- The Canyons Village Management Association budgets $8 million for a Cabriolet replacement and $9.24 million toward a new gondola on the Canyons side of Park City Mountain.
- The Summit at Snoqualmie adds more chairs to Armstrong Express at Alpental.
- Mt. Bachelor offers Skyliner Express chairs for sale.
- Keystone releases an all new trail map showing the Bergman expansion.
- New owners of Holiday Mountain, New York will host a stakeholder meeting tomorrow to outline rebuilding plans.
- The Whistler Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola may open late for the summer due to an issue related to ice buildup.
- A former employee who fell 30 feet from a Riblet double without a safety bar while downloading accuses Stevens Pass of negligently operating an old, unsafe chairlift.
- Colorado reports a record 14.8 million skier visits.
- New Hampshire also reports strong results from last season.
- Vail Resorts says season pass sales are trending up 6 percent in units and 11 percent in dollars for next season.
- Le Massif will operate two of its longest lifts for a unique night time sound and light show this summer.
- Highland Mountain Bike Park to close its chairlift for a week to replace the communications line.
- Snowmass receives approval to replace Coney Glade with a realigned and extended detachable quad in 2024.
- Five years after closing, Deer Mountain, South Dakota will reopen as a private club.
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Does the 14.8 million skier visits in Colorado include Vail Resorts ski areas? They’re not members of CSCUSA. The article is vague on that.
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Mathematically, it has to include Vail, or else someone’s estimating skills are way off. The NSAA reported 27.9 million skier visits in the Rocky Mountain Region (CO, MT, ID, WY, NM, UT). Utah reported 7.1 million, so there is 20.8 million left for the other five states. Vail’s five in Colorado combine for more than 5.5 million annually, so excluding Vail Resorts from CO would imply that MT, WY, NM, and ID only combined for less than 500 thousand skier visits.
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Peter, Just wanted to say thank you for this informative and fascinating site and the great job you do. The bull wheel drop was so cool to watch. I am now so interested in area ops thanks to you. Please keep up the great work and know that your work is greatly appreciated and admired by the community in general.
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The experience Le Massif is offering sounds very similar to the “Astra Lumina” experience that Anakeesta Tennessee is currently offering. Anakeesta’s offering does not take place while on their lift, it is all through a hiking trail through the woods. The experience is very unique, and surprisingly enjoyable. Very interested to see how Le Massif’s offering stacks up, especially while riding the lifts. This has the opportunity to be extremely popular.
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Glad to see yet another lost ski area reopen…even as a private hill.
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A private ski area with 2 outdated Riblets? Don’t get me wrong I love Riblets, but this just seems like a plan that has failure written all over it. Why would rich people ski an area with an old triple and double chair, when there is a mountain with 3 high speed quads and better terrain 5 minutes away? I would like to see it reopen as an affordable family hill, they would likely have more success. I have skied over 30 ma and pa hills (including Deer Mtn 7 years ago), and most of them are successful and use creative ways to stay successful.
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Oops, I forgot to put my website so that people can find us if you need a private driver for Vail: https://matiasluxuryrides.com/private-limo-vail/
Matias Luxury Rides is ready to help with your VIP rides.
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This is hilariously accurate to the spirit of the place! LOL
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Better off taking the city bus for $4
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