This is a list of new lifts likely to be built in the United States and Canada during the 2026 construction season. Last updated 11/25/2025. Have an addition or correction? 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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Wow! Great to see 2026 new lifts up and running already. Can’t wait to see all the updates. 😊
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Why is Sundance choosing to replace Flathead with a HSQ and not replacing Red’s with a HSQ and moving the current Red’s lift to Flathead? Red’s serves practically the entire upper mountain while Flathead only serves some black runs. Does it have to do with cost?
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I wonder if Sundance is planning on extending Flathead to the top of Red’s making the entire upper mountain able to be lapped via one lift.
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They apparently want to make a big expansion served by one HSQ. It will include the Flathead Zone.
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Correct. The plan previously reported by Lift Blog called for moving the base of Flathead down next to the new Wildwood lift, extending the vertical in that pod by about 300 ft and expanding the skiable acreage further down the ridge on Bishop’s Bowl.
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Where can I find the plan for the new HSQ? Still a bit confused on where the liftline will be.
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Turns out I was incorrect. Based on the just published Friday News Roundup, it appears as though the new line for Flathead will run from the base of Wildwood all the way up to the current summit offloading next to Red’s.
This now makes it more clear why they are investing in a HSQ for this line instead of putting one in on the Red’s line – Flathead will now be running on a significantly longer line than Red’s and will likely become one of the premier expert pods in Utah with almost 2000′ vertical on a single line. I really like how this now segments the backside between Wildwood (700′ vert of beginner/low intermediate), Red’s (1300′ vert intermediate/advanced cruising) and the new Flathead (2000′ vert of advanced/expert terrain) to meet different needs.
New owners making a huge impact on the skiing experience with Outlaw, Wildwood and now Flathead – an absolute home run on every key on-mountain decision thus far.
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Will Sundance expand into lower far east/bishops ridge with the addition of the HSQ?
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Wow, thanks Peter for already opening the 2026 new lifts !
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Crossing my fingers for either big bear or mammoth!
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I’m hoping for something at Winter Park!
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It’s sounding like they’ll remove looking glass in 2026, but not certain on if they will run a new lift up the original lift line, or run a new one up to the Zips Hill.
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I hope they have that six pack up the new hill, but also maybe replace looking glass with a fixed grip triple or quad.
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I heard the proposed Big Bear interconnect project could start as early as 2026. I am not sure if that is something that would be done over one summer or multiple.
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Also heard Tremblant Timber expansion is back on for 2026ish
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what is the Tremblant timber expansion?
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Steamboat leadership also told some staff that Sunshine will be upgraded (presumably to a six) in 2026.
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Peter, Lake Louise’s Sunnyside chair is still scheduled for 2025, unless something has recently changed ?
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Peter, I believe that West Mountain, New York, is getting a Doppelmayr detachable quad called the Woods Flyer that is going to be installed during the 2025-2026 season. I don’t know if the list would be 2025 or 2026 for that lift.
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Snowmass is planning on replacing Alpine Springs with a 6-CLD in 2026. Manufacturer TBD
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I could see Talisker/Vail finally building the Pinecone Ridge lift for White Pine Canyon/Park City in 2026. Phase 5F of the development was the first time they sold properties that were only ski-out, not ski-in. While they did make a verbal commitment to homeowners that the lift would be built, it is only a matter of time before a coalition of people with $15m-$25m homes start applying pressure to see action.
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When did Lake Louise switch Sunnyside from a quad to a HSQ?
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2 months ago I believe, there were no official announcements except a letter to passholders.
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The recent Storm Skiing podcast with the Stratton President indicated that Tamarack would be a 2026 install and not 2025.
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I’m hoping for a new lift at Mont-Saint-Anne for 2026, with all the fundings now available, there probably isn’t enough room for 2025 though, so maybe Étoile Filante 2.0 first?
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Anyone have more info on the Flathead replacement at Sundance?
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RIP Northside, I honestly thought that it would get replaced by a six-pack, a D-Line perhaps, given the popularity of the Northside area. Lines would be a few minutes more there than the other lifts in Flagstaff (other than Ruby) Any idea why DV chose to replace this lift with another HSQ? Reliability?
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I would say it is because of the top terminal location. The top of flagstaff is a very very busy spot. I can’t imagine that many more up there. It is also the oldest detach on the mountain which doesn’t help either. I will say I wonder if it will have a slight capacity boost, lines on that lift can get rather long.
