This is an archive list of new lifts built in the United States and Canada during the 2025 construction season. Last updated 9/8/2025. Have an addition or correction? Please comment below or email Peter@liftblog.com.
Blue = Doppelmayr
Yellow = Leitner-Poma
Green = Skytrac
Red = MND
Purple = Partek
Orange = SkyTrans
Gray = Re-installations (used lifts)
White = To be announced
ATW = Aerial Tramway
CL = Chairlift
G = Gondola
SL = Surface lift
D = Detachable
F = Fixed grip
M = Monocable
P = Pulse
J = Jigback
B = Bubble
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Deer Valley has a lot planned! 9 lifts! Plus Big Sky having another gondola! Big year already!
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I think it’s the opening of Mayflower Mountain which is why there are so many lifts. I ski a lot in Utah so I’m extremely exited. Also gondola will be a huge addition to Big Sky’s lift network.
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Peter I was wondering where you got all the names for the Deer Valley lifts? I know I’ve seen some maps and renderings that show some of those names, but for example I haven’t seen anything that shows the Village Express or especially the Park Peak Express with a mid station? I’m trying to figure out which lift that one is. My guess is it’s the one that crosses the 2nd stage of the gondola?
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Just a guess, but as you saw in the post he was at the meeting and Deer Valley probably announced the names and he was taking notes.
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They are on the master plan for Deer Valley I’m fairly sure.
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Would the phased replacement of Mt. Bohemia’s triple chair count as a 2025 lift? it’s being done in three stages over three years but will be finished in 2025
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Is Garbanzo Express as a 6pack formally announced yet for 2025?
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No. Is that going to be in Vail’s next earnings announcement?
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I wouldn’t put money on it.
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Is anything expected in 2025, or will WB get a year off?
What’s the most likely next move now, after Jersey is done? VG? 7th?
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My best guess is 2025 will be a planning year for the VG. Sounds like it is next on the list. That may change though.
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Kaden – Jersey Crème is being replaced this year, but 7th Heaven and WVG are TBA.
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Garbo upgrade will be key once the Fitz 8 is open so I really hope something will happen soon.
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At Whistler, Right? I also thought they were replacing Jersey Cream w/ a 6-pack
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That could be so cool. I wonder if they would make it d line. Probably the expensivest gondola ever. Lol. But It would be great for whistlers uphill capacity
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Probably basically a carbon copy of the Blackcomb Gondola with 4000 pph would be my guess. It’ll definitely be a huge project to get in before the season starts.
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I got confirmation today that Looking Glass at winter park would be removed in the 2024/2025 ski season and a replacement lift for challenger would be 2025/2026 ski season.
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Interesting shift from the master plan which called for upgrading Pony Express and Iron Horse to one HSS with mid angle station. That will definitely change the Jane side. Regarding Looking Glass, a bit surprised about removing with no replacement without upgrading Olympia but the new Pioneer HSS might absorb the extra people to offset that. Both are old lifts that are used almost every day of the regular season so that might be part of the reasoning.
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Because I doubt they’d remove it during the season, do you mean removed during summer ’24 or summer ’25? Did you hear anything about a possible replacement?
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I believe it will be similar to what happened at a-basin with pallavicini for challenger
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Did you hear that from the Alpine Cable guys or someone in Lift Maintenance?
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I got it from the leader of the Grand Foundations Pioneer lift auction who said to be prepared for those two lift sales from Winter Park.
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Interesting. I’ve talked to a couple guys in Lift Maintenance who have said there’s rumours about looking glass but nothing about challenger.
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I’ve talked to the planning and development director of the resort. It sounds certain that looking glass will be next in either 2025 or 2026, but that all depends on if the town gondola happens because the alignment will change.
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I can see Looking Glass going to a limited operation schedule similar to Arrow, Endeavour, Iron Horse, and Pony Express once the Wild Spur (formerly Pioneer) opens to see if people really miss the lift. It never had huge lines but was a nice alternative when Olympia was super-busy… but now Wild Spur will be a nice alternative also.
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looking glass removal with no replacement sounds weird to me. Olympia has some of the worst lines on busy days and its really nice to be able to take Looking Glass to be able to get back to the base side vs taking olympia
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When did park city announce sunrise?
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Has The Summit and Snoqualmie committed to a timeline for any of their capital projects outside of Alpental?
