Heavenly Mountain Resort opens upgraded North Bowl Express
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/20/2022 - 9:34am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly Mountain Resort opened its newly upgraded North Bowl Express on Monday, bringing a brand new high-speed detachable 4-person chair to the hill.
The upgraded express replaces a fixed-grip 3-person chair and increases uphill capacity by more than 40 percent. It is also expected to reduce wait times at the Stagecoach and Olympic lifts and will provide better access to some seriously cool and underutilized terrain at our resort.
This project took a little over a year from approval to loading the public on it Monday.
“We would not be here today if it weren’t for the hard work and dedication of all of the contractors who worked on this lift, and most importantly the Heavenly crew; the lift maintenance crew, the mountain ops crew, and every other team member that made this project happen,” said Tom Fortune, VP and COO of Heavenly and the Tahoe Region at Monday's opening. “We are so thankful for all of the skiers and riders that joined us for the opening today, and we’re beyond excited for all of our other guests to experience this for the first time. It is a game changer for our mountain.”
The grand opening featured a short ceremony including a ribbon cutting and banner break.
The new express is part of Vail Resorts' $315-$325 million capital investment plan for 2022 where they are bringing 19 new chairlifts, including 12 high-speed lifts, a new 8-person high-speed gondola and six new fixed-grip lifts to their resorts.