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Idk if its the lifts age or what, but the only thing I can picture it needing is a capacity bump. That terrain is super busy, unfortunately without some management up there I cant imagine that working out. Could also be that with the new expansion getting upscale lifts they are trying to update their most popular base areas to bubble lifts with seat heat.
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It looks like it disappeared from the list
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Since when is Sun Valley replacing Christmas with a chondola!
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I think it’s been on their agenda for a while now, but it’s only now they decided to actually do it.
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I think that Mt. Norquay is replacing North American with a ten person gondola called the cliff house gondola. Source: ski resort info
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Looks pretty promising! Cliff House Gondola
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The gondola is cool, but The pulse double is a classic and I wouldn’t want it to be replaced, it’s so unique.
I do understand the need though as it is much easier for sightseeing and for downloading from the bistro at the top with a gondola.
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Norquay posted a photo this week with an 8 person Sigma cabin they have on display at the train station, so looks like it will be Leitner Poma. They mention an expanded Cliff House Bistro too, wonder how it will integrate as the existing chair offloaded right into the Bistro building.
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Sunshine is LP. (I think)
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Is the Christmas Chondola going to be D-Line to match Challenger?
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Would that be the first D-Line chondola ever?
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Probably not, I bet there’s some in Europe.
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According to skiresort.info, Lake Louise has 6 new lifts planned for the near future! Richardson’s Ridge and Sunnyside for the next 2 years and some more.
A Leitner 6-Pack replacement for Glacier Express. (Probably imported from Europe)
2 High Speed Quads, Meadowlark and Eagle Chair. (No idea where those will go)
And also 2 T-Bars. One Called Temple lift and the other called Prunepicker’s Hill.
If anyone knows more about these projects, I’d be interested to know.
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I think that the first two are already approved and are going to be installed.
For the rest I don’t know.
As for Alta, the master plan has the Gondola and the double chair. They are fighting over the Gondola with the state.
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Meadowlark, Eagle, Prunepicker, Temple are all shown on the 2019 master plan map posted on skimap.org.
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I wouldn’t see Glacier being replaced soon, it’s not that old and has enough capacity.
Meadowlark and Eagle are planned to replace the gondola, but it would be better if they did an 8-MDG on existing alignment and Eagle HSQ.
Prunepicker would serve as a connector, Temple serving abandoned beginner trails above the lodge.
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For what it’s worth, Lake Louise’s interactive map shows a longer Richardson’s Ridge chair starting near Temple now (effectively where Prunepicker is shown starting) and crossing over the Ptarmigan run.
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It still appears that it starts slightly higher than the lodge. Also, the interactive map might be dated as it does not show some run changes such as new flight chutes or Sunset Terrace as a green. The trail map shows the starting point right where Ptarmigan run meets Pika.
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You want to be cautious with info from that website. They will typically add future lifts while they are still in the proposal stage. It’s not incorrect, but a project can take a long time to go from a proposal to a reality. My local ski area has a lift that has been on the MDP for 20+ years and was marked on a map as a future expansion at one point. 6 lifts and 4 lodges later, it still hasn’t happened.
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Especially since from my knowledge, Glacier will not be replaced in the near future, and will certainly not be an imported Leitner 6-pack. Also, what ski area are you referring to Ryan?
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Alta has some too.
A 15 person Aerial Tram up Mt. Baldy.
The Little Cottonwood Gondola, which apparently will be a 32-person Tricable Gondola.
A HSQ replacement for Wildcat.
And a double called Flora.
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A 32 person Tricable Gondola? God damn, this is gonna be huge.
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So is Sun Valley also replacing the Lookout Express?
How many Yan detachables will be left after that, Frenchman and River Run?
Also, curious if they will do like Seattle Ridge and have a UNI-G 6-CLD with DD.
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I would replace Lookout with a D-Line 6 pack to match Challenger. But if Christmas isn’t D-Line, then I would make it Uni-G.
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They might end up doing like they did in 2023, have a flagship lift (Christmas) as a D-line and a less important lift (Lookout) as a UNI-G.
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I’d say Lookout Express is as much a flagship lift as Christmas is, so just as worthy of being a D-Line.
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Powder Mountain is getting an LPA HSQ two years in a row? First Davenport now this? Does anyone know where this one will go?
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Maybe a homeowner expansion lift?
