Eaglecrest, Alaska joins the Powder Alliance amid news the Freedom Pass is no more.
Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory says his company is well-capitalized and delayed projects should be completed next year (plus he’s still looking to buy more resorts!)
The Utah Department of Transportation will evaluate gondolas from the Salt Lake Valley and Park City as two possible options to improve mobility in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Similar to last week’s case against Vail, an Ikon Pass holder files a class action suit against Alterra over early resort closures.
Prairie Sky Gondola selects Doppelmayr to assist with the next phase of its design.
Arapahoe Basin’s Al Henceroth gives four reasons he’s pressing ahead with two lift replacements this summer.
Mt. Baldy in Southern California becomes the first North American resort to reopen for skiing and riding with social distancing measures in place.
The Jackson Hole Aerial Tram will not operate this summer due to scheduled maintenance.
Following cities in France and Germany, the Czech Republic capital will build a 3S gondola for urban transport.
Comcast’s Universal Parks division files a patent for a multi-stop gondola system with cars that can self propel when detached from haul ropes.
According to a new report, the United States leads the world in annual skier visits but has only six of the world’s 50 busiest mountains (with the second most lifts of any country.)
Timberline Four Seasons Resort, which has struggled with lift breakdowns and otherissues of late, is closed this weekend and could be placed in receivership.
Snow Valley missed all of President’s weekend will remain closed indefinitely due to road damage. Mountain High is kindly honoring their season passes during the shutdown.
In France, a six year old is seriously injured after her head gets stuck between a chair armrest and safety bar.
As a new lawsuit against The Hermitage Club alleges fraud, club founder Jim Barnes tells members a revised reorganization plan is coming soon.
LST Ropeways is still working to repair the company’s first detachable chairlift, which missed its entire first winter, some of last winter and all of this one thus far.
Creeping on North Korea’s ski lift construction in Google Earth yields a new building at the summit of Masik Pass. It looks to house a detachable lift terminal with a lift line stretching all the way to the base area with towers and gondola cabins also visible. The existing summit double is on the lower right.
In British Columbia, first Crystal Mountain and now Mt. Baldy will not open this season. Baldy has a T-Bar, Mueller double, and 2007 Leitner-Poma quad that last operated in 2013.
