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ginning skiers and riders. The Mahogany
Ridge expansion will add 650 acres to the
north side of the resort. The additional terrain
will move Steamboat from the fifth largest resort
in Colorado to second place. In addition,
improved snowmaking will ensure that the
runs on Sunshine Peak are " consistently covered
and can open early. "
IPUBLIC AFFAIRS I
2023
by Steve Coxen
Vice President - Public Affairs, FWSA
Mammoth Mountain, CA
Mammoth Mountain is replacing the
Canyon Express chairlift with a new Doppelmayr
D-Line 6-Pack detachable high-speed
chairlift featuring an enclosed top and bottom
terminal. The ride time will remain the same
but the lift is expected to transport an additional
800 skiers per hour.
Palisades Tahoe, CA
The new 2.4 mile gondola at Palisades
Tahoe opened last winter and made Palisades
Tahoe and Alpine Meadows the largest ski resort
in California (6,000 acres) and third
largest in North America behind Whistler
Blackcomb, BC and Park City, UT. The connection
is a 16 minute ride from Palisades to
K-22 to Alpine. The gondola has 96 cabins
that can carry 8 passengers each. The resort
offers 41 lifts and 279 ski runs.
Vail Resorts
Through its subsidiaries, Vail Resorts has
become a leading global mountain resort operator,
and currently operates 41 destination
mountain resorts throughout the United
States. Their stated product is the great outdoors
and their mission is " Experience of a
Lifetime. " The real estate planning and development
subsidiary of Vail Resorts is the Vail
Resorts Development Company.
(www.vailresorts.com).
Breckenridge, CO
The Peak 8 base area will be upgraded to
enhance the beginner and children's experience
and increase uphill capacity. A new highspeed
4-person chairlift will replace the
existing 2-person fixed grip 5-Chair. The new
investments at Breckenridge will provide a
clear path to progression on Peak 8, with Rip's
Ride servicing learning and beginner terrain,
5-Chair servicing beginner and intermediate
terrain, and the Colorado and Rocky Mountain
SuperChairs servicing intermediate and
advanced terrain.
Lara's Gondola at Big White Ski Resort, Canada will have 16 shiny new cabins for you for
the upcoming winter season, to enjoy on your trip from Happy Valley up to the Village Centre
and back! photo courtesy of Big White Ski Resort
Keystone, CO
The Bergman Bowl replacement is expected
to be completed in 2023. The highspeed,
six passenger Bergman Bowl Express
Lift will add 555 acres of lift-served, intermediate-and-above
level high alpine terrain with 16
new trails in Bergman and Erickson Bowls.
An approximately 6,000 square feet expansion
of the Timber Ridge Lodge restaurant added
300 more indoor seats and 75 more outdoor
seats for guests.
Stevens Pass, WA
The Kehr's 2-person chair will be replaced
with a new fixed grip 4-person lift to
improve out-of-base capacity and the guest experience.
Whistler
Blackcomb, BC
Vail Resorts plans to replace the Fitzsimmons
high-speed quad lift with a new eight
person high-speed chairlift in 2023. The Jersey
Cream high-speed quad will be replaced by a
new six-person high-speed lift in 2024.
Boyne Resorts
Big Sky Resort, MT
Big Sky Resort expects to open the new
Lone Peak Tram during the 2023-24 season.
The resort announced on August 8 that the
lift's sole tower was finished and crews would
begin installing the haul rope. Unlike other
lifts that use a series of towers to ascend a
mountain, the Lone Peak Tram will use just
one tower to bring skiers to Lone Peak's 11,166
ft summit. The lift will have two tram cabins,
each cabin capable of transporting 75 passengers.
Travelling at 22 miles per hour the
ride time will be under 4 minutes. The cost to
ride the new Tram will change from a daily
rate to a per ride fee.
OTHER NEWS IN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
National Ski Areas Association
The NSAA Golden Eagle Awards for
Environmental Excellence have celebrated
the best North American ski area sustainability
programs and the people who make them
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