Bored in the summer I usually look what new lifts are coming for next season, mostly for places I've been to or want to go:

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Saalbach - New 8per. gondola in Hinterglemm. Above snow park and will extend to the middle station of Westgipfel gondola.
http://www.saalbach.com/en/winter/lift-company/news/new-from-winter-201011.html

Schladming - another 8per. detachable chair Mitter House – will replace the old T bars on the pistes connecting with Haus.
Also new gondola and new pistes in Reiteralm.

http://bautagebuch.planai.at/
http://www.reiteralm.at/

Solden – new spectacular Gaislachkogl gondolas:
http://www.soelden.com/main/EN/SD/WI/Skigebiet/Skigebietsinfo/news/Gaislachkoglbahn_neu/index.html



New chair and gondola in Kitzbuhel.
Two new chairs in Ischgl.
New gondolas in Zillertal arena - Zell am Ziller and Königsleiten and Gerlos.

There is also a talk about new gondolas in Mayhrhofen – top of Penken
(combined chairs and gondolas)
and Hintertux glacier (gondola Gefrorene Wand)

There were plans I believe for new gondola from Alpe Rauz to the top of Albona in St Anton
but looks like it will not happen this year.


**France:

New gondola Boisses in Tignes. (?)

New replacement chair Chamossière in Morzine. (??)

6per. chair Valleys in Serre Chevalier

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Bored in the summer I usually look what new lifts are coming for next season, mostly for places I've been to or want to go:

**Austria

Saalbach - New 8per. gondola in Hinterglemm. Above snow park and will extend to the middle station of Westgipfel gondola.
http://www.saalbach.com/en/winter/lift-company/news/new-from-winter-201011.html

Schladming - another 8per. detachable chair Mitter House – will replace the old T bars on the pistes connecting with Haus.
Also new gondola and new pistes in Reiteralm.

http://bautagebuch.planai.at/
http://www.reiteralm.at/

Solden – new spectacular Gaislachkogl gondolas:
http://www.soelden.com/main/EN/SD/WI/Skigebiet/Skigebietsinfo/news/Gaislachkoglbahn_neu/index.html



New chair and gondola in Kitzbuhel.
Two new chairs in Ischgl.
New gondolas in Zillertal arena - Zell am Ziller and Königsleiten and Gerlos.

There is also a talk about new gondolas in Mayhrhofen – top of Penken
(combined chairs and gondolas)
and Hintertux glacier (gondola Gefrorene Wand)

There were plans I believe for new gondola from Alpe Rauz to the top of Albona in St Anton
but looks like it will not happen this year.


**France:

New gondola Boisses in Tignes. (?)

New replacement chair Chamossière in Morzine. (??)

6per. chair Valleys in Serre Chevalier

Tom W, where did you read about the replacement chair for the Chamossiere lift in Mozine?

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Tom W, where did you read about the replacement chair for the Chamossiere lift in Mozine?

Tom W, where did you read about the replacement chair for the Chamossiere lift in Mozine?

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I can confirm the new 6-man in Serre Chevalier, Vallons de Cucumelle replacing the three man Balme.

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garyscott20,

http://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7092
http://www.lift-world.info/en/lifts/projects/page1.htm?PHPSESSID=bb5d6cb9c70518e849b33f13ab33de27

To be honest I only briefly looked at those 2 websites and yes, it does say on the lift-word.net link it is not yet officially confirmed.
Lift-word is usually pretty good with updating those new lifts.

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There will be a new 4-man chairlift in Peisey, Les Arcs in 2010/11. I think it is the old Plan Bois lift recycled to make ski access to parts of Peisey a bit more convenient.

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Hells Bells, Good, this run was the best for the beginners when I was there (first week on the board) but surrounded by horrible T bars.
It is a nice little "valley" but it is somehow difficult to position the chair there to get the best of it. I guess most of the T bars will still stay there.

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ThanksTom W, I will make a note of those sites

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garyscott20, It could be in plans for the Morzine but might not materialise this year. French forum is one year old and there is not official confirmation yet.

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Saalbach had also planned to build a new gondola (pretty sure it was a gondola, although could have been a fast chair) to replace the old slow three-seater up Bernkogel. I can't confirm if they actually are or not, but the lift company did a big presentation about their plans at the start of last season, and this was one of the highlights.

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Saalbach had also planned to build a new gondola (pretty sure it was a gondola, although could have been a fast chair) to replace the old slow three-seater up Bernkogel. I can't confirm if they actually are or not, but the lift company did a big presentation about their plans at the start of last season, and this was one of the highlights.

