Lift News - Summer 2003 Edition

Colorado Lift News
Summer 2003 Edition

Highlights:
* Doppelmayr will be relocating their main office currently in Golden to Salt Lake
City. The reason for the move is due to the recent merger with CTEC/Garaventa,
which has been located there since the late 1970's. The Golden office will remain
open for their engineers and other local workers.
For more information, go to the Doppelmayr CTEC website.
* The Riblet Ski Lift Company announced in late April that they would no longer be
making ski lifts. Doug Sowder, the president of the company, said that there simply
is not enough demand for them to economically stay in business. For more
information and his interview, click here.
* The new Glenwood pulse gondola opened this past April. It was built last year by
Leitner-Poma. The lift reaches some caverns, which could boost tourism in the area
during the summer season.
For more information, click here.
* Berthoud Pass' long history in the ski business will end for good this year. The
two Borvig fixed-grip lifts will be removed and sold to two eastern areas. The area
does plan to continue with their snow-cat operation.
For more information, click here.

Area	Lift Name	Type	Manufacturer	Capacity
Beaver Creek	Birds of Prey	HSQ	Doppelmayr CTEC	2,600 p/h
Aspen (Ajax)	Ajax Express	HSQ	Leitner-Poma	2,400

Removed Ski Lifts:

Area	Lift Name	Type	Manufacturer	Capacity
Snowmass	Campground	FGD	Riblet	1,200 p/h
Berthoud Pass	Cont. Divide	FGQ	Borvig	2,400
Berthoud Pass	Mines	FGT	Borvig	1,758
Beaver Creek	West Fall	FGD	Doppelmayr	1,200
Keystone	Saints John	FGD	Heron-Poma	1,200
Keystone	Packsaddle I	FGD	Yan	1,200
Aspen (Ajax)	Ajax Express	HSQ	Poma	2,400

Modified Ski Lifts:

Area	Lift Name	Type	Manufacturer	Capacity
Vail	Giant Steps	FGD	Riblet by Doppelmayr CTEC	1,200 p/h
Steamboat	Storm Peak Express *	HSQ	Doppelmayr by Steamboat	2,400