The four ski areas in Summit County, and Loveland Ski Area on the other side of the Continental Divide, shared various updates with conference attendees at Friday’s Ski Area COO Summit at Copper Mountain Resort..
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With recent approval from the U.S. Forest Service, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will replace a chairlift and add amenities to the iconic mountain in Summit County.
The fixed-grip, three-person Lenawee lift will be converted into a faster detachable ferry. Accessing the upper Montezuma Bowl and East Wall, the lift is anticipated to increase uphill capacity from 1,800 people per hour to 2,400 people per hour.
While that job is planned for next summer, operators say they ll soon construct a warming hut near the Lenawee Parks ski trail. With food, toilets and an outdoor deck, the Steilhang Hut is intended to also serve summer customers of the new via ferrata on the East Wall.
With recent approval from the U.S. Forest Service, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will replace a chairlift and add amenities to the iconic mountain in Summit County.
The fixed-grip, three-person Lenawee lift will be converted into a faster detachable ferry. Accessing the upper Montezuma Bowl and East Wall, the lift is anticipated to increase uphill capacity from 1,800 people per hour to 2,400 people per hour.
While that job is planned for next summer, operators say they ll soon construct a warming hut near the Lenawee Parks ski trail. With food, toilets and an outdoor deck, the Steilhang Hut is intended to also serve summer customers of the new via ferrata on the East Wall.