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Are Ski Lifts Unsafe?

Peak 2 Peak Gondola in Whistler Blackcomb. Photo: The-Ski-Guru. Different types of lifts on resorts (I can think of) and how to ride them.

With the last accident of the fixed-grip chairlift in Astun and stories of guests having to be evacuated on a couple of lifts lately in Winter Park and Telluride, one might worry about the safety of getting on any lift.

Safety on lifts- Are Ski Lifts Unsafe?

Getting on lifts is very safe. They do get maintained yearly and their parts get changed due to wear and tear. And technology has gotten much more safety in the past years. But accidents do happen.

Most times, accidents are due to human error, as, per example, for not putting the safety bar down, or in the case of surface lifts, due to not using the lift as it is intended. Many times, on surface lifts you see people just slaloming or grabbing the surface lift in a way that is not supposed, and that can cause the button lift or t-bar to derail. Continue reading “Are Ski Lifts Unsafe?”

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The famous Epic Pass is getting 10 years old this year and has launched its rates for the 2018-19 ski season.

Whistler sunset- Photo by Paul Morrison - Vail Resorts.

The EPIC pass offers access to 61 ski areas in 8 countries. The IKON Pass, its contender, goes now head to head with the EPIC Pass.

What is new this year with the EPIC Pass:
• New for 2018-19, Epic Pass holders receive limited access to Telluride in Colorado, Hakuba Valley in Japan and Resorts of the Canadian Rockies across Canada, bringing the worldwide resort access total to 61.
• In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Epic Pass, Vail Resorts is honouring its heritage with the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division with a $99 Military Epic Pass and a $1 donation for every 2018-19 season pass sold to Wounded Warrior Project.
• Vail Resorts season passes offer a number of unique advantages over other industry passes, from direct to lift access to discounted tickets for family and friends
United States. Canada. Australia. Japan. France. Switzerland. Italy. Austria. No other season pass gives skiers and snowboarders access to so many celebrated resorts around the world than the Epic Pass, including unlimited, unrestricted access to 15 mountain resorts and limited access to 46 more. Priced at $899 for the 2018-19 winter season, the Epic Pass remains unmatched in the mountain resort industry for the variety and value it offers skiers and snowboarders.



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New for next winter, the Epic Pass will feature access to Telluride in Colorado; Hakuba Valley’s nine ski resorts in Japan; and Resorts of the Canadian Rockies across Canada, including Fernie Alpine Resort, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Kimberley Alpine Resort in British Columbia, Nakiska in Alberta, and Mont Sainte Anne and Stoneham in Quebec, all in a long-term alliance.

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Telluride joins the EPIC pass in what is another chapter of the saga of two giants to get the biggest market share in North America.

Main street downtown Telluride - Photo credits: Telluride Ski Resort.

In what is another chapter of this saga of the two giants trying to get the biggest slice of the cake, Vail Resorts adds Telluride as one of the resorts you can ski if you purchase the Epic Pass.

Telluride gondola - Photo by Telluride Ski Resort
Telluride gondola – Photo by Telluride Ski Resort

As per Vail Resorts website, they have entered a “long-term alliance” with Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado, adding it to the Epic Pass starting in 2018-19. The Epic Pass now offers access and benefits to a total of 46 mountain resorts worldwide.

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