• Doppelmayr and the Government of Bolivia settle a multi-million dollar dispute over payment for urban gondola lines already completed.
• A small child falls from a lift at Ski Sundown.
• The world’s longest multi-section gondola opens in Serbia.
• Les Otten’s company takes 100 percent ownership of The Balsams.
• Brundage Mountain temporarily closes a lift due to Covid-related staffing issues.
• A shutdown of skiing has cost 9,000 jobs and CA$90 million in Ontario.
• The Wenatchee Express won’t open January 15th and a new date is TBD.
• Laurel Mountain closes for a week due to lift issues but will reopen today.
• French ski resorts remain closed through at least next week.
• Bartholet opens a new production site and teases an autonomous ropeway solution coming soon.
• The Sea to Sky Gondola sues insurance brokers over business interruption coverage and claims. The company has also ordered a fourth batch of cabins from CWA and intends to reopen late spring or early summer.
• Vail Resorts acknowledges a rough start to the season with skier visits down 16.6 percent, lift ticket revenue down 20.9 percent, retail/rental down 39.2 percent, ski school down 52.6 percent and dining down 66.2 percent through January 3rd.
• Cuchara gets close to reopening with one of four chairlifts.
• A Colorado appeals court upholds that waivers broadly protect ski resorts from chairlift-related injury claims.
• The Province of British Columbia and Big White will host a virtual public meeting regarding the resort’s ambitious master plan on January 26th.
• Spirit Mountain remains at a financial crossroads.
• Gunstock President Tom Day discusses what lift projects he’d like to see in the future and much more.
• With a part fast-tracked from Italy, Kimberley’s lone detachable chairlift could reopen as early as Sunday.
• A New York ski club fundraises for a new T-Bar cable.
• Parts are already arriving for Catamount’s new Glade triple.

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