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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…

Park City resubmits applications to build an Eagle six pack and Silverlode eight place. Snow King, Wyoming to add eight cabins to its gondola for summer concert capacity. The triple at Mont Cascades, Quebec closes until further notice due to mechanical issues. Same with Buzzsaw at Searchmont, Ontario. Red Mountain, BC…

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Tenney Mountain rope evacuates Hornet. Two people are injured falling from the Panorama Express at Gunstock. Hatley Pointe, North Carolina loses its main lift due to a mechanical issue. Cuchara successfully opens Chair 4 for the first time since 2000. Mt. Jefferson, Maine may close after this season. The publicly-owne…

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Photo credit: Malachi Wunderlich A chair became lodged sideways entering the top terminal of Lutsen Mountains’ Raptor Express yesterday, leading to a full rope evacuation. Winds were reportedly picking up at the time and made for a multi-hour evacuation. The 2023 Leitner-Poma six pack crosses several roadways, allowin…

Several rope evacs this week – Heavenly, Mt. Baker, Snoqualmie and Maple Ski Ridge, New York. Sadly also two fatal falls from lifts at Cypress Mountain, BC and Ski Apache, New Mexico. A death at Timberline Mountain, West Virginia last week is also revealed as a chairlift fall. Levi, Finland signs on to the Indy Pass. …

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Telluride’s ski patrol strike ends after 13 days. Le Massif partially reopens with limited hours as a strike drags on. More than 500 people spend most of an overnight atop the Palm Springs Tramway following a technical issue, now resolved. Nearly 200 are rescued safely from Whitefish’s Big Mountain Express in a multi-…