Summit West – Pacific Crest 4CLD & Wildside Realignment/4CL
Summit Central – Central Express 6CLD & Triple60 4CLD
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Wildside will be in 2024 along with International and Edelweiss. Will be a big year for Summit/Alpental.
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Hi Peter,
Do you know if the Taos base-to-base Gondola is planned for 2025?
The interview I heard from early 2023 was the put it in asap.
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USFS postponed the decision regarding approval of the gondola until May. Apparently there were a lot of comments demanding the USFS do a comprehensive environmental review instead of a “yes/no” review. If the USFS grants approval, it’s going to be tied up in court for years before any construction begins. Welcome to Northern NM.
https://www.taosnews.com/news/environment/gondola-decision-pushed-to-may/article_a8a400a4-f5e3-5d0c-9707-62f8d1cf9f84.html
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Gracias. This is very unfortunate. Fingers crossed that sense prevails and engineers can get the job done. Wokeness does not help the ski industry.
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It’s not wokeness, there are communities downstream from TSV who have legitimate concerns about the possible impacts of lift construction on their water supply (drinking and irrigation). The environmental advocacy groups in Northern NM (most of them based in Santa Fe) have been filing complaints and objections to almost every project proposed on public or government land long before “woke” entered the mainstream lexicon. There’s also concern that access to the Williams Lake trailhead and the Wheeler Peak Wilderness will be limited or closed off; it’s a popular trail in the winter for backcountry skiing and in the summer for hiking Wheeler Peak (highest mountain in NM). I don’t think summer access would be affected too much because hikers can park at the Bavarian adjacent to the trailhead or at TSV’s base parking and hike up Rubezahl (aka Home Run) to the trailhead. Winter access is trickier because the road from the base up to the trailhead is snowpacked and requires snow tires/chains. If TSV were to make the gondola free to use in the winter (a la Telluride’s gondola) for backcountry skiers and snowshoers, I think that would minimize the objections from the outdoor enthusiasts and their advocacy groups. TSV scans lift tickets at only two lifts, Lifts 1 and 4. I would like to know where TSV will place the terminals because there isn’t a lot of room at both the base and at the bottom of Kachina Basin.
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I think a Deer Valley lift may be missing. I was under the impression both Pioche lifts would be in operation for 2025-26 (Pioche Express & Pioche Access Express are the construction names), as both are really needed to have Pioche Village be online. The developer confirmed the timeline this week, with Mayflower Village scheduled to open in December 2024 (alongside the temporarily named Lift 3) and Pioche Village scheduled to open in December 2025.
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Where did they confirm that?
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Grand Hyatt Deer Valley is opening in Mayflower Village in December 2024 with lift accessibility. They have mentioned it being up to three lifts, but I would be shocked if it is more than just one.
Prospective Marcella buyers (ski-in/ski-out homesites) are being told that they will have slope access in either December 2024 for Marcella Mountain plots (adjacent to Mayflower Village) or December 2025 for Marcella at Jordanelle Ridge plots (adjacent to Pioche Village). Looking at a site map, there is no way to give those latter homesites ski-in/ski-out access without both Pioche lifts.
Phase 1 (2024+2025) is 10 lifts, but perhaps they do not count the gondola as one of the lifts? Or it may be only counted as a single lift?
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We’ll have to see how it all shakes out. The press release yesterday didn’t mention a timeline for lift service.
https://newsroom.hyatt.com/grandhyattdeervalley
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So it’s confirmed that doppelmayr will be building the Sunrise Gondola?
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It’s a pretty good guess considering all of their other lifts are Doppelmayr.
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It is announced that the Sunrise Gondola will be Leitner-Poma
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A bit surprising seeing that except for the Red pine Gondola, almost all of PC’s lifts are Doppelmayr/G-CTEC.
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LPA was probably chosen since the property and condo owners where the bottom station is are going to be footing part of the cost, and went with the cheapest option, which is LPA. Obviously, I’m disappointed its not a D-Line and that the lift is going to stick out like a sore thumb amongst all of the Dopp terminals, but what can you do.
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@ottawasnowboarder
I disagree.
If they were going to go the cheap way I don’t think they would have chosen a direct drive. Those easily run the cost of the lift up $500K-$1M .
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Yeah wish it was going Doppelmayr instead LPA to keep the mountain consistent with all the other lifts. Really makes ya wonder why they chose LPA
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@OTTWASNOWBOARDER, there is nothing wrong with the LPA terminal, inside features, wood underskins, direct drive and a good paint scheme makes them on par with Doppelmayr’s offerings.
