- Indy Pass adds Upper Midwest mountains Whitecap, Camp 10, Paul Bunyan and Coffee Mill.
- Ikon signs SilverStar, BC as a full partner and Giants Ridge, Minnesota to its bonus tier.
- Alaska’s capital city is poised to cancel installation of a used gondola at Eaglecrest Ski Area after spending $8.3 million (this detailed presentation shows the project could be revived with private investment and would likely be profitable.)
- Pico retires the Outpost double with no immediate replacement.
- Lonesome Pine, Maine fundraises to replace its T-Bar.
- Also in Maine, Mt. Jefferson might install a used double from a larger resort.
- Germany’s Zugspitze blows up two glacier T-Bars due to melting.
- Switzerland opens a criminal investigation into last month’s Engelberg gondola detachment.
- Marquette Mountain, Michigan to install a new chairlift this summer, details TBA.
- Antelope Butte, Wyoming envisions a Westside intermediate lift.
- Colorado’s Mighty Argo Cable Car could open this month.
- The Boone’s Ridge wildlife center in Kentucky, which would include an MND gondola, to sell $70 million worth of bonds.
- Ski profiles the process to install new Elk Camp at Snowmass from factory to load test.
- After losing $1.6 million, the private operator of the Stone Mountain aerial tram will end its contract with the State of Georgia early and lay off staff. Aramark Destinations will take over operations June 1st.
- The Forest Service to close regional offices and relocate headquarters to Salt Lake City.
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It’s unfortunate that the Eaglecrest situation has been allowed to get to this point.
The idea of the gondola––or something like it––isn’t bad, and partnering with Goldbelt for summer visitation is a smart play. But there’s just no reason this project needs to cost $38 million. It seems quite possible they’re getting screwed by public works requirements or inadequate competition among contractors/consultant.
If they do cancel this version of the project, I hope they go back to the drawing board and consider something brand-new, even if it’s just a Skytrac fixed-grip and they have to do scenic lift rides instead of gondola rides.
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R.I.P. Outpost
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Sounds like Marquette went with Doppelmayr. I would guess fixed quad but they haven’t said yet.
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Current employee here, options were weighed of a fixed grip or high speed and it is most likely coming down to cost. I do believe they are also not going to have a mid-station on the new lift and use River chair to serve the racing hills and backcountry. Again this hasn’t been confirmed but it is what I have heard from my fellow employees.
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