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Instagram Tuesday: Twilight

February 27, 2018Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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No words needed for this breathtaking picture…sunset on our little gem: the Saslonch 💎! Sometimes it’s all about being in the right place at the right moment… do you agree? 😉💜 Pic: @lukas_runggaldier 😍 #picoftheday #natureart #naturelovers #placestobe #instalike #landscapephotography #breathtakingview #valgardena #gröden #dolomitesvalgardena #valgardenadolomites #visitsouthtyrol #altoadigedavivere #altoadigeweb #dolomitisuperski #dantercepies www.valgardena.it

A post shared by DOLOMITES VAL GARDENA Official (@dolomitesvalgardena) on Feb 27, 2018 at 10:32am PST

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Play (v): engage in activity for enjoyment & recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose. • You could win a Catch 22 April Pass & come skiing/riding with us this April! Check the link in our bio for more info! #bigskyresort 📷: @gregvondoersten • • • #giveaway #lonepeak #powder #skiing #snowboarding #springskiing #catch22 #aprilpass

A post shared by Big Sky Resort (@bigskyresort) on Feb 21, 2018 at 9:58am PST

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Rigi Scheidegg at its best 🙏🏽😇 come up and enjoy some winter hiking, skiing, sleding or cross country skiing ❄️ btw: do you know which lake is in the picture? 🐠🦀 #rigi #rigischeidegg

A post shared by Rigi (@rigi.ch) on Feb 27, 2018 at 2:33am PST

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Instagram Tuesday: Euro Tech

October 10, 2017October 9, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

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🎤One day we're gonna get so high…🚠 ______________________________________________________________________ architecture #architecturephotography #archilovers #GrammerPH #IGmasters #gramoftheday #travelphotography #travel #exploremore #explore #wanderlust #beautifuldestinations #gameoftones #london #england #unitedkingdom #uk #cablecar #ALT_diaries #iamthespoiledpiglet #thisisthelifeofthespoiledpiglet

A post shared by أديل لويس (@_ctrl.alt) on Sep 21, 2017 at 9:36am PDT

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Foggy but sunny morning in Sölden 😊… On the way up in cablecar 🚠 we thought this day will be again terrible weather ☁.. But over 2000m it doesn't seem so bad at the end 🌞. . . @vendy.cz @happyphlippo #autumn #morning #nature #mountains #snow #milky #foggy #clouds #work #cablecar #bergbahnen #doppelmayr #sölden #tirol #alps #austria #travel #instatravel #travelphotography #travelblog #traveler #travelingram #adventure #outdoor #followme #instagood #instalike #instadaily

A post shared by ｔｒａｖｅｌｂｌｏｇ (@wandering.white.van) on Sep 11, 2017 at 1:07am PDT

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TARIS @ischgl_com @ischgl.ski #tgd #pardatschgratbahn #pardatschgrat #3s #ischgl #doppelmayr #cwa #cwacabins #gondola #seilbahn #cablecar #ropeway #TARIS

A post shared by CWA Switzerland (@cwaswitzerland) on Sep 1, 2017 at 7:02am PDT

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Instagram Tuesday: Glory

August 15, 2017July 31, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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#skiing #gudauri #doppelmayer #travelphotography #traveling #chairlift #lift #skilift

A post shared by Guga Gelashvili (@gugagelashvili) on Jul 15, 2017 at 10:21am PDT

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Another photo of the glorious sunset over Greenwich and the Emirates Airline LDN CableCar a few weeks ago. #EmiratesAirline #CableCar #Sunset #Greenwich #toplondonphoto #london4all #london_only #itssolondon #loves_united_london #britishsnaps #mylondonphoto #moodygrams #londonr #traverselondon #londonlive #london4all #igerslondon #itssolondon #insta_london_official #prettylittlelondon #londoninc #londontopphotos #humlondon #uk_shooters #londoncityworld #the_london_eyes #londonvisionaries #metropolis_london #OMGB #shutup_london #londonr #LO_Athena #VisitLondon

A post shared by GirlAboutThames (@girlaboutthames) on Jul 26, 2017 at 12:46am PDT

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Instagram Tuesday: Sky

August 1, 2017July 25, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.

