Colorado ski resort news - May 2013 / 2014

New ski slopes in Breckenridge, Colorado USA for 2013/14 ski season. Breckenridge are adding a brand new Peak 6 to their current peak 7, 8, 9 & 10 mountains. The 543-acre ski expansion will include 2 new chairlifts & tons of new terrain.

The expansion will increase Breck's skiable terrain by 23%.

"Peak 6 will become another iconic feature of Breckenridge, and will better disperse skiers and improve the guest experience across the resort" said company officials.

More on Breckenridge Peak 6 expansion...

New 6 pack lift in Vail:

A new 6-pack chairlift in Vail, Colorado USA will replace Mid-Vail's Mountain Top Express high-speed quad chairlift for 13/14 ski season. "The new six-person chairlift will increase capacity by 33 percent, dramatically reducing lift lines and building on this year's success of the newly built Gondola One," company officials said in a press release. Vail added Gondola One this season - a 10-passenger gondola from Vail Village to Mid-Vail.

More on Vail ski resort...

 

Vail new lift update July 2013

• Construction work on Vail's new 6 pack chairlift has begun.
   
• Helicopters are helping with tower removal & flying in concrete for the new footings to support the new lift towers.
   
• New lift to feature loading gates with a right angle load & loading converyor system, which should increase the efficiency of the lift by reducing the number of times the lift stops & slows down.

 

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