- Skeetawk, Alaska begins cutting trails for a mid mountain lift.
- Sir Sam’s, Ontario seeks the public’s help to name a new quad chair.
- Aspen Mountain eyes 2029 for a replacement lift 1A.
- Several large gondola projects take shape in India with more to come.
- The Trump Administration moves to repeal the roadless rule, potentially boosting ski expansion opportunities in National Forests.
- Saudi Arabia’s mega ski resort project is dead.
- Reed Hastings talks about his continued buildout of private skiing at Powder.
- Bluewood, Washington receives more parts from Austria but not in time for a used high speed quad to be completed this summer.
- Building a multi-stage gondola from Main Street Park City to Deer Valley’s Snow Park Village and Richardson Flat Park & Ride could cost $73-95 million.
- BC filmmakers plan a documentary about the unsolved Sea to Sky Gondola cable cuts in 2019 and 2020.
- The current owner of closed Scotch Valley, New York to run the chairlift for the community one day only next week.
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News Roundup: Doolans
- A damaged tower at Tamarack is expected to take three to five weeks to replace following last week’s “unusual cable entanglement event.”
- Brattleboro Ski Hill in Vermont fundraises for a new Skytrac control system.
- Mont Sutton to auction unique Mueller chairs.
- Roosevelt Island asks the public what to do with original tram cabins.
- Stoneham and Leitner-Poma to complete a CA$1 million renovation of L’Aurore Boréale.
- Mountain Village, Colorado releases a 300 page report detailing local officials’ failed attempt to purchase Telluride Ski Resort.
- Vail Resorts vows not to sell as Matthew Prince continues making his case to acquire Park City.
- Casper, Wyoming expects to order a new chairlift for Hogadon Ski Area this fall.
- Colorado skier visits plunge 24 percent.
- New Hampshire visits rise 5 percent.
- In New Zealand, The Remarkables proposes the nation’s longest gondola.
- A gondola collides with a crane in Austria.
- Enjoy this progress report on the Gelande expansion at Purgatory.
Sir Sam’s, Ontario to Build New Quad
Central Ontario gem Sir Sam’s plans to build its first new chairlift in 34 years next summer, part of a strategic modernization plan. Doppelmayr Canada will construct the fixed-grip quad chair on the front side of the mountain. It will replace the former Eagle View double, which retired this fall after 42 seasons. “The sleigh bells are ringing, and we’re delivering more than just cheer,” the mountain announced on social media. “Our shareholders want to give you, our patrons, supporters, and followers a special holiday gift.” The yet-to-be-named lift will open in time for the 2026-27 ski season.
Next year is already shaping up to be a strong construction season in Canada with projects in the works across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
News Roundup: Conical Towers
- Hickory, New York closes.
- Steel erection begins for the only lift in Arkansas.
- Cannon’s new map shows no more tram.
- Steel and aluminum tariffs increase the cost of certain maintenance projects on the Telluride-Mountain Village gondola by 50 percent.
- Vail CEO Rob Katz reiterates his company’s desire to build new Eagle and Silverlode lifts at Park City.
- A wildlife reserve in Kentucky plans a three station sightseeing gondola.
- Sir Sam’s, Ontario retires the Red Rocket and Eagle View doubles.
- The Los Angeles City Council votes 12-1 to oppose a Dodger Stadium gondola.
- MND hires a Director of Ropeways for North America.
- Snowland, Utah eyes building a T-Bar or J-Bar next summer with $1.46 million in state grant money.
- Unionized patrollers at Breckenridge and Eldora ink new contracts; negotiations continue at Telluride and Whitefish.
- A rider falls from the Montezuma Express at Keystone.
- Whitecap Mountains, Wisconsin could go to foreclosure auction on December 2nd.
- Enjoy these Argo progress photos from reader Munier S.
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