- Skytrac begins construction on two new quad chairs at a new Rainforest Adventures park in St. Maarten.
- The old Casper triple from Jackson Hole won’t debut at Magic Mountain in time for this winter.
- New York hedge fund buys 13 ski resorts from CNL Lifestyle Properties, Enterainment Properties Trust takes Northstar.
- Saddleback Mountain Foundation agrees to purchase Saddleback for $6 million if it can raise enough money.
- Seattle real estate developer buys Silver Mountain.
- Steamboat’s local paper previews the Elkhead Express.
- First cabins fly on the Dominican Republic’s new urban gondola system.
- Doppelmayr’s latest Wir magazine is available.
- Some splice advice from Mountain Wire Rope Services.
- The Black Hawk finds new civilian life with Timberline Helicopters building lifts.
- Powder Mountain makes new lifts official, will become largest ski resort in the United States.
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Glad you’re back Peter! Big Sky soon?
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I’m on my way to Jackson, where I’m told cabins were launched today. Update from Big Sky to follow.
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Awesome! can’t wait to see them!
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I have some Big Sky pics from this weekend if you’re interested. If you head up there swing into town center and check out the display chair.
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Interesting that Vail didn’t acquire Northstar’s assets.
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Vail doesn’t have all of the assets at the resorts where it runs operations.
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Great article on the Blackhawk-thanks for posting.
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P.S. How was the trip?
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The trip was once in a lifetime! I enjoyed getting the Grand Canyon guide community’s take on the Escalade gondola proposal and got pictures of the site. 17 days without the internet was not a total loss!
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