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22-05-2025
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Colorado Ski Area Proposes Four New Lifts
Ski Cooper, a small Colorado mountain known for its affordable lift tickets and laid-back atmosphere, has wide-ranging plans for the its draft 2025 master development plan (MDP), which was first shared by Lift Blog, the ski area outlined numerous prospective upgrades, including the installation of four new lifts and one carpet Cooper's previous 1999 MDP proposed converting the 10th Mountain Double Chair, which delivers skiers from the ski area's base to its summit, into a 'convertible' of pursuing that plan, though, the new MDP describes building a separate fixed-grip quad lift that would run alongside the existing double. If the new lift is built, the double would serve as back-up during busy days or in the event that the quad breaks down. This 'will allow vastly greater efficiency in out-of-base transportation and will remove the strain from the double chair,' the MDP lift improvements to Ski Cooper's frontside area, detailed in the draft 2025 MDP, include replacing the Buckeye platter lift with a t-bar and the installation of a new, shorter conveyor lift to the south of the existing EZ Street Magic new, fixed-grip two-seater lift, dubbed the Sawmill, would add 250 acres of inbound intermediate and advanced terrain in the Chicago Ridge area. The fourth proposed lift, Hoyt's, is a second fixed-grip double that would travel up a meadowed slope and finish atop Cooper Hill, serving about 60 skiable acres geared predominantly towards intermediate to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. The 77-page draft 2025 MDP also proposes the construction of a 12,000-square-foot addition to Ski Cooper's base lodge, a new 1,000-square-foot patrol headquarters at the top of Cooper Hill, and the replacement of the Ridgeview Café yurt with a permanent lodge, among numerous other Blog reports that Ski Cooper plans to submit the draft 2025 MDP to the Forest Service for acceptance in Ski Cooper's draft 2025 MDP doesn't do, even if the Forest Service accepts it, is guarantee that the projects that it describes will be started or completed. Instead, the proposed projects will still be subject to a review process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).The ski area is currently accepting public comments on the MDP. Vertical: 1,200 Terrain: 480 Snowfall: 260 5Trails: 64Snowmaking: NOMega-Pass: NO
Yahoo
12-03-2025
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Montana Skier Dies After Falling From Chair Without Safety Bar
The man involved in an accident on a chairlift at Red Lodge Mountain has passed accident occurred on Monday, March 10th at Red Lodge Mountain on the Triple Chairlift. One person, a 37-year-old man from Billings, Montana, was injured and transported to the hospital before being airlifted to a larger hospital in Billings. LiftBlog has confirmed that the Triple Chair does not have a safety restraint bar. The chair was built in 1983 and will remain closed while under investigation following the accident. The ski area's old Miami Beach Chair (as seen in the featured image above) did not have a safety bar either. The chair has since been replaced by modern detachable lift with safety Carbon County Sheriff's Office later reported that the man died on March 11, 2025. Further details on the accident and cause of death have not been released. At the time of the accident, the mountain was experiencing wind delays due to gusts over 55mph. All other guests were evacuated from the lift. POWDER extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and all those affected by the tragedy. We will continue to update this story.