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The guys from Timberline Helicopters made quick work out of removing Falcon's towers today @breckenridgemtn. Such an impressive sight. #timberlinehelicopters #blackhawk #skilifts #leitnerpoma #breckenridge #falconsuperchair #liftremoval #nikond5100 #nikon #lightroom #lightroommobile #baldy #breckenridge #breck #breckstaff #exploresummit #awesome #helicopter #aviationphotography #mountains #skiresort

A post shared by Benjamin Bartz (@bartzbenjamin) on Jul 14, 2017 at 8:19pm PDT

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Hoooch hinaus ❄️😎⛷ Foto: Martin Wabel @ferienregion_andermatt @visitswitzerland @visitswitzerlandch @visitswitz . . . #wartenaufdenwinter #deinwinterdeinsport #mountains #outdoors #outdoorphotography #friendshipgoals #switzerland #andermatt #skifahren #snowboard #ski #wintersport #bluebird #freunde #qualitytime #active #activewear #berge #panorama #skilift #naturephotography #gooutside #beactive #fitstagram #bestday #vsco #fotografie #funtimes #winterwonderland #snowwhite

A post shared by Dein Winter. Dein Sport. (@deinwinterdeinsport) on Jul 19, 2017 at 7:32am PDT

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Hiked 3.8 miles to take this pic so……you better like it😂😉

A post shared by GRACE TAKES PHOTOS (@gracetakesphotos.jpg) on Jul 15, 2017 at 5:46pm PDT

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Instagram Tuesday: Towering

July 18, 2017July 5, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

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Cranes and cables, London, UK 🇬🇧 #london #uk #city #cranes #emiratescablecar #cablecar #beautiful #travel #travelphoto #travelphotography #traveller #travellingtheworld #instatravel #instatraveller #construction #colours #o2arena

A post shared by Slawek Ratynski (@s7aw3k) on Jun 29, 2017 at 11:15am PDT

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¿Adivinas qué estación es? Que grandioso es volar por el cielo alteño en una cabina de la línea Azul 🙌😉

A post shared by Mi Teleférico (@miteleferico) on Jun 25, 2017 at 3:17pm PDT

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Now that's some heavy lifting. Not everyday you get to see a 12 ton gearbox being taken out. @ferniealpineresort #LiftMaintenance #GearBox #BehindTheScenes

A post shared by Thomas Crosby (@thomasmcrosby) on Jun 29, 2017 at 5:55pm PDT

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Instagram Tuesday: Bike

July 11, 2017July 7, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

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Get to SilverStar EARLY tomorrow morning! FIRST chair at 10am. Prizes, games & more to be won! See you at the Comet! ☀️ #BikeSilverStar #SilverStarSummer

A post shared by SilverStar Mountain Resort (@silverstarmtnresort) on Jun 22, 2017 at 5:04pm PDT

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Cable car or Gondola ? 🚠⛰🇨🇦 . . . . . #banff #gondola #cablecar #garaventa #madeinswitzerland #canada #explorecanada #helloalberta #explorerockies #alberta #canada150 #canadaparks #mountsulphur #upanddown #hike #panoramic #view #lookout #landscape #roamtheplanet #ig_global_life #natgeotravel #tampaskontour17 #travel #besttimeever #sofarsogood #travelphotography #instamood #picoftheday #funday

A post shared by Pascal (@pascal_bux) on Jun 18, 2017 at 8:47pm PDT

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Instagram Tuesday: Arrival

June 27, 2017June 20, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

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#sunrise in the high country. #ridethetram #jhdreaming #jacksonhole #thatswy #wyoming

A post shared by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (@jacksonhole) on Jun 12, 2017 at 7:40am PDT

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The new bullwheel has arrived, here comes the Eldo Express! #Eldora6 #Colorado @doppelmayr_

