• • The Edmonton Ski Club and its Mueller T-Bar will reopen this winter following a one year hiatus.
  • The developer of Big Snow America is so confident in the American Dream project that it offered the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall as collateral to secure a $2.8 billion construction loan.
  • Investors and Berkshire Bank battle over whose claim to the Hermitage six pack should take precedent.
  • The White River National Forest extends public commenting for the Breck Peak 7 Infill chairlift project to September 1st.
  • The Forest Service approved Aspen Mountain’s Pandora expansion awhile ago but the county still needs to approve necessary zoning.
  • SilverStar adds 24 hour security, surveillance cameras and enhanced line checks in the wake of the Sea to Sky Gondola downing.
  • TransLink’s CEO says the proposed Burnaby Mountain tricable gondola would be less susceptible to such an attack.
  • Grouse Mountain gives all Sea to Sky Gondola passholders free lift access through November 30th.
  • S2S cleanup will take awhile and trails remain closed for public safety.
  • Swiss manufacturer Bartholet shows it’s possible to build a new fixed quad in just three weeks.
  • Jaegerndorfer now exports Omega V cabins in miniature form to the United States.
  • Aspen Snowmass will add chairs to lifts at Highlands and Snowmass to address Ikon Pass crowding concerns.
  • Skytrac will manufacture towers for and install the new Leitner T-Bar at Ski Cooper.
  • This profile demonstrates why the Kaiser S2 excavator is so popular for ski lift construction.
  • MND Group, owner of LST Ropeways, says it has resolved “financial difficulties” by reorganizing its debt.
  • Doppelmayr names Jürgen Pichler its new global marketing chief.
  • It looks like Sunday River’s Locke Mountain triple will gain a tower or two thanks to the new T-Bar that crosses under it.
  • Arctaris Impact Fund hosts a community meeting and announces its intention to close on the purchase of Saddleback come early November.
  • Big Sky and Loon Mountain will launch the world’s first dual frequency RFID lift access system in partnership with Axess.
  • With a new detachable quad under construction, Bogus Basin caps a five year turnaround.
  • Alpine Media display screens will go live on more chairs this winter.
  • Big Burn at Snowmass may be replaced with a bubble lift.

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