Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
News Roundup: 4,570
- A lawsuit against the proposed Los Angeles gondola is thrown out.
- Durango, Colorado works to replace both lifts at its community ski hill.
- The owner of closed Toggenburg Mountain agrees to maintain and not liquidate the property while it’s for sale.
- An upcoming eight seater in Austria will acheive the world’s highest chairlift capacity: 4,570 skiers per hour.
- The Rock Snowpark in Wisconsin changes its name back to Crystal Ridge.
- The new chairlift that was supposed to open at the Tennessee State Fair this year didn’t get finished in time.
- A few more hours to vote for the Ski Area Management & Leitner-Poma lift mechanic Rise Up Challenge.
Instagram Tuesday: Backfill
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
News Roundup: Winter Park Unlocked
- Bear Mountain, California’s new trail map shows the upcoming Midway six pack.
- The former owner of Pleasant Mountain, Maine to operate Blue Hills, Massachusetts.
- Winter Park launches a master plan website.
- Middlebury Snowbowl to refurbish the Bailey Falls triple, which missed last season.
- Sandia Peak to reactivate Lift 4, closed for a number of years.
- Sponsored: Leitner-Poma is hiring for multiple service positions.
Instagram Tuesday: Laydown
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
News Roundup: Silver Fir
- The Jasper SkyTram remains standing after a wildfire but assessment continues and the lift may remained closed for the year.
- Phase one of the Wyler Aerial Tramway replacement project in El Paso, Texas goes out to bid.
- Telluride plans to begin construction on a new Mountain Village gondola in 2028.
- Alyeska’s former CEO says Girdwood could eventually host a second ski resort.
- The Summit at Snoqualmie’s bike park will miss this weekend due to an electrical issue on the Silver Fir Express.
Instagram Tuesday: One&Only
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
News Roundup: Olympic Games
- Colorado’s Governor, Doppelmayr and investors break ground on the Mighty Argo Cable Car project in Idaho Springs.
- Alterra presses pause on a new parking gondola at the base of Steamboat.
- The Forest Service weighs whether to allow chairlifts at a proposed bike park in Arkansas.
- The International Olympic Committee selects Salt Lake City to host the 2034 games with events at Deer Valley, Park City and Snowbasin.
- A wildfire tears through Jasper, Alberta with Marmot Basin cautiously optimistic but no word on the fate of the Jasper SkyTram.
- Mt. Abram’s Mainside chairlift will miss the rest of the summer due to maintenance.
- An update on Jackson Hole’s new Sublette detachable quad:
Instagram Tuesday: Broadway Express
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
News Roundup: Exploration
- Arizona Snowbowl will replace the Aspen double with a Skytrac quad beginning next week.
- Eaglecrest may eliminate features such as restrooms to get its used gondola project off the ground.
- Red Deer, Alberta considers building a river crossing urban gondola.
- A gondola is one option for connecting two parts of Snowmass Village.
- Twin VonRoll gondolas disappear from the map and list of attractions at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- The urban gondola in Medellín that suffered a fatal cabin detachment last month reopened today.
- Public hearings on the proposed Shadow Mountain Bike Park in Conifer, Colorado are set for September.
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