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Italian ski operators settle an antitrust probe with a €30 million compensation fund. Bartholet unveils its next generation detachable utilizing HTI s Ropera technology with Arosa, Switzerland the launch customer. Alterra lays off employees in both corporate and destination roles. Voting opens for this year s SAM Rise Up Challenge with six resorts in the running. A Leitner urban gondola stops and…
Another wildland fire reached a western ski area last night, this time Maverick Mountain. The community ski area near Dillon, Montana posted this morning that with heavy hearts, we are sad to say the Sand Creek Fire is actively inside Continue reading
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
Eagle Point, Utah won t open this season due to extensive fire damage. Doppelmayr works to build the world s highest capacity urban gondola system in Guatemala with two lines, 12 stations and 495 12 place cabins capable of moving 5,500 riders per hour/direction/line. An urban gondola in Africa closes after just a few weeks due to low ridership, high ticket prices, vandalism and resident fears. A…
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
Aspen Mountain retires Lift 1A with replacement plans uncertain. Bartholet completes its first tramway with Sigma Cabins and a new design utilizing tubular towers. Cape Smokey, Nova Scotia teases what looks like a major expansion with a new lift. An Eagle Point damage assessment shared with the Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee finds one lift undamaged, another with light to moderate damage…
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
Red Lodge Mountain settles with the family of a man killed on a lift last year, clarifying in a joint statement his death was caused by a mechanical failure, derailment and collapse rather than a fall. As a result of the incident Red Lodge reinforced towers on the Triple Chair and added anemometers. Mountain Capital Partners purchase of El Colorado, Chile is called off over antitrust concerns.…
Every Tuesday, I feature my favorite Instagram photos from around the lift world.
Cherry Peak, Utah is listed for sale with an asking price of $22.5 million. Glen Eden, Ontario to replace the Ridge quad with a new one in 2027 . Sommet Saint-Sauveur, Quebec will replace Côte 71 with a six pack in 27 . Rock City, Georgia continues making the case for a sightseeing gondola. Bluewood, Washington receives lift parts delayed over a year due to an ongoing lawsuit. A decision on Park…