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I notice there’s an area next to Davenport that could be a good expansion area. Or possible they could make the lift from the bottom of Paradise Express up to James Peak.
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Could be the Half Pint Lift slated to service Private Residences at the Shelter Hill area near and just South of the current Village Lift. The James Peak lift won’t be accessed all the way at the Paradise Express Lift bottom……more like Big Kash valley area behind Lightning Ridge.
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Earlier this year I read an article about adding a lift in Wolf/DMI area. Maybe that’s where?
DMI and Wolf Creek are popular sidecountry areas at the resort and have been for many years. While the locals would likely prefer this area remain a “secret,” it will soon be open to everyone as Powder Mountain develops its plan to install at least one lift (possibly more) to make it accessible for everyone.
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The Wolf lift is already scheduled to be a fixed quad from Skytrack this summer. Another lift serving this zone would work too though.
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This is correct. DMI/Wolf Creek will be starting top and bottom stations along with tower foundations this summer. Don’t know if entire lift will be completed and ready for 2025/2026 season though. Concurrently, the Davenport Express will be going in this summer for the 2025/2026 season operations. The 2026 summer lift build could be the Half Pint chair or anyone of the following chairs as noted in their 2024 Cache County Master Plan (Pages 52-53) linked below. I won’t mention the other lifts proposed in their Weber County (mountain straddles two adjoining counties) Master Plan as there are over 12 new lifts proposed in total.
https://www.cachecounty.gov/assets/meetings/countycouncil/2025/Media/Media%20Packet%20(revised)%20%E2%80%93%2004-22-2025%20Regular%20County%20Council%20Meeting.pdf
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If they could build four lifts last year, they should be able to complete two this year. We will see it play out.
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I’d be willing to bet that the new Sunshine Express will be Doppelmayr, considering Steamboat has bought the bulk of their products from there. Could be LPA, too, since that was what Steamboat went with for Mahogany Ridge express. I’d wouldn’t bet against Doppelmayr, though.
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Right now, Steamboat seems to be like Vail Mtn, always switching between manufacturers. I put my bet on Leitner-Poma for now.
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Whoever comes in with the best price/package will get it. They are not loyal to a specific brand. Regardless, it will be a great lift, be it LPA or Doppie. And everyone will be happy.
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I haven’t been to Steamboat in a few years, but wouldn’t it make more sense to replace Sundown before Sunshine with a 6 pack? Sundown is older, more centrally located, doesn’t have a backup anymore, and I remember it having a huge line. Is there a mechanical reason to do Sunshine first (i.e. Sundown recently got upgrades)?
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Mechanical reason, unsure. From what I understand, the logic is more that Sunshine accesses a ton of lower-level cruisers, so it gets busy more consistently and for longer than Sundown.
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Since Wild Blue was installed, Sunshine has typically had longer lines than Sundown. Plus, the Sunshine area is projected to get even busier once Sunshine II is installed in a few years.
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@skitheeast where did you hear Sunshine II will be installed in a few years? I’ve only seen it on the master plan.
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@martin, it has been on the 2026 new lifts spreadsheet for a while now.
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@skilucas I thought @skitheeast was referring to the Sunshine II on the master plan which is a second HSQ to the right of where Sunshine currently is located.
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@martin, thanks for clarifying. I thought it was the one being built in 2026.
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@Skitheeast, Sunshine has larger lines lines than Sundown? How is that possible?
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@coloradoskilifts – I think it was mentioned up thread, but traffic patterns at Steamboat have really changed since installation of Wild Blue. With one ride access to Sunshine from the base, that pod now gets crowded very quickly b/c it’s no longer 2 lifts and a crowded intermediate collector run to get there. Sundown no long needs to be the 2nd lift in the chain for the vast body of beginner/intermediate skiers trying to get over to Sunshine.
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Does anyone know what lift Mont Sutton is replacing?
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Io, I and IIo.
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I’m hoping for something at Keystone, Breckenridge, or Crested Butte!
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Its crazy that before Lithia they didn’t install a new lift in 35 years but now between 2023 and 2026 they will avg 1 lift per year
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When was Okanagan Gondola go and when was it annouced?
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What does direct drive mean?
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Direct drives are DC motors directly coupled to the bullwheel, as opposed to the traditional AC motor connected to the bullwheel through a drive shaft and gearbox. It is a much cleaner and quieter setup. Unfortunately, at least for LPA, they are only available for 6-packs and larger lifts.
