Boulder, CO (Monday, July 17, 2006) - ColoradoSkiHistory.com has for five years been documenting ski lift installations, removals, and modifications throughout Colorado, and has released its survey for 2006. Since 2002, the number of new chairlifts installed annually in Colorado has increased by 78 percent. This year resorts are reaching deep in their financial pockets, building expensive projects that reflect last winter’s record skier numbers.

Breckenridge contracted Leitner-Poma last spring to construct the long-awaited gondola from the free parking lots to developments on Peak 7, moving to the Peak 7 base, and finally up to the Colorado Super Chair. The system will cost about $20 million and will feature eight-passenger cabins built by the Swiss company CWA.

Aspen Skiing Company is continuing with their $1 billion renovation of Snowmass. For this season, look for two new lifts: the Elk Camp Gondola and Assay Hill Quad. Both projects are being constructed and engineered by Leitner-Poma of Grand Junction. The gondola will replace the old Riblet Funnel lift and extend down to the base of Fanny Hill. Weitz is overseeing additional base area construction located at the bottom of the Village Express, which will eventually include new lodging, a conference center, retail shops and restaurants.

Doppelmayr CTEC has two projects this year in Colorado, including an eight-passenger gondola at Beaver Creek and a high-speed quad at Wolf Creek. The gondola will originate in the town of Avon and will connect to the Beaver Creek Mountain lifts near the free parking lots off of US Highway 6. The new high-speed quad at Wolf Creek is their first express lift and their fourth new CTEC brand chair.

NEW SKI LIFTS:

Area	Lift Name	Type	Manufacturer	Capacity
Avon/Beaver Creek	River Front Gondola	HSG8	Doppelmayr CTEC	N/A p/h
Breckenridge	Gondola	HSG8	Leitner-Poma	3,000
Crested Butte	East River	HSQ	Leitner-Poma	2,400
Kendall Mountain	Main Lift	FGD	Poma *	N/A
Snowmass	Gondola	HSG8	Leitner-Poma	N/A
Snowmass	Assay Hill	FGQ	Leitner-Poma	2,400
Steamboat	Sunshine	HSQ	Poma **	2,400
Winter Park	Vasquez Cirque	FGT	Yan ***	1,800
Wolf Creek	Raven Express	HSQ	Doppelmayr CTEC	2,400
Notes: Lifts relocated from: * Vermont, ** The Canyons, UT, *** Outrigger at Winter Park

REMOVED SKI LIFTS:

Area	Lift Name	Type	Manufacturer	Capacity
Crested Butte	East River	FGT	Poma	1,800 p/h
Snowmass	Assay Hill	FGD	Hall	1,200
Snowmass	Funnel	FGD	Riblet	1,200
Steamboat	Sunshine	FGT	Doppelmayr	1,800
Vail	Chair 1/Giant Steps	FGD	Riblet	1,200
Wolf Creek	Dickey	FGD	Borvig	1,200

MODIFIED SKI LIFTS:

Area	Lift Name	Type	Manufacturer	Capacity
Aspen Mountain	Silver Queen	HSG6	Poma	2,400 p/h
Gondola cabins were replaced with new CWA Omega models.
Telluride	Gondola: I, II, III	HSG8	CTEC Garaventa	N/A
Unspecified modifications by Doppelmayr CTEC