This is a list of new lifts likely to be built in the United States and Canada during the 2028 construction season. Last updated 9/4/2026. 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
B = Bicable
P = Pulse
J = Jigback
B suffix = Bubble
2028!
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Really looking forward to Cannon’s tram replacement/rebuild- it makes quite a hole in flow with it being down!
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And hopefully they run it every day in winter instead of just weekends!
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Bids are due in July, and the desired completion is 12/28….
https://www.dot.nh.gov/doing-business-nhdot/contractors/invitation-bid
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Excited for Skytram replacement! First modern 2S in North America, right?
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Wow 2028 already starting strong with 5 lifts!
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From skitheeasts comment in the Snow Park Gondola page back in November 2023, so it may be outdated at this point.
“It seems as though Deer Valley has cleared its last major hurdle for the Snow Park redevelopment, and this gondola is now estimated to be built in 2028. I am not sure how many summers it will take to build.”
If DV wanted to, they can build the top terminal and parts of the 2nd stage now, then replacing Silver Lake altogether as a phased approach alongside the redevelopment timeline. I also heard a rumor and believe that Carpenter will be replaced with a six-pack during the redevelopment but I could be wrong.
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Deer Valley delayed everything related to the Snow Park redevelopment in 2025. The construction window shifted from 2025-30 to ~2028-33 (subject to further adjustments). Using the ~3-year delay as a reference point, that would put the new gondola construction year at ~2031.
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I’m hoping Crown Point replacement, Northern Light to Bald lift, and Big Dutch infill get built sooner rather than later. These three would be huge connector lifts, and make the navigation much better around the expanded resort.
South Peak also has some amazing terrain, but It will probably be 5-7 years before we see them focus on that, as it serves a small portion of DV guests and DV won’t need more terrain for years to come.
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The snow park base area redevelopment with the transit center and employee housing would be nice at least.
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Big Sky’s Powdercrest lift (the new real estate lift between Lone Moose & Highlands) may be a 2028 project. The trails and line have been cut, and I believe most homesites have been sold. Based on the prior real estate lifts, it will probably be a fixed-grip triple.
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I’d be surprised if it was a triple lift, from real estate renderings it appears to go from the bottom of the development to the top of Lone Moose/Highlands which would be over 7,000 feet. Also, with the amount of real estate that has been sold in the development (around 100 million dollars) some of that money could very well go toward funding a detachable.
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I wonder if a pulse chair akin to some of the real estate access lifts at Yellowstone Club would be appropriate for Powdercrest. It doesn’t seem that this area would have any real lapping terrain or would pull non-real estate access skiers, so a detachable may not be the best option.
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For BC New Lifts for 2028 and Beyond: I’ll say these are the resorts most likely getting a new lift some time in the next 10 Years
If I had to Make a tier list for what resorts and hills are getting new lifts
Most Likely: Cypress, Fernie (After Elk and Cedar Bowl), Hudson Bay, Kimberley, Manning, Panorama, Purden, Red, Revy, Sasquatch, Sun Peaks, Whistler Blackcomb.
50/50: Apex, Big White, Fairmont, Grouse, Harper, Kicking Horse (After the new HSQ), Mt Baldy, Mt Seymour, Mt Timothy, Silver Star, Whitewater
Highly Unlikely: Mt Washington, Powder King, Shames, and all community T-Bar Hills
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Nothing official but rumor has it Snowbasin is going to move ahead with replacing Porky with a HSQ. Possibly even in 2027. Can’t site my source though.
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