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January 2023 Issue

Lift Construction Survey 2022: In High Demand

The 2022 Lift Construction Survey illustrates what was one crazy summer for lift manufacturers, which installed a whopping 59 aerial lifts in North America—from groundbreaking gondolas and top-of-the-line eight-packs to classic fixed-grip quads.

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Demand for new lifts surged during winter 2021-22, when U.S. ski areas hosted a record 61 million skier visits. That led to a busy 2022 installation season, despite rising interest rates, inflation, and higher costs brought on by the tangled supply chain. A total of 59 lifts went in across North America, the highest number in decades.

Lift manufacturers have endured an order rollercoaster ride the past few years, from a Covid low of 24 aerial lifts installed in 2020, to 33 installations in 2021, and to 59 this past year. Demand was so strong this season that builders faced tough decisions on when to stop selling amid unprecedented supply chain and labor constraints.

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