I don’t think it will stick out, it will be like the nearby Red Pine gondola. More variety is better (Steamboat)
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The Gondola heading to Eaglecrest is not a Doppelmayr, but rather an SSG Gondola
SSG is the Austrian Stadeli who made lifts from 1986 to 1990
In the 1990s, you could lifts in Austria from a bunch of manufactures
Doppelmayr, Girak, Leitner, SSG, Felix Wopfner, De Pretis, Wito and rarely Poma
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According to Bear Valley Ski Patrol, they have a chondola planned for 2026-2027. It should run from the village to koala top.
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Where did you find out about the North Ridge express?
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Peter, when did steamboat announce the new sunshine express? Will they also be putting a new sundown express in?
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I believe Steamboat should upgrade Sundown to a 6 pack before Sunshine. The lift is one of the most popular on the mountain, older than Sunshine, and could use a capacity upgrade.
I believe Steamboat decided to upgrade Sunshine first based on the Wild Blue gondola bringing more beginners, especially those from ski school, to the top of the mountain. Since Sunshine has more beginner terrain I believe it made more sense to Steamboat to upgrade that first rather than Sundown.
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Add the just-announced Summit Express at Pleasant Mountain to your list! https://www.pleasantmountain.com/summit-express.
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This lift is being built for the 24/25 season so it’s on the “2024 new lifts” page.
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heard from several lift mechs at work that B quad is coming out and a detach 6er is going in on a new alignment at okemo that will have an upper terminal above village run. The lower terminal will be lookers right of A quad where the ski school meeting place building is currently located going up and over A quad with will remain as a reliever. At some point B quad will them be reinstalled on the gore side going up over the carpets and unloading above them. The upper carpet will be removed and also installed at a different location.
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Interesting choice of alignment, having towers on lower mountain road and skier traffic being dumped in an already overcrowded section of trail isn’t exactly going to solve Okemo’s ant problem. On google earth it appears that it would have to go to the mountain road Village run intersection to not require a rather extreme flyover over the black ridge and half pipe, which would probably be preferable to flooding lower arrow with traffic. Perhaps with some widening of lower mountain road and village run traffic flow could be managed, but Vail hasn’t seemed particularly concerned with the ant problem in the past.
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the good thing about this alignment is it is a distribution point to go to solitude / j gore or to the main face instead of everyone just having to go to main face. The lower lifts are simply one ride in the morning unless your a beginner!
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I understand the rational, I just fear that things are pretty heavily constrained in that area.
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https://bigskyresort.com/2025/future/north-side-lift Big sky has a lift coming too!
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According to the table, this lift is actually being built this year!
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When was the Becker upgrade at Snowbasin announced? I can’t find anything about it.
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I don’t think its been announced anywhere, however Leitner-Poma has posted job applications on their website and indeed for installers. One of those positions was at snowbasin, so it could be possible that it will be becker replaced unless Peter heard directly.
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Snowbasin hasn’t yet said anything official.
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Is it normal for lift installers to be hired a full year before the actual installation process will be carried out?
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The ad for Snowbasin installers was quickly removed. I think Becker will be a 2025 project.
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Would make sense, since they probably want old Becker to get a proper sendoff.
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From what I’ve heard at Steamboat, it sounds like it’ll be a 2 year project, with foundations this year and metal installation in 2025.
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Is Sugarloaf actually replacing the Timberline Quad with the old Six Shooter lift from Big Sky, and if so how would they modernize the lift to look as new as possible?
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They might just give it a Uni-G skin like they did at Loon with the Seven Brothers
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They should keep it how it is, Stealth skins look great.
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I’m surprised that Sugarloaf isn’t going with a new Doublerunner first. Although maybe they want a new lift for that..
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A six pack seems like overkill in that pod – for the mountain’s first sixer. Unless it’s for added wind resistance (due to weight).
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Timberline gets traffic from Skyline and Superquad currently. The local assumption is the new 6 pack will start at a lower point down closer to the top of Bucksaw which will increase the pressure on Timberline’s uphill capacity.
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I saw on the concept art for the Explorer Gondola at Big Sky, that it’s supposed to have D-Line R2 terminals. Is this correct?
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Yes, correct.
