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Alta Sierra, California reopens for the first time in several years but has to rope evacuate a lift on day one. Indy Pass raises its base pass price, lowers the full pass price and adds Thrill Hills, ND; Pebble Creek, ID and Murray Ridge, BC plus several international and cross country outposts. Lost Valley, Maine wou...

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In a real estate sales presentation, Red Mountain leaders say expansion lifts on Mt. Kirkup and White Wolf Ridge are a higher priority than replacing existing lifts. Sasquatch Mountain, BC provides an update on the Green Chair, which hasn’t spun all season. An avalanche strikes a closed detachable lift in France. Anot...

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Val Bialas, New York reopened today after nine years closed. The potential buyer for closed Sleeping Giant, Wyoming specializes in roadside attractions like the Royal Gorge gondola and may not reopen skiing. A woman is convicted of stealing nearly $5 million from Mighty Argo gondola investors. Glenwood Caverns, Colora...

The new owners of Burke Mountain today acquired a majority stake in Smugglers’ Notch, another of Vermont’s largest independent mountains. Under the deal, prior owner Bill Stritzler and his family retain a minority ownership stake while Bear Den Partners becomes the primary owner and operator. Bear Den’s chairman, Ken ...

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The Hermitage Club to build a detachable quad to mid mountain this summer. Snowmass likely to replace the Sky Cab pulse gondola with a detachable system in 2027. Under a proposed settlement, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies would pay some 300 riders who were on the Mont-Sainte-Anne gondola during two abrupt stopping in...

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One of North America’s largest lost ski areas could reopen in a few years under a plan submitted to the Province of Alberta last week. Kelowna-based Ridge North America and Calgary-based Western Securities Limited would join forces to acquire Fortress Mountain Holdings and eventually construct up to 14 lifts. Fortress...