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All lifts, both Doppelmayr and LPA, can only put direct drives on 6-packs or larger lifts. They are simply too big to put on HSQs or smaller lifts.
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Both LPA and Doppelmayr direct drives are AC permanent magnet synchronous motors.
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Indeed, I stand corrected – had them backwards. The older lifts are generally DC drives
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Here is a simpler explanation:
A direct drive is a drive directly linked to the bullwheel instead of there being a gearbox. It works like ceiling fan, only more complicated and on a larger scale. It is much quieter and easier to maintain, which is why many resorts are going with them.
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Thanks for the information guys!
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I guess Hail peak & Vulcan for Deer valley summer 2026.
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Sounds like just Hail Peak Express #10 at Deer Valley next summer. The lower part of Lift 6 going in this summer is now going to be called Vulcan Express #6A.
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What was the Vulcan name originally going to be used for? I remember that on one of the early maps.
Probably makes sense for them to slow down and see where the bottlenecks are as they integrate all the new terrain and finish building more of the lodging that will fill it up. For example, do they need a better way back from the new terrain to the top of Bald Mountain rather than funneling everyone onto Ontario, which is narrow and full of beginners? Sultan was a huge bottleneck right now but should be fine once the new gondola opens, and more people will go lap Galena right below it when it gets backed up. Does the Crown Point replacement go to the front of the line or stay back burner with the gondola in place? How about the better way from Hail Peak to the rest of the new terrain, since Hail Peak is the only lift directly out of the new parking lot? I’m also surprised that Hail Peak wasn’t prioritized over Vulcan, since that is the way out of the new parking lot without shuttles and Vulcan can be closed separately from Revelator early/late season in bad snow years.
I’d like to see them circle back and start doing some of the upgrades on the existing terrain next before the infill lifts on the new terrain, like Northside and Quincy (right next to each other so probably makes sense to do them the same year). Same goes for Mayflower (40+ years old now with Yan aluminum sheaves) and the new lift up to the gondola midstation on Big Dutch Peak, which are close together and will probably happen the same year. The South Peak expansion doesn’t need to be right away – something to save for a relocated lift like Sterling when it gets 6-pack treatment since that area is at the end of the earth and won’t operate too many hours.
Whatever they do, DV is running circles around PCMR next door right now, which Vail seems happy to leave to rot in place
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Vulcan was originally assigned to Lift 9, the second Hail Peak lift closer to Big Dutch. The name shuffling really shows how Deer Valley selected a bunch of old mining claim names and is using them basically at random. Not necesssarily choosing names that match where the lift is geographically.
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Any confirmation that Holiday Mountain’s Bowl Lift is going to be a quad? From their Facebook page and Instagram, I was under the impression that they were reinstalling the old Turkey Trot double, or at least reusing the towers. Unless 1970s Poma towers were incredibly overbuilt, I would find it surprising that they would reuse towers from a lift that old for a quad. Could it be that they are simply reinstalling the old Turkey Trot with minor modifications? Possibly reusing leftover towers and chairs from the lift they installed last summer?
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Yellowstone Club is replacing Lodge? Anyone have more info?
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I was hearing Lake Lift and some of Lodge concrete in 26′ and Lodge in 27′ but hay that was in May.
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They want to replace lake too?
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They are planning ahead, perhaps? The lifts will be 30 years old in 28 and if they get used in the summer they have extra hours on them? Or just a great time to expand to a 6 pack, eh? It’s a private mountain, not like they can’t afford to :(
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Update: Lake D-line 6 and Lodge lift line concrete in 26′ ; Lodge D-line 6 and Mountain upgrade to CLF3 in 27′ major reorganization of top of Lodge and bottom of mountain to happen hence the Mountain replacement.
From what I have heard numerous parties bidding for the old lifts for reuse at their resorts.
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Porcupine already?! That will make Snowbasin the first resort in Utah with no fixed-grip lifts (other than the Allen Peak Tram which is fixed to the rope, plus a rope tow or 2) Unless Snowbasin decides to stick to the trend of replacing/building a lift every other year like with Becker this summer, DeMoisy in 2023, and Middle Bowl in 2021, then it would be 2027 unless Snowbasin really sticks to next summer.
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With Snowbasin doing hosting duties for the Olympics in a decade, might be a good idea to do it now. After this, they’ll probably have to go back to upgrade John Paul to a six pack.
