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1 week ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Epic Pass adds one more Austrian partner – the mighty Sölden. Kirsten Lynch resigns as CEO of Vail Resorts and is succeeded by former CEO Rob Katz. Vail details the next phase of its Resource Efficiency Transformation Plan, including reorganizing resort divisions, combining snowmaking/grooming/terrain parks into one department and restructuring summer operations. President Trump delays implementation of a new 50 percent tariff on the European Union to July 9th.
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1 week ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Mont Sutton plans to revitalize its teaching side of the mountain in 2026 with a fixed grip quad from Skytrac. The new lift will replace three aging Mueller doubles and become the first Skytrac in Quebec.
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2 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Doppelmayr Canada will dramatically expand its base in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, situated between Montreal and the Laurentian Mountains. The new facility will feature approximately 120,000 square feet of indoor production, service and warehouse space; 31,000 square feet of covered outdoor space; and a 34,000 square foot office and training facility. The news comes just a few weeks after Doppelmayr broke ground on a similar expansion in Salt Lake City.
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2 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Austria’s Saalbach, Zell am See-Kaprun, Mayrhofen, Hintertux and Silvretta Montafon join the Epic Pass as partner resorts, bringing Epic to nine European destinations. Poma releases its 2024 Reference Book highlighting projects around the world. Eaglecrest may not meet a 2028 deadline to complete its used pulse gondola. America’s only summer only ski area will open this year for the first time in three. Whaleback meets a $250,000 fundraising goal for lift repairs.
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2 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Colorado gem Ski Cooper is thriving among giants. Over the past ten seasons, visits have grown 63 percent, fueled in part by affordable lift tickets. Last winter, a midweek ticket cost $45, regardless of the time or method of purchase. Peak days cost $110 with Fridays and Sundays running a bit less. Surrounded by Copper Mountain, Vail, Breckenridge and Beaver Creek; Cooper’s customer base naturally skews local.
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2 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
A few weeks ago I ventured to the Alps with a delegation from Leitner-Poma of America. LPOA is the North American arm of High Technology Industries, the holding company behind iconic European ropeway builders Leitner, Poma and Bartholet. While Leitner-Poma of America fabricates upwards of 85 percent of its equipment in Colorado and Utah, the US outpost partners closely with its sister companies back in Europe.
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2 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Sundance, Utah today revealed plans for its fifth new lift in ten years, the Electric Horseman Express. The mountain’s second detachable quad will run from near the bottom of Wildwood to the top of Red’s, rising an impressive 1,850 vertical feet in six minutes. The back mountain expansion will open in phases with nine new trails and 60 acres opening this winter. The new lift will debut in 26/27 along with 105 acres adjacent to Bishop’s Bowl.
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3 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
US ski resorts report their second best season ever with 61.5 million visits. Colorado releases a detailed report on Winter Park’s gondola tower evener beam failure last December. Leitner-Poma will retrofit or replace similar beams on existing lifts and modify the beam’s design for future installations. The Kicking Horse gondola hanger failure remains under investigation but the resort will replace all hangers and not operate the gondola until mid-summer at the earliest.
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3 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Arapahoe Basin today announced it submitted a new Master Development Plan (MDP) to the Forest Service for review. The plan includes several lift additions within the mountain’s existing 1,800 acre permit area with a focus on out-of-base capacity and improving the experience for beginner and intermediate skiers. Arapahoe Basin already operates one of the most modern lift fleets in the industry with six Leitner-Poma chairlifts, all built between 2007 and 2022.
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3 weeks ago | 
liftblog.com | Peter Landsman
Canada’s third D-Line lift will debut at Moonstone, Ontario next winter, just steps from the groundbreaking Adventure8. Mount St. Louis Moonstone has again partnered with Doppelmayr to build the Elfriede Huter Xpress, a 3,000 passenger per hour six pack. The new lift will replace the Easy Street and Outback fixed grip lifts on the north flank of the mountain. “We’re saying goodbye to two legendary lifts,” said Robert Huter, General Manager of MSLM.
