The 9 Best Chairlift Names According to SnowBrains Readers The most important feature of a ski area will be different for everyone. Some will say it’s the terrain, others, the snow quality. Even more will say it’s about how family-friendly it is or the après ski scene. The names of the chairlifts are probably pretty low on the list, but these vital conveyances, which whisk skiers and snowboarders up […] Brent Thomas | December 13, 2024 1 Comment
Updated Master Development Plan for Vail, CO, Includes Potential Lift Upgrades Vail Ski Resort is located in Summit County, Colorado, along with many other major ski destinations. Vail is loaded with 34 lifts, which include two gondolas that provide access to 5,317 acres and 3,500 vertical feet of skiing. Its immense size makes Vail the fourth-largest ski area in the United States. Vail has been developing its 2024 Master Development Plan […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 29, 2024 0 Comments
Thredbo, Australia, Adds New Lift at Friday Flats This week, Thredbo Ski Resort launched Australia’s newest ski lift: ‘Freddie’s Snowrunner’. The snowrunner can be found in the Kids Learning Area on Friday Flat, and is the perfect addition in time for the Australian school holidays. The surface lift will be a game changer for children’s skiing and snowboarding lessons and takes Thredbo Ski Resort’s total number of lifts […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 23, 2023 0 Comments
Why Didn’t a Ski Lift/Tram Ever Get Built on Mt. Rainier, WA? Imagine taking a ski lift from Mt. Rainier’s Paradise station at 5,400 ft to the 10,000 ft Camp Muir level where you would have endless terrain to snowboard or ski. One could certainly see why this precise location would be so enticing and attractive to set up a permanent ski lift. You could easily argue that the south part of […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | March 21, 2023 0 Comments
Perisher Resort, Australia, to Replace 2 Chairlifts with 1 High-Speed 6-Seater Perisher set to expand its lift infrastructure: It has come to SnowBrains’ attention that the development application lodged by Vail in December 2019 for a new chair lift on Mt. Perisher was quietly approved in September 2021 while lifts in the resort had stopped spinning due to the state-wide Covid-19 lockdown. The approval gives the green light to replace the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
Brundage Mountain, ID, Replacing Frontside Triple Chair with New High-Speed Quad as Part of $30 Million Improvement Plan Brundage Mountain Resort is replacing the Centennial Triple Chair with a new high-speed quad lift. Construction of the lift will take place in the summer of 2023 and will be ready to operate for the 2023-24 season. It will have a vertical rise of 1,616 feet. The new lift will be called the Centennial Express and will greatly improve the […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 27, 2022 1 Comment
Crowdfunding Campaign to Begin For Portable Backcountry Ski Lift Have you ever imagined having your own personal ski lift? As prices and lineups continue to grow at major resorts, the thought is more appealing than ever. A Canadian company will soon introduce an innovation that brings that dream to life and promises to shake up the ski industry. The PL1, developed by Zoa Engineering, is a rope tow that […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 18, 2022 6 Comments
[VIDEO] 2 Hospitalized at Beech Mountain, NC, After Water Line Violently Sprays Skiers on Chairlift View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) According to Beech Mountain officials, 2 people were hospitalized after being sprayed with cold water on Friday after a water line appeared to break at Beech Mountain Ski Resort in North Carolina. Tim Williams took this video. It’s being reported that some skiers were blown off the lift when […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2022 1 Comment
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