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JP has never been slammed when I’ve been at Snowbasin. I don’t think it needs to go six.
The main issue at Snowbasin is that they basically have one long green run, and that’s it. I know the Club Med plan fell through, but something in that vein is probably coming much earlier than the JP lifecycle upgrade.
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Very surprised Snowbasin is getting rid of Porcupine so fast. Also, when was the Gemini gondola at Winter park announced?
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Peter, the Village Gondola at Sugarbowl is marked as white even though it’s labeled as doppelmayr.
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anybody got more info on park city’s canyons village gondola? like where it’s supposed to be and stuff
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Word is that if NellBell at Aspen gets approved in time for 2026 construction, then Alpine Springs at Snowmass will be delayed until 2027. At this point we’ll just have to wait and see
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Comically obnoxious for Snowbird to do Chickadee before dealing with Mineral Basin.
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lol sometimes it makes me wonder if they just don’t give a dam about the mineral issue. Kind of crazy but that leaves only two center poles in the cottonwoods both being in little cottonwood. I’d rather have good ole chickadee than a new one. But I’m also a bit biased.
I feel it might be faster to take baldy up to the Alta bird connect and traverse over to keyhole. To drop back in the front of the bird. On certain days.
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From what I view and as a local to Snowbird at heart, Mid Gad will be tricky and maybe expensive to get a replacement since more than enough people utilize the mid-station as another beginner area in lower Gad Valley. Mid-Gad also provides more direct access to the Mid-Gad restaurant as well although you can take Gadzoom, but requires a run down. From what I hear, detachable mid stations are expensive although they can go for a half mid-station similar to what Sundance did with Outlaw to mitigate some added cost.
Baby Thunder used to be almost be empty, but now is one of the branded beginner areas at the frontside of the Bird and also as an egress from some expert lines off Gad 2 which drop into the zone. Baby Thunder also doesn’t run the best speed either, often running 300-400 fpm daily with closer-than-normal chair spacing.
Chickadee may be over 50 years old but has been running extremely high hours not just winter but for night skiing and in summer as well so a lifecycle upgrade is a bit welcoming.
If Mineral needs to be reliable and Snowbird isn’t planning an infill lift at the basin, a D-Line Replacement should be warranted for those circumstances and also why it’s my personal request. Aren’t they still planning on extending Mineral Down another 2,000-3,000 feet?
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I think they will wait to deal with Mineral Basin until they go ahead with Mary Ellen Gulch. Perhaps ~2030?
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It looks like Powder horn is planning on upgrading its west end double lift to a HSQ
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/gmug/projects/68488
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Powderhorn is going through a “Developing Proposal” for the West End double, so nothing has been approved by the USDA/Forest Service just yet. It is possible that they could have an announcement for a new lift by next year, but that is just a speculation. Peter actually reported this on LiftBlog last month.
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I’m thinking it will be the old Elk Camp lift from Snowmass that was removed this summer. It is being relocated to another Colorado resort and the lengths are pretty similar.
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According to some inside sources who work at the resort, Powderhorn wants to instead buy an entirely new lift rather than a used one. The Flattop Flyer was itself is a mixed blessing when it was relocated from Marble Mountain NL. Apparently there were quite a bit of maintenance issues from the re-install process, so most likely they’d prefer to go for an all new lift for the West End. We know now that there an official proposal of a detach upgrade for West End, although that timeline is still uncertain currently.
One other mountain that could certainly use the old Elk Camp detach could be Ski Cooper, as the G.M has stated online that they are looking for one, and Cooper is also located pretty close to Snowmass. Despite a high-speed detach not being in the master plan, I am still optimistic that Cooper would want a detachable to service their front side terrain.
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Maybe Kendall Mountain? They are considering an expansion and mentioned a detachable option as a possibility.
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Is Kendall Mountain actually still considering an expansion? There was news of it years ago (maps drawn up of possibilities) but there has been no movement on funding or any sort of public support. That would be big (huge!) news if they are actually moving forward on any kind of expansion.
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I believe Peter mentioned it elsewhere, but if not, yes. The new West End detach will be the former Elk Camp.
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Where is the Anakeesta chondola going?
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Replacing the current fixed grip one I’m told. They haven’t announced anything yet though.
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I like that mt Ashland is putting in new lifts all the sudden. I don’t ski mt Ashland. I think it would be cool if Ariel could be a 4 cld but it is a community hill .
