesterday announced a long-rumored new lift that will service much higher elevation, epic terrain, and access to their backcountry area. “The rumors are true! We are working on a new lift!” – Facebook announcement The project site is in an unincorporated part of Siskiyou County near the base of Mt. Shasta, approximately six miles north […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2022 0 Comments
Red Lodge Mountain, MT, Announces Multi-Year, $2.25m Lift and Learning Area Upgrade Red Lodge Mountain begins a two-phase improvement plan to upgrade lift service to lower mountain and learning area terrain Phase One of Red Lodge Mountain’s multi-year improvement plan will begin in the Summer of 2022 with acquiring a high-speed triple chair purchased from Alta Ski Area in Utah. As part of phase one, the upper Miami area will be transformed […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 4, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Area Upgrades and Opening Dates for 2021-2022 Season With the 2021-2022 Winter Season looming, snow sports enthusiasts begin to brush off their gear and look towards the slopes in the hope of early snow. Many Colorado ski resorts have undergone upgrades over the off-season to improve their winter experience. From new lifts to parking expansions, ski areas have documented their changes and posted their opening dates in anticipation of […] Industry News Andrew | September 21, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Looking to Expand into “No Name Basin” Adding 350 Acres Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Monarch Mountain, CO – Monarch’s 2011 Master Development Plan includes plans to expand into “No Name Basin” – just on the other side of the Continental Divide. Ten years later, summer 2021 is looking to be promising to begin exploring the plan. Dan Bender, Monarch’s vice president of sales, said this might be the summer […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 31, 2021 0 Comments