SilverStar Christens New Gondola with a Party
Crystal Mountain, Washington. Lutsen Mountains, Minnesota. Belleayre, New York and Ski Apache, New Mexico. Mountains from north to south, east to west and now in Canada are proving there’s no need...
View ArticleAll Systems Go for Mt. Spokane’s Backside Expansion
Mt. Spokane will debut 279 acres of new terrain and a new lift next winter. The top bullwheel will spin above this spot in a few short months. Four American ski resorts will launch major terrain...
View ArticleInstagram Tuesday: Scenic World
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beartooth Basin Ski Area (@beartoothbasin) View this post on Instagram A...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Gondolas on Gondolas
Snow King Mountain formally requests approval for a new $8 million gondola which would load along Snow King Avenue in the Town of Jackson, part of a $26 million improvement plan. The new Oakland Zoo...
View ArticleAt Walt Disney World, Skyliner Assembly Continues
Three new lift terminals set to form a gondola hub near Walt Disney World’s Caribbean Beach Resort seen earlier this month. The big Disney Skyliner story last month came from a Twitter user stuck in...
View ArticleInstagram Tuesday: Primetime
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Loveland Ski Area (@lovelandskiarea) View this post on Instagram A post...
View ArticleWeighing the Next 42 Years at Sunshine Village
This high-speed quad is the only lift on Goat’s Eye Mountain at Sunshine Village, a peak which could eventually be home to four lifts. I wrote briefly a few weeks ago about Parks Canada’s proposed site...
View ArticleA Deal to Save The Hermitage?
Five chairlifts currently sit idle at the Hermitage Club, the subject of foreclosure action in southern Vermont. Restructuring could resolve what is currently the nation’s largest ski resort...
View ArticleNews Roundup: More Cabins
A live streaming webcam shows New Hampshire’s largest and fastest gondola going in at Bretton Woods. Some tidbits on the lift from the New Hampshire Tramway Board: line speed will be 6 m/s with 36...
View ArticleInstagram Tuesday: Alluring
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sea To Sky Gondola (@seatoskygondola) View this post on Instagram A post...
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