Most EXPLOSIVE Investment Push In Ski Resort History

[@nebulas7404]

I appreciate that you now include mountain maps

[@JackCarsonite]

2nded

[@ishanthosani]

3rded

[@jackr888]

4thnded

[@goodson77784]

"The 5th angel fell from the sky and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit""

[@Mecknificent]

Ski season needs to be here now. I'm itching to get out and go.

[@counterfit5]

I need a few days to get new bindings.

[@bearclaw5115]

Love the attention you paid to the East Coast. We may be small, we may be icy but there are a lot of us!

[@newagain9964]

And many of us are bad azz, highly technical skiers. Due to Terrain.

[@pinnacleskier0552]

You know the video is in-depth when they have to omit certain resorts to keep the video under 45 mins

[@newagain9964]

Ski resorts are biiiig bucks. Hasn’t been a Boom like this in several decades.

[@tucker.84]

Glad I could help you guys out with the Barker 6 videos! So stoked for next year, it's gonna be great.

[@shade7109]

I wasn't expecting you gguys to include Magic Mountain, but I'm SO glad to see you guys included it. It's such a great local spot. I have been waiting for the black line quad for years now and its finally here. The conditions aren't always the best, but on a powder day, it's absolutely amazing.

[@richfrasca8397]

sssshhhhhh😊

[@christianwestling2019]

Sunday River Barker 6 Lift has to be the ideal lift setup; indoor loading and indoor off-loading stations that shelters guests and the lift from winds; heated chairs with bubbles that also shelter the guest from winds and cold days. Especially resorts with alot of very cold days should take notice; this is how you get people to come in January even though the weather is rough. Great video! Hope you make one for european upgrades aswell.

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

Steamboat’s new expansion was my incentive to ski the Boat again. Steamboat’s my personal favorite ski resort, and seeing these upgrades in first place was a huge treat for me.

[@Bushwacked487]

What makes it your favorite, out of curiosity?

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

@@Bushwacked487 I’m not from Colorado, but I’m at school in Colorado, so Steamboat’s one of my go-to ski places. Also, since I was younger, we would go on some spring break trips to Steamboat, so I’ve gotten to see how Steamboat has changed over the years. As of 2024, I have been to Steamboat eight times, and it was the first big mountain I’ve ever skied, so I have a soft spot for Steamboat.

[@mrwhosmynameagain]

You missed Wolf Laurel in North Carolina. Where I grew up snowboarding. Not much of a ski resort because it's been owned by the same old dude who doesn't even know how to ski for the past 60 years. But that changed last year when a new lady bought the resort. She is completely rebuilding the whole place. Will be nice to see the place finally get some upgrades.

[@newagain9964]

Congrats. 😊

[@jflan_2625]

Whistlers Fitzsimmons was game changing for summer bike park ops! Maybe peak rankings can expand into bike park. After all the name is Peak rankings not ski rankings, great video

[@pjkaup]

You guys are doing such a great job for the skiing community with these comprehensive rankings and review videos. This one is a prime example 🙌🏼

[@crayseeKC]

Brighton also added night skiing on Milly

[@siamese7577]

that will be a new feature this upcoming season, the past 23-24 season only had crest express and snake creek express for night riding.

[@reillycurry7131]

You have another one coming soon at brighton the whole Milly section will soon be lit for night skiing

[@AndrewSteavpack]

Steamboat is definitely well deserving of the top spot, base was never crowded even during MLK weekend with a massive 6’ storm for the week and 2-3’ the first weekend. The new terrain expansion is the some of the best expert terrain on the mountain and definitely a place I’d happily ski all season.

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

Sugarloaf, wow, I last skied there in 1976. It's a great mountain, if I can remember correctly 🤔

[@Ceemysix]

It’s my home mountain. It’s a very good mountain with tons of terrain especially in the spring when the snow gets deep. Awesome atmosphere too.

[@MrSpartanPaul]

As always, great job! Love the info and don't care much about how they're ranked. Keep it up !

[@125conman]

Can't wait for my trip to Steamboat with the boyz this coming season! Will be all our first times. I didn't even know they opened a bunch of new stuff this past year until watching this.

