Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
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Lake Louise
News Roundup: Noteworthy
- Three people injured in a March 2014 de-ropement on a Mueller double chair at Crystal Mountain,  BC have filed claims against the resort.  The BC Safety Authority’s investigation found the cause to be low tension in the haul rope due to the lift’s counterweight resting on the ground.  Crystal Mountain has been closed ever since.
- Wolf Creek’s owner still floating the idea of a low capacity jag-back tram on the backside of the mountain.
- Re-opening plan for Antelope Butte Ski Area moves forward with two Riblet doubles scheduled to be back in operation by December 2017.
- Another child falls from a chair, this time on the Glacier Express at Lake Louise.
- Saddleback is probably the largest ski resort ever to go out of business.
- A group has formed in opposition to Arapahoe Basin’s proposed Beavers expansion, which would include a new chairlift.
- Killington’s Skye Peak Express had to be rope evac’d Friday afternoon, possibly as a result of damage from a thunderstorm the day before.
Instagram Tuesday: Climbing
News Roundup: Projects and Plans
- Doppelmayr and Bolivia break ground on Subway in the Sky part II.
- Steamboat has a new master plan proposal that includes two new six packs to replace the Elkhead and Thunderhead lifts.
- Will our nation’s capitol get it’s first aerial lift?
- Lake Louise abandons plan for Wolverine Ridge lift but still wants new lifts on Richardson’s Ridge and Hidden Bowl.
- A six-mile aerial tram across New York Harbor?  The Gondola Project says no and even Doppelmayr says it may not be possible.
- The International Skiing Federation again tells Aspen to build a new lift or lose the 2017 World Cup Finals.
- Powderhorn and Leitner-Poma break ground on lift replacement.
- Helicopter removes “poles” at the Hermitage Club.
