Another Big Year, Even Bigger Lifts

One year ago, the marquee lift story was Vail Resorts’ Epic Lift Upgrade, a scramble to build 18 new lifts across 12 mountains in one summer, part of a banner construction year across the industry. This year the pendulum swung as Alterra Mountain Company and Boyne Resorts became the largest customers for new lifts, and several independent operators installed a variety of new ropeways, from fancy eight-passenger chairs to utilitarian fixed-grip triples.