- NSAA reports a 14.7 percent decline in skier visits from last season to this season.
- Tenney Mountain eyes big development including a detachable lift.
- The mechanic who died in a fall at Mt. Hood Skibowl last week is identified as 29 year old Gregory Hunter of Government Camp.
- The Goldbelt Tram to remain closed for at least several weeks following last week’s mishap.
- Juneau plans to sell two gondolas it once hoped to install at Eaglecrest Ski Area.
- Both Sugar Bowl and Park City offer retired gondola cabins for $10,000.
- A court strikes down one set of tariffs but President Trump threatens new tariffs on European Union imports.
- Mont Kanasuta, Quebec looks to replace its chairlift with the government footing two thirds of the bill.
- While the lawsuit continues between Bluewood and Steelhead Systems over a used chairlift, a judge orders shipment of remaining equipment from Austria to Washington as soon as possible, though a completion timeline remains uncertain. I stopped by to snap a few photos last week.
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The ABC News link for “strikes down one set of tariffs”, is broken and directs us to a “not available” ABC News page.
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Any word on what Wachusett did with the former Polar Express as it was put into storage with the intent to find a buyer?
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As of yesterday still for sale.
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maybe tenny mountain will buy it to replace the hornet double.
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Doubtful based on lift profiles.
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Looks like Hermon Mountain’s sale was finalized and Meadowlark announced they have new owner’s as well.
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That PURE cabin is gorgeous! I think the video only shows three passengers in there at a time… is that really its limit? If so, it seems like a tough sell. But I’d love to ride in one of those.
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Highly doubtful. I assume they’ll stock 6 and 8-passenger versions, and quite possibly 10 as well
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Upon review of the pamphlet on the Poma website, they’ll go up to 12 or 15 passengers (it says 12 in French, but the English translation says 15)
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Anyone have more details on what happened to the Goldbelt Tram?
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