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Peter, what does that mean? R2 D-Line terminal? Is it just another style of terminal?
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R1 is the standard D-Line terminal, (see Ramcharger / Swifty)
R2 is the glass box design, its not as common but there’s a handful in europe. The renderings for the new big sky gondola are R2’s
There are also D-Lines that have a building built over it, which is pretty cool you can see all the machinery (think Kancamagus at Loon).
I think R stands for Roof :)
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Here’s a D-Line brochure. (See pages 12-16 for terminal designs)
D-Line_EN.pdf
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link doesn’t work
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@SKILUCAS the link doesn’t work. Is there another link that you could provide for more information on D-line style terminals
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Yes. I’ll try a new link. This one takes you to the Doppelmayr website, where you can either view it online or download it.
Brochure/D-Line – Doppelmayr Group
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Being removed in the summer of 2024. Lucifer’s Lift at the Devil’s Glen Country Club, Glen Huron Ont. Lucifer’s is a 1990 Borvig Quad, 150 HP, 1604 feet, 492 vert. Here’s hoping a new one goes in its place in the next year or two. Lucifer’s was largely moth balled after the Hades Chair, a 2012 Leiter -Poma Quad was installed, that went in parallel to the Lucifer lift. After 2012 Lucifer’s sat mostly on standby, mostly unused. By comparison, the original Hades Chair , a 1969 Hall double, lasted 43 years, while Lucifer’s was a maintenance headache after just 22 years. Cheers to Hall, Riblet and the other early ski lift builders
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Lucifer’s Quad, a 1990 Borvig Quad at the Devil’s Glen Country Club, Glen Huron Ont, already off the hill and in the scrapyard. Curious where the chairs went. I hope they get auctioned.
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Answering my own question. The Lucifer’s Quad chairs are for sale for $500 CAD (purchase info to Devils Glen Ski Club members directly) . By comparison the chairs from the Poma built Louis Express Quad at Mount St Louis Moonstone are now available for $600 CAD each (contact MSLM off their website) . Beaver Valley in Markdale Ontario, sold the chairs off the Avalanche double for $7000 as part of a package.
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Ive got a question about Doppelmayr controls. Does anybody know what “Manual Launching” does for a lift? I’ve seen it on a few UNI-G lifts like Gad 2 at Snowbird. I don’t have any pictures but the best way to describe it is that it’s a button covered by a plastic cover that can be flipped up and it’s right in the middle of the control panel. It’s a clear cover and the caption below says Manual Launching. Can someone explain?
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Yes. If the spacing goes south, there’s a procedure to get it back (in a rough fashion). The system will correct for small discrepancies after manually respacing the line. I believe there’s an indicator of some sort to give the mechanic a cue as to *when* to launch. We don’t have that feature on either of our UNI-G’s but I’m pretty sure that’s what it is.
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That makes a ton of sense to me now. thanks. also i’m not sure which UNI-G’s have this feature and don’t. But i know i have seen it on a few lifts that are UNI-G’s.
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Bluewood is planning to install a high speed quad in summer 2025, https://bluewood.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BWD_20240618_PressRelease_HighSpeedQuadAnnouncements.pdf
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Looks like a used one from somewhere based on this image on the website. I don’t recognize it.
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Looks like the 4-CLD/B Quattralpina from Hauser Kaibling in Schladming-Dachstein (Austria)
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Peter, the new Sunnyside lift at Lake Louise is not on the list yet. It will be a Doppelmayr quad that will serve the learning area.
https://www.skilouise.com/things-to-do/new-lifts-slopes-and-lodges-whats-ahead-for-lake-louise-guests/
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Update, Sunnyside is a 2026 project and will be a Doppelmayr 4-CLD, I know Peter already has that, but my previous comment was outdated, so I will clarify to avoid confusion.
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Hopefully we will see the first auto locking bars in Canada.
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Snowmass is replacing Elk Camp chair and Cirque platter in 2025. Alpine Springs won’t happen until 2026. Manufacturers are not set on any of these lifts yet.
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Do you know if the new Cirque will be realigned as shown in the most recent master plan?
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That’s the plan – a realigned retractable T-bar to remove the turn at the existing tower 10.
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They really need Elk Camp and Alpine Springs to be 8 seaters. I understand $ is a factor, but Aspen Snowmass markets itself as upscale, amenities focused mountains. I don’t understand why Aspen doesn’t give Snowmass the Big Sky lift network treatment. Elk camp and alpine springs’ terrain capacity is much larger than its lift capacity, the resort knows this.
