- Matterhorn Glacier Ride II opens, connecting Switzerland and Italy via 3S gondola.
- A fire destroys Lake Louise’s main employee housing complex, displacing 165 workers and closing the resort temporarily. Emergency relief fund here.
- The State of Vermont agrees to pay $16.5 million to settle claims over its role in fraud at Jay Peak and Burke Mountain.
- Vail Mountain to auction 65 retired triple and quad chairs for charity.
- Lots of ski terrain gets sculpted at Mayflower next to Deer Valley.
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Mayflower looks incredible. When is it supposed to open?
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Are they building any lifts at mayflower? Doesn’t look like it
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Sounding like next summer.
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So it appears Vail didn’t sell the old lift 17 after all and decided to auction off the chairs? Did any other parts of the lift get reused or sold?
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They had a ton of old triple carriers in their boneyard last I saw- it’s possible they’re from that stash? When they turned BC’s old 4 into Vail Mountain’s 12, I have to think there were quite a few extras.
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Maybe? I’m hoping someone closer to the source can say.
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Definitely- just an educated guess on my part.
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Montana Snowbowl’s reply to the Forest Service to address last season’s chairlift accident and subsequent response was due last week. have you seen this or submitted a FOIA request for it?
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Speaking of Desert. The lower portions of Mayflower will be in the desert some years. It will defiantly need a 100% solid snowmaking system.
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