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Month: August 2023
News Roundup: Great Causes
- Alpine Ski Club, Ontario lists the Arrowhead Quad for sale with a replacement planned for 2024.
- Big Moose Mountain, Maine fundraises to revive trails abandoned since the summit double last ran in 2004.
- Snow Ridge, New York shares more photos of devastating tornado damage and fundraises for rebuilding. A volunteer cleanup day is scheduled for August 26th.
- Nonprofit Skiland, Alaska seeks donations to operate next season.
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay teases a reopening of its gondola that has been closed since Covid.
- A power outage strands hundreds of guests overnight at the Banff Gondola.
- Seven Oaks leaves the Indy Pass.
Instagram Tuesday: Centennial
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Tornado Damages Lifts at Snow Ridge, NY
An large tornado damaged several lifts and other buildings at Snow Ridge Ski Resort late last night. The ski area, located in Turin, New York, posted this morning that all three of its chairlifts sustained damage from extreme wind and falling trees. Photos showed lift buildings overturned, safety bars blown off chairs and towers de-roped.
All of the lifts at Snow Ridge date back the 1950s through 1970s. The Little Mountain and North doubles appeared to sustain the most damage from the storm. “The Ridge got hit pretty hard by last evening’s tornado,” Snow Ridge wrote this morning on Facebook. “Everyone is safe, which is the most important thing but this damage really hurts. We are devastated but will rebuild,” the mountain wrote.
Update: The National Weather Service determined the tornado was an EF-3 with peak wind gusts estimated at 140 mph near Snow Ridge.
News Roundup: Ponderosa
- Garaventa commences building the first TRI-Line tricable gondola in Switzerland.
- The Kemmerer family sells Jackson Hole to a local investor group.
- Lee Canyon’s expansion lift to be called Ponderosa.
- Lutsen backs away from proposed expansion to consult with local tribes.
- More chair sales: White Pass, Washington and Lutsen, Minnesota.
- A new trail map shows the rebirth of lost terrain at Holiday Mountain, New York.
- Park City shows renderings of the proposed Sunrise Gondola.
- I took a break from skiing at Mammoth last week to snap some pictures of the Canyon Express project.
Instagram Tuesday: High Altitude Projects
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
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