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Peter, how do you know that Topridge is getting replaced? I’m assuming that it will be Leitner-Poma due to Gore’s history of working with the Leitner-Poma Group.
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why is deer valley making revelator two lifts instead of one? seems unnecessary to me. why not stick with the original plan age go with a 6CLD D-Line Direct Drive with a midstation
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Apparently it was going to be exceedingly expensive to do it as one lift so they are looking at serving the lower part with a high speed quad and the upper part with a six. The lower lift would follow a different alignment than shown on the current map. The press release put out with the new map today confirms 6 chairlifts + the gondola for phase 2. That could be Neptune, Pioche, Galena, Pinyon, Revelator Lower and Revelator Upper. Also hearing the six pack adjacent to the gondola mid-station may happen sooner rather than later. Plus potential upgrades in existing Deer Valley to Carpenter, Mayflower, Crown Point, Northside and Quincy in the next few years.
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most interesting. thanks for the information Peter!
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Where can I find the press release?
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whats the Six pack adjacent to the gondola Mid-station?
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Big Dutch Express #5, not scheduled for installation this summer.
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Thanks so much. Is big dutch a Quad? it is probably pretty high up on priority list. to make that terrain lap able. because next winter we can only ski the runs if you take Gondi up to mid-station then you have to ski all the way down.
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Is Deer Valley gonna add the Hail Peak lift this summer 2025 or not? The new Expanded Excellence map shows the terrain off that lift would be skiable in 2025-26 but the fact that DV hasn’t made plans to construct that lift is perplexing.
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UPDATE: Scratch that, looks like Hail Peak will be added next summer, and also, where is Vulcan Express gonna be at?
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Any news on Tremblant’s expantion plan? It seems to have been on hold and having a new lift next year doesn’t seem to be hapening even though it would be awesome!
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if you talk about Timber, no idea. I also wonder what will happen with that.
If you talk about l’Hymne des Trembles, the lift is under construction. It is a very small lift starting right to the Casino Express Gondola on the Soleil side. Here are some photos I took, and more details of this project (the last post of page 3) :
https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=39558&st=40
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What happened to the 2025 Bonaventure replacement at Jay Peak? I just noticed it is gone from the 2025 Installs list.
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I guess it’s just not happening, remember it was never really confirmed in the first place.
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I should have waited for Peter’s Dec 6 Weekly News Listing. The video interview with Steve Wright , GM of Jay Peak, answered my question. Bonaventure Quad still to be replaced soon, just not with a high speed six. Probably a highspeed Quad. Let’s hope it is this year.
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This does not need to be on this list, but Killington VT USA is replacing some things on their lifts. They are replacing the gondola cabins on the Skyeship Gondola, Stages I & II
Thanks to Lift Blog for being my favorite website!
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I would assume they are replacing them with Sigma Diamond Cabins?
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Yes, same as k-1
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Superstar express is also being replaced.
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for timberline express can you reskin the terminal/station or will it just get a fresh coat of paint seeing as it is a garaventa ctec stealth III model.
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I’m hearing that Sugar Bowl may finally be replacing the Village Gondola from sources within their academy. I haven’t read anything official (yet) but the Storm Skiing Podcast interview with the CEO mentioned it could be coming. Anyone see/hear anything more?
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I would assume Sunlight’s new Segundo triple chair is the old Lenawee Mountain Chair from A-Basin. That lift is Poma, not Leitner-Poma like it says on the spreadsheet.
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Yes, it’s Poma, the spreadsheet needs to be fixed.
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Confirming that Woods Valley is planning on installing two used CTEC quads in the next two years? I have been unable to find anything on their website, or facebook page that’s up to date. Seems a little off that a smaller ski area like Woods Valley would be wanting to install two used lifts in two years without even an announcement. Not sure what lift it would have been at Saddleback, as both their CTEC quads are still in operation. Possibly the old terminals from Rangely?
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My source is Tim Woods. First lift will be terminals from Saddleback and line equipment from Kennywood and Mount Snow, replacing the T-Bar but ending higher. Second will replace the longer Hall double and use terminals from Kennywood with remaining line equipment. Plans subject to change of course.
