• Doppelmayr USA’s Katharina Schmitz joins the Ski Utah podcast to talk lift technology, next year’s projects and more.
• According to Forest Service documents, Alta plans to replace Sunnyside and Albion this summer with a single six place chairlift.
• Sierra at Tahoe President John Rice takes SAM podcast listeners through the harrowing Caldor Fire disaster and recovery effort.
• White Pine, Wyoming is sold to new owners.
• Kimberley announces the Northstar Express will be inoperable for the entire season following last month’s fire.
• Vail Resorts says Stevens Pass faces its most acute staffing problems, replaces the General Manager the same day as a Seattle Times front page story comes out.
• Nine people successfully catch a child who fell from a chair at Mt. Washington.
• Big White seeks more parking at the Black Forest base in advance of two planned lift installations.
• Steamboat repairs the Sunshine Express; Storm Peak Express lives up to its name.
• Mt. Bachelor will be without the Skyliner Express for an indefinite period.
• Keystone closes the River Run Gondola for three days of maintenance (now back open).
• Redevelopment of the Meadows parking lot at Steamboat could include replacing the Wildhorse Gondola with a higher capacity detachable.
• BigRock Mountain’s quad chair fundraising gets off to a strong start.
• Vail Resorts and Park City ski patrollers reach a tentative contract agreement, likely avoiding a strike.
• Despite the headlines, Vail Resorts’ skier visits are actually down from the last two seasons as of January 2nd. Ski school, dining and retail/rental revenue are all up from last year but still down significantly from pre-Covid 2019-20.