One of many longest carry rides in Colorado is predicted to develop into drastically shorter for the 2026-27 season. That’s as a result of earlier this week, far-western Colorado’s Powderhorn ski resort introduced plans to interchange its West Finish double chair with a used high-speed quad from Snowmass (pending U.S. Forest Service approval).
The West Finish carry at the moment serves round half of Powderhorn’s terrain, together with a lot of its standout aspen-filled glade terrain, and is among the longest remaining double chairlifts on the continent. Its journey time of 13.5 minutes is about to be minimize by greater than 50%, as not solely will the brand new carry run twice as quick, however will even be 700 ft shorter, as the highest a part of the carry is extremely flat.
This carry will likely be fabricated from a mixture of outdated and new, with lots of the components taken from the outdated Elk Camp carry from Snowmass. The carry will likely be constructed with Leitner-Poma of America (LPOA), which is headquartered in close by Grand Junction, and will probably be absolutely refurbished earlier than it’s put in.
Powderhorn is a midsized ski space on the western slope of Colorado, situated about an hour from Grand Junction. With a 1,650 foot vertical drop and an independently measured 845 skiable acres, nobody will mistake Powderhorn for Vail or Breckenridge, nevertheless it has sufficient terrain for a day or two of snowboarding or driving.
For extra info, try Powderhorn’s press launch right here.
