- Arctaris Impact Fund still wants to buy Saddleback but no deal has been reached after more than a year.
- The Banff-Norquay gondola project faces stiff headwinds from Parks Canada.
- The latest podcast from Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz highlights how the company takes over operations at newly-acquired resorts.
- A judge rejects the Hermitage Club’s proposed restructuring plan as members look to reopen under new management.
- In other Hermitage news, a New Jersey bank seeks to repossess 46 snow guns.
- Here is the complete incident narrative from the February SeaWorld gondola deropement.
- Lift construction gets underway at Skeetawk, America’s first all-new ski area since Cherry Peak in 2015.
- Village construction resumes at Tamarack with Wildwood Express installation to follow this fall.
- A helicopter delivers most of the new Steamboat gondola towers.
- Last week’s gondola incident at Vail was not a result of tampering or sabotage.
- Medellín’s sixth urban gondola, Line P, is on track to open in December.
- After 1,231 days as Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area, the Badger Pass name returns thanks to a $12 million settlement between the National Park Service and two competing concession companies.
- I spoke too soon on Eaglecrest possibly building Alaska’s first gondola. Icy Strait Point on Chichagof Island is planning a gondola project to open as soon as next summer.
- The haul rope is spliced for a rare fixed grip chondola in Illinois.
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Mi Teleférico in La Paz broke its own daily record again on Monday with 583,841 riders, more than average weekday ridership for Boston’s three subway lines combined.
- Municipally-owned Great Bear resorts to private fundraising in hopes of replacing its Borvig chairlift.
- Placer County leaders will vote Tuesday on the Squaw-Alpine gondola.
- Simon Fraser University steps up its Burnaby Mountain gondola marketing.
- The Los Angeles Griffith Park gondola study is underway.
- Eagle’s Rest 2.0 nears completion at Jackson Hole.
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This is some seriously great high wire news!
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Doesn’t Boston have 4 subway lines? The Red Line, the Green Line, the Blue Line, and the Orange Line?
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Yes. But the green line is a light rail line while the Blue, Red, and Orange Lines use heavy rail equipment.
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I can think of at least 3 ski areas newer than Tamarack. Gateway Hills, Detroit Mountain, & Cherry Peak have all opened more recently.
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Detroit Mountain was a reopening but you are right about the other two.
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I saw that you got pics of the quad at great bear.
When are you going to get pictures of more midwest ski areas?
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Will you get pics of Wisconsin ski Resorts Peter?
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I keep detailed track of which resorts and lifts I have photographed and those I still need to get. Rest assured Wisconsin resorts are on the list. Keep in mind I have a full time job besides Lift Blog though.
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Why doesn’t Vail have to indicate what happened to their lift? It’s a bit concerning that a tower separated like that and they won’t say why.
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Probably because the investigation is On-going. I’m sure the Tramway Board is on top of it.
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