July 2020 – Lift Blog

Instagram Tuesday: Neowise

July 28, 2020July 26, 2020Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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Have you seen NEOWISE yet? Tonight is its closest approach- only 64 million miles away. 🙃 Next chance to view is in 6,800 years, so we recommend sneaking a peek now!

A post shared by Copper Mountain (@coppermtn) on Jul 22, 2020 at 9:16am PDT

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Hi there, wanna join us for a ride? 😎 Flachau ist übrigens ein super Ausgangspunkt für Wanderungen aller Schwierigkeitsstufen und hat eine top Verkehrsanbindung durch seine unmittelbare Nähe zur Tauernautobahn 👌 #snowspacesalzburg #visitflachau #hiking #hikingadventures #wanderlust #wandern #goexplore #weekendvibes #gooutside #roamingaround #bergeerleben #bergmomente #bergpanorama #salzburgerland #discoveraustria #feelaustria #visitaustria

A post shared by Snow Space Salzburg (@snowspacesalzburg) on Jul 25, 2020 at 11:35am PDT

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Mexico´s first urban ropeway 🏙🚡 Two LEITNER ropeways gondola lifts have been running on a five kilometer route through the densely populated district Ecatepec de Morelos in Mexico’s largest city since October 2016 🙌🏻💯 . . . . . #leitnerropeways #wemove #innovationsince1888 #urban #cablecar #ropeway #ecatepec #mexico #mexicocity

A post shared by LEITNER (@leitnerofficial) on Jul 19, 2020 at 6:00am PDT

News Roundup: Suits

July 24, 2020Peter Landsman5 Comments

Skeetawk secures a 40 year lease to operate on public land in Alaska.
The Salt Lake Tribune features a pro-Little Cottonwood Gondola op-ed by Ski Utah CEO Nathan Rafferty.
D-Line stations, cabins and chairs and are now available as HO scale models.
A disabled skier sues Aspen Snowmass over a 2019 lift fall.
The haul rope is on North America’s third D-Line lift system.
A helicopter flies concrete for tower foundations at Saddleback.
The ever-growing Indy Pass adds Snow King Mountain, White Pine and Winterplace.
Closed Crystal Mountain, BC still faces lawsuits more than six years after a lift deropement.
Arapahoe Basin presses ahead with new lift projects despite taking a big Covid hit.
China Peak bids farewell to the mighty Chair 3.
Gore Mountain formally announces construction of two new quads.
Court documents reveal more details on the Liftopia-Mountain Collective dispute.
All new Whiteface gondola cabins arrive stateside.

Instagram Tuesday: After Hours

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020Peter Landsman1 Comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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Medan du sov / While you were sleeping 😀 Vedlikehald må skje om natta med så lange opningstider, men det er ingen sak i dette veret #heltomnattenheltomdagen #TeamSkylift #loenskylift #Loen #visitnorway #Fjordnorway #Norge #Norway #workwithaview

A post shared by LOEN SKYLIFT (@loenskylift) on Jul 15, 2020 at 5:09pm PDT

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One of Coldstreams 332 Super Pumas setting ski lift towers. #coldstreamhelicopters #superpuma #airbus #heavylift

A post shared by Coldstream Helicopters Ltd (@coldstreamheli) on Jul 10, 2020 at 11:34am PDT

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Comet NEOWISE has been spotted right over the East Wall. in all of its beauty. #NEOWISE #NeowiseComet #ABasin #LetsLegend 📷: Ian Zinner

A post shared by Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (@arapahoe_basin) on Jul 14, 2020 at 12:05pm PDT

News Roundup: Government Relations

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020Peter Landsman9 Comments

Bogus Basin shells out $53,000 to settle alleged environmental violations related to the construction of the Morning Star Express and other projects.
Former owner Ariel Quiros will plead guilty to orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme at Jay Peak.
The Jay Peak receivership has racked up more than $8 million in attorney and accountant bills so far.
Aspen Snowmass hasn’t decided whether the Big Burn six place will get bubbles.
A near collision leads to an evacuation of a Leitner-Poma six pack in New Zealand.
Skiing in that country proves super popular even without international travel.
The State of New York makes huge investments at Whiteface this summer: $2.4 million worth of gondola upgrades, a new quad chair, a new lodge and snowmaking enhancements.
Skytrac is the low bidder to replace Howelsen Hill’s Barrows double with a quad next summer.
Alterra characterizes season pass sales for next winter as “shockingly strong.”
Mt. Norquay will try again for approval to build a gondola linking the ski area to Banff.

Instagram Tuesday: Climb Out

July 14, 2020July 13, 2020Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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A comfortable ride from the center of the city 🙌🏻🚡 Until 2017, many visitors have gone up the de las Noas hill on foot to see the famous landmark, the church and the panorama restaurant. Since then, they can take a comfortable gondola lift directly from the historic center of the desert city to the 22 meter statue and enjoy the fabulous view there👀 . . . . . #leitnerropeways #wemove #innovationsince1888 #leitnermoments #urban #ropeway #cablecar #torreon #mexico

A post shared by LEITNER (@leitnerofficial) on Jul 9, 2020 at 6:00am PDT

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Updates from our Bald Mountain Expansion Project! The lower terminal in Cold Springs Canyon is taking shape. Learn more about the expanded terrain with the link in our bio 📸 @theseshmonkey – – – #sunvalleystoke #sunvalleyresort #baldmountainexpansion

A post shared by Sun Valley (@sunvalley) on Jul 10, 2020 at 11:50am PDT

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Ну что, кто едет любоваться закатом 🌇, находясь в воздухе над Москвой-рекой, а потом вкусно ужинать на открытой террасе ресторана на Воробьёвых горах 🥂? Сегодня мы открыты до 23:00, приглашаем отлично провести вечер и закончить рабочую неделю на позитивной ноте👌🏻.

