Bluewood Mountain Resort will build its first high speed lift in 2025, replacing the aging Skyline Express. The outgoing Borvig triple has served as Bluewood’s primary lift since 1978. “We couldn’t be more excited about the purchase of a high-speed quad for Bluewood,” Said Buck Lewis, Vice President and spokesperson for Bluewood’s ownership group. “This new chair will greatly decrease seat time and increase ride time on the hill, providing a much more enjoyable day on the mountain. This is a fantastic milestone for our resort and community.” As part of the project, Bluewood also intends to install a snowmaking system at the base of the mountain to improve early season coverage.
Bluewood says it’s under contract for the new lift though a manufacturer was not specified. A rendering suggests the lift may be a pre-owned 1990s Doppelmayr model out of Europe. A number of mid-sized resorts including Mission Ridge, Washington; Castle Mountain, Alberta and Pleasant Mountain, Maine have recently opted to install used detachable quads due to the rising costs of new equipment. Bluewood expects to break ground next April and become Washington State’s seventh ski area with a detachable for the 2025-26 ski season.
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Congrats to Bluewood! I think it’ll make the already fun mountain ski even better.
Hopefully they get a Spacejet or newer.
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Sorry for my English, i am from Germany. The Pics of the Press Release are showing the 4-CLD/B Quattralpina build in 1992. This year the Lift is replaced by a Leitner 8 CLD/B https://www.lift-world.info/de/lifts/1348/datas.htm
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Here’s another look from Remontées Mécaniques :
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tsd4b-quattralpina-doppelmayr-1425.html
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So they are (possibly) buying a 92 install HS Quad that runs year round?
“The Quattralpina chairlift is located on the high-altitude snow front of the resort, in the immediate vicinity of the arrival station of the Hauser Kaibling Gondel cable car.
This installation, built in 1992 by Doppelmayr, has a very important role in the Hauser Kaibling ski area, because it is the only means of providing gravity access to the connection to the neighboring Planai resort.
Due to its strategic location, the device is also open during the summer season.”
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Looks like the same Terminal design as the Excalibur Gondola at Blackcomb – a cross between a first-gen UNI and a Spacejet.
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So another European Bubble chair I see for Washington State, Just like Mission Ridge
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Been years since I’ve skied Bluewood. A fast lift from bottom to top will enhance that experience. I recall the ride being slow and long. More runs for skiers and riders!!!
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