Browsing entries tagged with Chairlift
30 Sep 2019
A new six-man chair lift will open up a previously little skied area of Megève, and an increased Alpybus service will make the French ski resort more accessible than ever before. The new chair lift will…
5 Mar 2018
This coming weekend, the long-awaited continuous ski link between the Swiss ski resorts of
29 Jun 2017
A new heated chairlift is being built in the French ski resort of Les Arcs for this coming winter. The six-seater, high-speed chairlift will replace the Pré Saint-Esprit lift in Arc 1950, and come with…
19 Oct 2016
We have already reported on the huge improvements in the major French ski resorts of Val d’Isère and Alpe d’Huez, as well as the new chairlift in La Plagne from Plagne Montalbert to Aime 2000 in the…
10 Sep 2016
We’ve already reported on ancient gondolas being replaced in the Swiss ski resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee and a hi-tech new chairlift in Klosters. Here is news of three more much-needed new chairlifts…
8 Jul 2016
A ground-breaking new laser-controlled chairlift is being built this summer on Madrisa in Klosters-Davos. The six-seater “Schaffürggli” chairlift is the first of its kind in Switzerland, featuring…
27 May 2015
Deer Valley ski resort in Utah has bought nearby Solitude Mountain Resort and plans to inject a raft of upgrades before the 2015-16 ski season. Solitude is a smart, car-free ski area linked with Brighton…
23 Mar 2015
A chairlift remains closed as an investigation is carried out in Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Maine, following major mechanical failure at the weekend that injured seven skiers. King Pine Chair at Sugarloaf…
9 Mar 2015
Two new, much-awaited chairlifts have opened between Linga and Super-Châtel, completing the Portes du Soleil ski circuit. The two high-speed lifts, a four-man and six-man chair lifts both leave from Vonnes,…
26 Aug 2013
Switzerland is blocking North Korea’s plans to build a “world-class” ski resort. The ski lift company Bartholet Maschinenbau (BMF) had agreed to supply chairlifts and cable cars to Pyongyang, in…
22 Dec 2012
Around 40 skiers and snowboarders were evacuated from a chairlift in Breckenridge this week after a mechanical failure. The evacuation, by rope, from the Peak 8 SuperConnect, took around three hours on…
8 Nov 2011
Family-friendly Villars will have a new chairlift this winter, along with improved beginner areas up the mountain and a chance for adults to save on their lift passes. A six-pack will replace the slow…
31 Aug 2011
Fernie in Canada is planning to open a new lift and slopes this winter, to celebrate its 50th anniversary as a ski resort. They’ve kept it quiet until now … but there have been rumours all…
1 Jan 2011
Officials at a ski resort in Maine, USA, are investigating why a chairlift became detached from its cables last week, sending skiers and boarders crashing to the ground. The accident happened on 28 December…
31 Dec 2009
Arapahoe Basin in Colorado has announced plans for a new lift next winter, which continues recent investment to redefine the resort as an international ski area. A fast quad is due to replace the Exhibition…
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