A post shared by Eldora (@eldoramtnresort) on Jun 19, 2017 at 9:36am PDT

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News Roundup: Inaugural

March 8, 2017March 7, 2017Peter Landsman6 Comments

The Aspen Times dives deep into lifty life.
President of Peru inaugurates long Poma gondola to an ancient fortress.
Mi Teleférico’s $75 million Blue line moved 41,000 passengers on opening day Friday.
Mt. Lemmon’s main chairlift has been closed all season following tree damage from an early-season storm.
Galaxy at Heavenly and High Country at Waterville Valley also see extended downtime.
Emirates Air Line to close for annual week of maintenance.
The most powerful man in skiing isn’t sold on bubble chairs (plus many other insights from Vail Resorts.)
Whistler Blackcomb, Jackson Hole and Big Sky make CNN’s most extreme lifts.
New Zealand’s first chondola on track to open this year.
Permit filed Monday shows another probable station for rumored five-stage Disney World gondola system (updated potential alignment here.)
Doppelmayr gets underway building the new Gatlinburg Sky Lift; aggressive timeline shoots for late April opening. Leitner-Poma is building a chondola across the street.
Two-stage gondola in one of the world’s oldest cities looking more likely.
Two skiers injured in fall after tree hits their gondola cabin.
130 rope evacuated after Italian chairlift de-ropes in crazy winds.
Snowbasin and Sugarbush join the Mountain Collective, former member Whistler-Blackcomb goes Epic with Stowe to follow.
Bogus Basin plans to replace Morning Star…in 2020.

News Roundup: Setbacks

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

Oakland Zoo’s California Trail gets North America’s first safari-style Omega cabins.
Vail purchase could mean replacements for Toll House, Lookout and Mountain at Stowe.
Denver station reports new complaint filed against Ski Granby Ranch last week, though details are sparse.
Hesperus Ski Area voluntarily closes, possibly for the season following unannounced visit by Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board inspectors. Hesperus similarly closed for a season in the mid-1990s after being found to be running the same lift without an operator.
Cherry Peak finally opens Sundays, still has not completed promised Summit lift.
Setbacks pile up for the Grand Canyon Escalade.
Emirates Air Line ranked highest in customer satisfaction among Transport for London modes and is the only one to turn a profit.
Sweden once had a material cableway that stretched 26 miles.
Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, taking a beating on social media, explains why the Headwall lift has been closed all but 16 days so far this year.
Mexican city of Zacatecas seeks to re-hang its old tramway cabins, further delay execution of its contract with Poma for a new gondola system.
Urban gondola story makes the front page of the Seattle Times.
The new urban aerial tram in Brest, France is a hit, seeing 6,000 rider days.
Whistler Blackcomb’s Master Development Agreements renewed and Master Plan approved.
Suit seeks at least $75,000 from Sugar Mountain, where a teenager apparently went around a bullwheel at closing time, became stranded and jumped from a chair overnight last season. edit: Resort says rescuers were close by when teen jumped.
The Georgetown-Rosslyn Gondola idea lives to fight another day.
Outside profiles James Coleman and his commitment to improving the ski experience at five Southwestern resorts.
Snow King Mountain abandons plans for East side lift, will try for backside lift instead.

snow-king-master-plan-jackson-wy — Snow King’s latest master plan concept abandons a lift east of Rafferty in favor of a south-facing lift. The Summit double would be replaced with an 8-passenger gondola.

Instagram Tuesday: 3S

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017Peter LandsmanLeave a comment

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Skis on. Get out. Freak out. | #TheGoodsReport #InTheNameOfWinter #exploreBC | Photo: @wintonphotos – @coastmtnphoto taken Jan 27

A post shared by Whistler Blackcomb (@whistlerblackcomb) on Jan 28, 2017 at 12:04pm PST

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#snow #ischgl #ski #österreich #mountains #picsoftheday #3s #autriche #alpes #tirol #doppelmayr

A post shared by Rémi (@remsbras) on Jan 25, 2017 at 3:56am PST

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Пересекая небо

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