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I did have a feeling that this would happen after Lithia. I wish the would just focus on updating Windsor first then Ariel. I would love to see a new Ariel and the old run side by side but they made it clear that won’t be the case. It’s a shame to lose such an awesome pre 65 Riblet.
I get the reasoning behind it. But I do wish they would preserve some of the old lift. Such as the top terminal or the bottom terminal. To me it’s just the battle of the duopoly.
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I had a idea for retrofitting or replicating old lifts to keep or recreate historic charm kinda like mad river Glen and the single chair. what I’m saying is it would be cool if you could build like a hsq with the same red and and similar termanals and like replacate the old lift but the speed and compacity of a new lift, on 2nd thought maybe making a bare bones riblet termanal from the 60s into a detachable AND somehow keeping the historic charm would be hard.
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I don’t know if they were doing this before they exited the lift construction business, but Partek is now offering chair swings, and on a stand – if you want a new chair for your home. Maybe they are using up excess stock? https://www.partekskilifts.com/category_s/1817.htm
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What’s going on with the other Hail Peak lift in the DV Expansion? Hail Peak Express is slated for the 2026 summer. but for connection standpoints, shouldn’t the other Hail Peak lift also get built? Maybe also the big Dutch Lift? I guess that’s 3 lifts in one summer, than, although they just did 5. (Pioche and Galena where already built last summer) (5 where built in 2024 and 5 where built in 2025)
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Hail Peak’s base, and the East Village parking lot, can be accessed from Big Dutch Peak (and Bald Mountain and Park Peak) via Tug of War and Magnolia, so no second lift will be constructed for access.
The Big Dutch Peak infill lift will be built at some point in the next few years just to make that terrain more lappable, as it will be quite difficult to do so with the current setup. Deer Valley is being conservative and seeing how quickly the new terrain is utilized before justifying the need for an infill lift.
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My Guess was the other Hail Peak lift (Lift 9) would be Hailstone. Looking at it now versus last year, Hailstone would provide a funnel for skiers coming from Hail Peak to the Vulcan/Revelator area via the Joker trail especially in the cases of the Gondola or other areas getting backed up. It could also be a 2-way lift if skiers want an alternative going up to Hail Peak from the Sure Thing Run rather than ski down to the base.
When all lifts are completed, there are at least 5 ways from East Village to the Rest of the Mountain will be as follows:
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The Pioche Access trail ends at the condos so you have to walk across the road to get to Jordanelle. You could theoretically cut through the trees to get to Jordanelle but you would definitely have to do a bit of sidestepping/could be private property with no trespass.
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It’s hard to see from the new map, but will you be able to ski from Pioche all the way down to the Jordanelle gondola? I know it’s possible to walk down the road and across the parking lot, but that’s not really the DV way. I was hoping they’d plug into the bottom of the Deer Crest trail network to ski all the way down there. On the map, it looks like the Pioche access trail dead-ends at the Pioche condos.
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No. It will end at the condos and parking lot.
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They are negotiating with the Deer Crest Homeowners Association to be able to have ski access all the way down to Jordanelle, but for now the property rights don’t allow it. I expect it’ll happen soon though, as it also greatly benefits the DCHA and the people that live in Deer Crest by giving them a much easier and quicker way to return from East Village.
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Are we sure electric horseman express is replacing flathead, it looks like its a different alignment that duplicates a lot of its terrain. seems also like it starts at a lower elevation so I imagine it would be good to keep flathead.
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Flathead stays for time time being.
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if Boone’s Ridge installs in 2026, that would make it the first MND Orizon installed in the US. Does anyone know of other Orizon gondola or chair installs planned overseas?
(I know Waterville Valley’s 6-pack is at least partially designed with Batholet and unrelated to Orizon)
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According to MND’s web site they are working on all of the infrastructure for a resort in Uzbekistan. Which would include two fixed grip quads and a 10-passenger gondola. Last update was that they were still doing the civil engineering for the gondola. https://mnd.com/en/le-chantier-bat-son-plein-a-chimgan/
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They are replacing the Riblets at Switz. Sad to see them go.
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I heard just the main 1 and 2 up and over lift, 3 and 4 will stay for now as a backup like it has been. Guessing they will eventually replace the lift 3 side of the second lift and just leave one quad serving the backside since they plan on staggering the new lifts differently.
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It’s good to see that Rough Rider is getting a second life :)
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