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Tom W, T Bars? Are you sure? May not be thinking of the same place.

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And Cucumelle is not really beginner territory either.

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And Cucumelle is not really beginner territory either.

Where are the new lifts in Kitzbuhel? That's where I'm headed next season. I remember reading they were going to replace the 3-stage Maierl chairlifts (one of which spend most of last season being out of service).

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Where are the new lifts in Kitzbuhel? That's where I'm headed next season. I remember reading they were going to replace the 3-stage Maierl chairlifts (one of which spend most of last season being out of service).

Where are the new lifts in Kitzbuhel? That's where I'm headed next season. I remember reading they were going to replace the 3-stage Maierl chairlifts (one of which spend most of last season being out of service).

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Hells Bells, Not Cucumelle but the green run on the opposite side - Barres. It was perfect for the first week on the board.
OK not T Bars - DRAG LIFTS. For me they're all the same

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queen bodecia,

10-EUB-S Kitzbühel/Kirchberg: Maierl (Leitner/Sigma) - (?)
8-EUB Kitzbühel: Bichlalm (Leitner/Sigma) - officially confirmed
8-KSB/B Kitzbühel/Kirchberg: Ochsalmbahn (Leitner) - officially confirmed

Source:
http://alpinwiki.alpinforum.com/index.php/Neue_Lifte_Saison_10/11
http://www.lift-world.info/en/lifts/projects/page1.htm?PHPSESSID=bb5d6cb9c70518e849b33f13ab33de27

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Tom W, T bars are much more fun. You can really frighten your travelling companion if you try.

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Thanks Tom W, very interesting.

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Tom W, ah, I get you now.

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The replacement of both lifts out of Montalbert will take place in Summer 2011 according to Romains Forum
http://www.leforumdeparadiski.fr/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=55661&sid=1cde12dccb20808d4edd386377015de8#p55661

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Boredsurfing, hopefully it will be a Gondola which will help you to download when there is no snow (misd-march onwards)

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Frosty the Snowman, cough! We had snow in Montalbert until may this year and last year and the year before that and before that ....... Snow making is great isn't it

The bit in French says its an 8 man Gondola

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Glenshee, Scotland - new Chairlift to Cairnwell Cafe area. Work already started I think.

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New chairlift at Sautet in 2Alpes.

I think they are replacing The Refrigerator chair out of Frachey in Champoluc improving speed of journey and comfort to Gressoney. The litle Punta Indren cable car above Alagna has been refreshed too and holds more than the 16 person capacity it previously had.

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I think they are replacing The Refrigerator chair out of Frachey in Champoluc improving speed of journey and comfort to Gressoney. The litle Punta Indren cable car above Alagna has been refreshed too and holds more than the 16 person capacity it previously had.

Mountain Haddock, The old 2 man chair from Frachey has been replaced by a rather fine funicular. I'm not aware of any other chair replacements.

The Punta Indren cable car is not being replaced, but has been sort of superceded by a cable car on the Gressoney side of the mountain.

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Mountain Haddock, The old 2 man chair from Frachey has been replaced by a rather fine funicular. I'm not aware of any other chair replacements.

The Punta Indren cable car is not being replaced, but has been sort of superceded by a cable car on the Gressoney side of the mountain.

Mountain Haddock, The old 2 man chair from Frachey has been replaced by a rather fine funicular. I'm not aware of any other chair replacements.

The Punta Indren cable car is not being replaced, but has been sort of superceded by a cable car on the Gressoney side of the mountain.

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Photos of lift being replaced in Tignes

http://www.r-montagne.fr/r_actu/2010/index.php?page=20100718

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Details for the 2 new chairs in Ischgl:

http://bautagebuch.ischgl.com/neuerungen-winter-2010-11.htm#more-1

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Some photos of the work on the new Vallons chairlift in Serre Chevalier. http://twitpic.com/27976o . And some more on the Ski SerreChe forum http://bit.ly/ap7rbM (you may have to register to see these

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Hells Bells, Interesting read, looks like it is quite a change. Form what I gather from this French forum it might look like this:

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My pet favourite Spanish resort is also getting a new one:

http://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10865&hl=baqueira

also in the news section at: http://www.baqueira.es/noticias/96

It's an interesting choice for the resort, but if they position the exit correctly it should give much better access to the steeps & off piste currently only accessible via the slow Manaud 2 man out of Arguls.