- The Goldbelt Tram closes indefinitely after cars entered stations at higher than normal speed last night, injuring several employees.
- Powder Haven announces a sixth private chairlift called Foxtrot.
- The Town of Mountain Village continues investigating the circumstances surrounding elected officials’ attempted purchase of Telluride Ski Resort last December.
- Alberta ski resorts worry permanent daylight savings time will reduce competitiveness with other regions.
- New Hampshire launches an investigation into Vail Resorts charging a blended sales tax for passes that include both in state and out-of-state mountains. Vail responds with plans to offer a New Hampshire-only pass tax free.
- Doppelmayr may finance part of a proposed sightseeing gondola in Butte, Montana.
- Lifts at the former Talisman Mountain Resort in Ontario to be demolished.
- Doppelmayr’s latest customer magazine highlights projects at Big Sky and Killington.
- Poma releases its 2025 Reference Book.
- Leitner-Poma previews new North American-specific surface lift and detachable terminal models.
- The only ski area in Tennessee changes its name back to Ober Gatlinburg.
- A local school district may provide 20 percent of funding for a new chairlift at Hogadon, Wyoming.
- London’s urban gondola loses corporate sponsorship and plans a pivot toward tourists.
- Snow Partners to introduce both a national Indy Pass competitor and a Midwest Snow Triple Play.
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So what was so wrong with the “attempted” purchase of Telluride?
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Probably something along the lines of: town officials who were not authorized to speak (or commit funding) on behalf of the town. If they were acting as individuals, I agree with you, however if there was even a hint of committing the town, and it hadn’t been approved by the town council, then it’s inappropriate (or possibly illegal).
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I hope we get some glass terminal designs with the new LPOA models.
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We will see.
We responded to a survey they sent out to maintenance departments that basically asked what mechanics liked and didn’t like about the LPA terminals. Reading the press release I get the sense that they’re trying to make the terminals more maintenance-friendly more than changing the aesthetic. They did name-drop Pinnafarina, though, and Leitner in Europe partnered with them to design their latest lifts.
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The Ober Mountain/Gatlinburg reminds me of how odd it is that german is so foreign to modern americans, while a 100 years ago, it was the most spoken language by far besides english.
Then WW1 happened, everyone was taught to hate the kraut, and german-americans assimilated.
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FSP
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