- Snoqualmie’s Alpental and Summit West maps show new chairlifts in new alignments.
- Bear Valley’s 24-25 map shows the new Koala quad and Kuma shortened to become Cub.
- The new Pipestone Express hits Lake Louise’s map.
- Lost Valley shows off its first new lift since 1971.
- New legislation in Alberta I mentioned last week could revive Fortress Mountain.
- Doppelmayr publishes a fresh magazine issue.
- A nearby town is interested purchasing Eldora from Powdr.
- Alterra officially owns Arapahoe Basin.
- Snowhaven, Idaho may not open this season.
- Local leaders aren’t thrilled about the Forest Service’s proposal to only allow ticketed guests on the future Taos gondola.
- Human error is eyed in a French aerial tram crash that injured eight workers.
- A hearing is scheduled for next month re: Homewood’s revised master plan.
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The alignment of Pipestone Express on the new map is different than shown on recent trail maps as well as the 2019 Master Plan. It looks like it follows the line of the old Olympic chair.
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It follows the same alignment as the Future Upper Juniper Chair. I wouldn’t rely on the map link above, although this one is from 2022.
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All the previous maps that have Future Upper Juniper Chair show this lift starting at the top of Juniper Express. The Pipestone Express on the new map does not start there, it starts a bit to the east.
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I do wish Lake Louise would release the latest map. Of course, a ski resort can make changes to a lift anytime.
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Pipestone has its own lift line beside oly’s old line. The starting point is right to the left of Men’s Downhill.
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The new map is the correct one, going off satellite imagery from after the lift line was cut last year. The bottom terminal is where Easy Street meets with the Juniper trail and the Men’s Downhill. This does make it more accessible since you can reach the lift from both the gondola and Glacier, and not just from the Juniper Express.
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You can also access it from the Whitehorn Bistro, making the upper mountain accessible from the only frontside facility while bypassing the base. The benefits of this new lift are endless. Best investment from Louise in over a decade!
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Good for Lost Valley! Particularly for remaining viable for all these years. When I was a college student in Lewiston in ’71->’75, a full season pass for us was $25. Had lots of fun skiing there getting ready for our weekend trips to Sugarloaf.
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