Lift Blog

Peter Landsman launched Lift Blog in 2015, building on his passion for documenting ski lifts across the United States. He began skiing at the tender age of four at Snoqualmie Pass and Crystal Mountain, quickly developing a fascination for the ascent as much as the descent. After completing high school, he pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, graduating in 2012. During his college years, he took the opportunity to ski at numerous locations throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Following his graduation, Peter returned to the West, taking a role in lift operations at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming. There, he manages lift crews and enjoys skiing over 130 days each year, often visiting other resorts to explore their unique lifts. If you’d like to reach out, you can email him at [email protected]. Don’t forget to follow the blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

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Mount St. Louis Moonstone Announces Second D-Line

4 days 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.
News Roundup: Ropera

6 days ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

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Titcomb Mountain, Maine to Build New T-Bar

1 week ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

Nonprofit Titcomb Mountain will erect a shiny new T-Bar this fall in partnership with Doppelmayr. The new T-Bar 2 will replace a 1953 Constam which had been relocated from Cannon Mountain and reached the end of its useful life. The move comes after Titcomb successfully raised over $1.6 million an estimated $2.25 million needed to renew mountain infrastructure. Initially Titcomb considered installing another used lift but settled on new after reviewing bids from several manufacturers.
News Roundup: SLI Retirements

1 week ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

Big Moose, Maine hints at reviving summit lift access. Austria’s KitzSki and SkiWelt could connect to form the world’s largest ski area. Lake Louise cuts trails for the long-awaited Richardson’s Ridge expansion. Hatley Pointe decommissions the SLI-built Laurel double. Telluride seeks approval to replace its last two SLI doubles. Big Sky to be the North American launch customer for the Doppelmayr S-Line surface lift, replacing the Bear Back Poma.
News Roundup: Passport

2 weeks ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

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News Roundup: Court of Appeals

3 weeks ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

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Two New Lifts Coming to Snowmass

1 month ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

It’s official: Snowmass will construct two lifts simultaneously this summer for the first time since 2006. Leitner-Poma will replace the Elk Camp detachable quad with a six pack and Skytrac will install a T-Bar to replace the Cirque platter. The projects are part of an $80 million capital improvement summer for Aspen Snowmass. Other projects include a new Ullrhof restaurant, snowmaking upgrades and forest health work.
Crystal Mountain to Replace Rainier Express

1 month ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

Washington’s oldest detachable chairlift will be retired this spring to make way for a next-generation high speed quad. Crystal Mountain’s Rainier Express, or “Rex” for short, dates back to 1988, when a group of local shareholders purchased two Poma chairlifts for the mountain. By the mid-1990s, Boyne Resorts acquired Crystal and replaced nearly every lift between 1997 and 2014. Rex endured, however, and has now carried skiers for 37 seasons.
News Roundup: Pacific Northwest Icons

1 month ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

HTI, the parent company of Agudio, Bartholet, Leitner, Poma, LPOA and Skytrac, reports stable revenue of €1.4 billion and record R&D investment of €41 million. Leitner teases “the exclusive launch of a groundbreaking new standard for monocable uni-directional ropeways” at Interalpin. Leitner also nears completion of a material transport gondola that includes a 1,600 foot underground tunnel. The next phase of the Bartholet RopeTaxi on demand gondola network is delayed to December.
Purgatory to Construct Gelande Lift

1 month ago | liftblog.com | Peter Landsman

Purgatory will embark on a significant expansion this summer, constructing the long-awaited Gelande lift and five new trails. The top drive Skytrac triple will introduce a new out-of-base option, allowing day visitors to bypass the main village.