29-05-2025
Canadian Resort Spending $8M on New Chairlift
A Canadian ski area has big plans for a new lift in the works. Mont Sutton announced earlier this week they're installing a new chairlift ahead of the 2026/27 ski season. Three double chairs will be replaced with a new SkyTrac fixed-grip quad made by Leitner Poma. The new lift is also the first SkyTrac lift to be installed in Quebec. The new lift will load near the mountain's main lodge and have a carrying capacity of 2,400 skiers per hour. Further improvements also include relocation of an existing conveyor lift (magic carpet) and the addition of a second conveyor as well as RFID gates to the new lift. Snowmaking infrastructure will also undergo upgrades near the new chair. The new lift will have conveyor loading installed to help improve the beginner skier learning experience at Mont Sutton.
The whole project will cost $8M CAD, and is funded in part by the Quebec government through a $5M grant that was awarded in 2024 by the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program. Since 2016, more than $12M CAD has been invested in revitalizing the mountain into a four-season destination. A total of $23M CAD is going to infrastructure upgrades, not just for skiing, but for summer activities like a zip line, disc golf course, campsites at the summit, and mountain bike trails. This current project is the largest investment the resort has made in it's 65 year history. "This announcement is the culmination of a tremendous amount of planning work by all the teams over the past few years. Furthermore, the SkyTrac quad chairlift, thanks to the quality of the overall proposal made by Poma Canada, meets all the essential criteria that were sought to improve your experience and meet your needs expressed in recent years," said resort President and CEO Jean-Michael Ryan. Quebec is home to 75 ski areas, which is more than any other Canadian province (or US state for that matter). Skytrac's expansion into the area is significant given the monopoly Doppelmayer has had on the area's chairlifts.
Vertical: 1,500 Terrain: 230 Snowfall: N/ALifts: 10Trails: 60Snowmaking: YESNight Skiing: NOMega-Pass: NOCanadian Resort Spending $8M on New Chairlift first appeared on Powder on May 29, 2025