A post shared by Московская канатная дорога (@moscow.cablecar) on Jul 10, 2020 at 9:27am PDT

News Roundup: Tough Choices

July 10, 2020Peter Landsman11 Comments

The Italian parent of Leitner and Poma reports record revenue of €1.06 billion, having completed 78 ropeway projects in 2019, though the company expects sales to fall 30 percent in 2020.
Public comments are now being solicited regarding Steamboat’s proposed Wild Blue Gondola, Sundown Express replacement and Priest Creek removal projects.
Vail Resorts suspends operations at two Australian resorts just three days into the season due to the evolving Coronavirus situation.
Even though American Dream and Big Snow in New Jersey are closed, a second American Dream location remains in development in Miami.
Vail Resorts-owned OnTheSnow.com and sister websites will shut down Monday due to the challenging financial landscape. A Vail-owned TV station is also closing.
Bloomberg speaks with the CEOs of both Alterra and Vail about next winter.
Today is the last day to comment on Little Cottonwood Canyon transportation alternatives, including a 3S gondola.
Walt Disney World won’t allow unrelated parties to ride together in gondola cabins when the Skyliner reopens.
Doppelmayr USA, Leitner-Poma of America, MND America, Skytrac and SkyTrans all received Paycheck Protection Program loans supporting more than 400 American jobs.
A key link located on a receding glacier, the Horstman T-Bar at Whistler Blackcomb is no more.
Design work continues for Aspen Mountain’s Lift One Telemix and related developments.

Instagram Tuesday: July

July 7, 2020Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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🏔🤩 #mykitzsteinhorn 📸 @_maschtei

A post shared by Kitzsteinhorn – DER GLETSCHER (@kitzsteinhorn_official) on Jul 6, 2020 at 10:53pm PDT

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You can comfortably get to your favorite spots in the Dolomites with the entire family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 107 lifts get you to 12 valleys throughout this stunning landscape ☀️ ⛰️ Your kids will love the adventure and the fresh air will make sure they fall asleep easily when you get back home at the end of the day 😉 • Use our hashtags #wowdolomitisupersummer #dolomitisupersummer for a chance to get featured 📸/🎥 • Pic: @wisthaler_photography 📸 • #dolomitihikegalaxy #pampeago #obereggen #predazzo #southtyrol #südtirol #suedtirol #italy #dolomites #unesco #dolomiti #visititaly #northernitaly #italia #mountains #mountainlife #mountainlove #mountainphotography #mountainlovers #lifeinsouthtyrol #adventure #nature #mountainview #hike #hiking #family #hikingadventures #dolomitesunesco

A post shared by @ dolomitisuperski on Jul 2, 2020 at 9:00am PDT

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La vue panoramique 🤩🌲💙 Avez-vous une belle photo depuis la télécabine? _____ That panoramic view 🤩🌲💙 Do you have a nice picture taken from the gondola? 📸 @dkcooperoutthere #tremblant

A post shared by Tremblant (@monttremblant) on Jul 5, 2020 at 5:11am PDT

News Roundup: Preparing

July 3, 2020Peter Landsman15 Comments

Mont-Sainte-Anne is ordered not to operate its gondola until the lift is deemed safe.
A New Brunswick resort will pay a fine for a lift employee’s on the job injury.
All three Disney Skyliner gondolas are set to reopen July 15th.
Liftopia fights to stay out of bankruptcy as more ski areas say the company owes them money.
Silver Mountain celebrates the anniversary of a historic agreement to bring the world’s longest gondola to Kellogg, Idaho.
With its first chairlift complete, Skeetawk sets its sights on a much longer detachable quad.
Construction of the planned Valemount Glacier resort is delayed.
Cape Smokey begins building foundations for Atlantic Canada’s only gondola.
White Pass will switch rotation direction of the Basin quad, requiring a tower to be moved.
Snowy Range removes the Chute double’s drive terminal in preparation for a Skytrac Monarch upgrade.
Big Sky Resort launches first in North America self load, self unload bike carriers on Ramcharger 8.
The Forest Service approves expanding Summit Ski Area’s footprint to connect with Timberline Lodge & Ski Area.
The California zoo which debuted a detachable gondola three years ago finds itself on the brink of permanent closure.
As the Forest Service continues its review, the Town of Jackson once again takes up the issue of a Snow King Mountain gondola.
Mission Ridge will auction off chairs from the former Liberator Express.
A coalition including Alta, Snowbird, Ski Utah and Powdr launches a website and media campaign advocating for a Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola.
Last year’s addition of the Peak 1 quad allows Lookout Pass to launch summer operations for the first time.
Remains of a very old tramway in Utah may be removed.
Green Mountain Valley School celebrates groundbreaking for a state-of-the-art T-Bar at Sugarbush.
It took five long weeks to get a European specialist into New Zealand and able to splice the country’s first D-Line lift.
Hunter Mountain abruptly cancels its summer skyride opening and will share more information in the coming weeks.

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Month: July 2020

Instagram Tuesday: Neowise

News Roundup: Suits

Instagram Tuesday: After Hours

News Roundup: Government Relations

Instagram Tuesday: Climb Out

News Roundup: Tough Choices

Instagram Tuesday: July

News Roundup: Preparing