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Peter, what happened to the Midway replacement at Cypress? It was on this list before but I don’t see it anymore
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Cypress’ GM mentioned it awhile back on the Storm Skiing Podcast but I checked and it is no longer happening this summer.
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Happy with the old lift staying in place, it’s the last of Cypress’ old lifts and is cool.
But with the cancellation of this lift and the delays with the t-bar at Troll, I’m wondering what is happening in BC.
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Troll’s T-Bar is completely finished and certified. They just chose not to operate it until next season.
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Oh, I guess I was misinformed, why not run it this year? Financing?
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Welch Village in MN just announced a new quad this year to replace the skiLink double. Announced Via email about an hour ago.
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I am guessing Taos is replacing chair 7 with a LPOA lift as the Stadeli grips are for sale and LPOA is advertising for installers for a project there.
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R.I.P.
Sad to see a Stadeli replaced.
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Where is Powder Mountain putting Davenport Express? LPA too?
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I’m not positive but based on the name I expect it to be placed in the “Davenport” area near the current Raintree lift. It will be a private (residents only) chair.
You can see the zone labeled Davenport at the bottom left of this master plan map: https://files.skimap.org/a3u5medc7ixjaaq0muw0xzpjh9d8.webp
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Will the new Chair 2 at Alpental be in the exact same alignment? I’m curious about what becomes of the wooden ski patrol castle structure directly underneath the top station, and how the new lift will avoid wind problems along such an exposed ridgeline.
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I assume that Crystal will be replacing ether Rainier Express or getting their new lift in a new alignment.
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Now bear in mind I know pretty much nothing about Crystal, but since Rainier is so legendary, it feels like a big announcement they would have put out by now if they were replacing it.
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True. Maybe we’ll finally see the Kelley’s Gap Express.
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The Rex replacement has been planned for years, but put off because Crystal is not generating enough profit. Crystal has more customers than can fit in the parking lot many weekends, so there isn’t a lot of incentive to do something to draw more customers. A Kelly’s gap lift would likely require more snowmaking, which besides being expensive would require more water. Crystal is unlikely to get the okay to use more water, the current snowmaking water rights were purchased from the Gold Hill’s water rights. I think even this was reduced by the Forest Service. The basic tenant is any water diverted from streams and turned into snow is not 100 percent returned to the streams due to evaporation. Reduction in stream flow is not favored by the Forest Service.
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This is looking like a really light year for Boyne compared to what we’re used to from them. There are only 4 projects:
•Explorer Gondola at Big Sky: This has been a multiyear project, getting completed this summer
•Edelweiss at Summit at Snoqualmie: This has also been a multiyear project, getting completed this summer
•Gateway Gondola at Loon: They are partnering with a developer on this, likely meaning they aren’t putting much capital into it
•Bear Back platter lift at Big Sky: The resort hasn’t publicized this project and it isn’t an experience improvement. Likely means a badly needed upgrade for mechanical reasons.
I wonder if they needed to take a step back from the massive investment binge they’ve been on
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As a skier at Loon I can confidently say there are no major upgrades they could do. However they did announce plans for a massive 300 acre expansion on south peak for the future.
They are also adding a six at sugarloaf replacing timberline.
In addition, they are building bike parks at sugarloaf and brighton.
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I’m not sure how the contracts for lifts are normally structured, but I do wonder if the anticipation of 25%+ tariffs would cause ski resort operators to pause potential lift projects until the situation is more stable. D-Lines are already expensive and are largely manufactured in Europe. It would depend on whether the contract allows the manufacturer to pass on unanticipated costs such as tariffs to the ski resort, after the contract was signed.
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At the bare minimum Loon needs a new Gondola. The capacity is a problem and the lift is getting really old. They also had plans for D-Line 6 packs on Lincoln Express and North Peak in their Flight Plan 2030. The 6 pack Timberline at The Loaf isn’t happening until next summer. And even if you want to count that, it is a used lift from Big Sky.
My point is that this year has a noticeably lower number of lift upgrades for Boyne. It seems the only ones they are currently proceeding with are ones that have already been started, one that a developer is helping pay for, and one that is likely facing a needed replacement for age/mechanical reasons. There weren’t huge new announcements to push ahead with their bold capital plans
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Yeah, I’m surprised to not see any announcements for the midwest after an incredible snow year.
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At Taos, will the Lift 7 replacement reuse the old Lift 4 or will it be new?
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4 was already sold to another hill, new 7 will be a new lift.
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