- Vail Resorts stalwart Chris Jarnot will depart later this year and the mountain division he leads will be split into three regions.
- The latest Epic by Nature episode explores the rise of the Epic Pass and welcoming of a competitor.
- Police confirm the Sea to Sky Gondola cable was definitely cut.
- The Hermitage may still be sold whole although Lakeland Bank gets the go-ahead to repossess 48 snow guns.
- Garaventa is building a one of a kind six pack in Switzerland with 180 degree loading.
- The Forest Service anticipates making a decision on Timberline’s Pucci chairlift replacement project in November.
- Ikon adds Zermatt Matterhorn, the first European destination and first with a 3S gondola on the pass.
- The operator of urban gondolas in Bolivia says the mechanic who died last month did not follow procedures.
- The Disney Skyliner may face a strong hurricane less than a month before opening.
- Wolf Creek readies the D. Boyce detachable Pomalift for a return to service with a new haul rope.
- Granite Gorge and an insurance company settle their lawsuit involving a broken double chairlift.
- The Aspen Mountain Pandora’s expansion hits a snag.
- Leitner-Poma gears up for a busy next few years with multi-resort, multi-lift contracts and possible urban lifts.
Lift Blog 
Deer valleys 2018 map shows a proposed gondola from park City mountain village to deer vally. What happened?
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That’s not a map commissioned by Deer Valley but rather one an artist made independently. The Mayflower lifts listed are Mayflower Mountain Resort’s proposed lifts and the gondola option is something Deer Valley has been looking into for the past few years but there has really been no sign of progress.
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The article about LP mentions Alpine getting a six. Is that just a typo?
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Yes. ‘Treeline Cirque’ will be a detachable quad. In my humble opinion, they should have stuck with the Hot Wheels name.
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New gondola cabins have arrived at Steamboat for the new Gondola.
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Are those Omega IV’s?
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Yes, not Omega Vs. Bretton Woods and Lake Placid are also going with IVs so Big Sky is the only confirmed V operator in North America. Not sure about the proposed Dolphins Stadium cabins.
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Here’s hoping the insurance settlement at Granite Gorge is enough to repair their chairlift. I can’t see that area survive otherwise.
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