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[SkiBachelor]

The forums have been pretty slow lately, especially since the 09.10 ski season is coming to an end and very few resorts have plans of adding anything new for next year.

However, since master plans are predictions of what's to come, I figured this would be an enjoyable thread as we haven't had a thread like this for quite some time.

The Master Plans

Homewood Resort, CA - Homewood Master Plan

Proposed Lifts:
Homewood Gondola - Replace Madden triple
Ellis (Type Unknown) - Replace Eillis triple
Beginner Chair (Type Unknown) - New Placement

Mt. Bachelor, OR - Mt. Bachelor Master Plan

Proposed Lifts:
Sun River Express (Detachable Quad) - New Placement
Outback Express (Detachable Quad) - Replacement of current Outback Express (To be installed summer of 2010)
Rainbow (Express) - Shorten the current Rainbow triple and possibly replace it with a detachable quad (mentioned in documents on Mt. Bachelor's Media Page)
Magic Carpets (New Sunrise Lodge)

Steven's Pass, WA - Steven's Pass Master Plan & Stevens Pass Master Plan

Proposed Lifts:
Northern Exposure (Detachable Quad) - New Placement
The Katz (Fixed Quad) - New Placement
Grace Lake (Fixed Quad) - New Placement
Brooks (Triple) - Replacement
Big Chief (Fixed Quad) - Replacement of current Big Chief Lift

[floridaskier]

Here's an old future lift diagram from The Canyons. Only three of the orange lifts were built, and one of the yellow ones was removed to build an orange one. None of the proposed lifts ended up being detachables as promised, and the Cabriolet, which was originally envisioned as an elaborate two-stage suspended monorail, ended up being a standard CTEC gondola. The other one is only a pulse gondola. Maybe someday they'll build the rest and upgrade the parts they already built

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[monkey]

How about another tramway for "the bird" from the top of Hidden Peak to the East Twin giving access to Mary Ellens and everything from the Summit of American Fork Twin Peaks . This addition would also require another lift to be installed in Mary Ellens back to Sinners Pass so skiers could return to a Mineral Basin Express that would have to be extended an additional 1000 ft. to catch the returning traffic.