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

Steamboat’s a great place! Hope you enjoy it this season!

[@alexbones0001]

Bear Valley just upgraded too. I saw your vid 2 months ago about the resort and its lack of accessibility on the village side. Well, now there's a lift that goes down there. A lot of the two seater riblet chairs are being replaced as well, with plans to revamp the Grizzly chair as well

[@BChanAzn8876]

First trip out west last winter season and my AirBnB was only a 20 minute drive from Keystone! Got to spend two full days at Keystone and the Bergman Express is insanely fast for a six chair. I was essentially lapping the Ten Mile and the blue bowl runs every 3-5 minutes! Even on a busy holiday weekend the lines were never more than 5 minutes long. Most definitely an amazing upgrade to catch and I hope more people can experience it next season.

[@austyfrosty94]

Glad you called out the absolutely ridiculous design choices of the new Brighton lodge. What a waste, the restroom lines are always incredibly long even on weekdays.

[@thomaskl234]

For me it’s the location. Why put it above the lift? At least make stairs going up

[@PeakRankings]

Never thought we’d have to include restroom flow in our resort review checklist, but here we are!

[@mevenstilam9252]

@@PeakRankings The lines for the bathrooms can get long during busy times, which is annoying, but as a Brighton regular and coffee junky - I'm really glad there is a mid-mountain option for a break on the snake creek and great western lifts. Maybe I'm the only one, but I think it's welcome improvement.

[@res_ipsa-REX]

Insert a urinary catheter. Best way to maximize vert during your ski day 😜😜

[@Gary-np7hl]

Yeah, the bathroom set up is a joke, but I know why they did what they did. The burgers there are REALLY good tho. I miss the Milly cafeteria and it's not the congestion at the bottom of crest that sucks, it's that you're having to line up on a hill. I hope they grade that.

[@counterfit5]

Boyne sure loves those D-Line chairs with heated seats

[@JasonTaylor-po5xc]

5-Chair at Breck was a big improvement going from a slow fixed double to a high speed quad - basically getting you up the hill in half the time. It's a nice upgrade because it gives access to slightly more challenging green runs for progression.

[@josiahsimmons9866]

Bergman Bowl was phenomenal. I got to hit it with about 8 inches of powder. Easily the best turns of my life! Erickson was also seriously fun

[@camski13]

I feel like a beast I found this channel when there was like 1000 2000 subs actually made this KZbin to ask questions on the videos couple years ago

[@LLWCorp]

Steamboat also significantly upgraded their base area-- great lodging, restaurants, entertainment. It's one of the best ski "resorts" if you are looking for high-end accommodations, dining, ice skating rink, etc. everything very new and updated.

[@klenaghanny]

Maybe this is a topic for a later video, but the replacement of the Broadway Express (Chair 1) lift at Mammoth is pretty major, hopefully improving crowd flow at a major choke point near Main Lodge.

[@Kthomasritchie]

I was thinking, where is the Mammoth upgrades in this video?

[@aldenkoskoff8786]

Wild Blue is nice when upper isn’t closed for wind. Kinda weird spot to put a gondola the two weekends I was there upper was closed for a majority of each day.

[@StephenSavage-h1h]

As a beginner snowboarder last year I had a blast at Keystone's Bergman Bowl. Being above treeline was great for views and the green trail back to the Bergman lift wasn't at all intimidating.

[@InstructorGrindset]

so good to see the industry blooming and competing!!!

[@jimmyalbin2445]

I’m happy I got to experience 5 of these last season. That was good times

[@CryptoSurfer]

Sun Valley updates were done last year. This year they’re updating the Seattle Ridge lift

[@SParisi-w5u]

Luv Brighton's bright-Vegas-like LED chairlift billboard. Seriously, are you freaking kidding me!

[@StetsonWade]

Beaver Mountains Marge's Lodge should be done end of this season or beginning of next, so it would be cool if you included it!

[@mustachio2]

As someone who has never been skiing and has schweitzer as my local resort, I like the idea of an express lift for beginner terrain :)

[@bobl6139]

Loons new lift was the best improvement during Covid and helped inspire boynton to install barker 6 at Sunday river. Saddleback put in a low lift,to the summit which should make it a mandatory add to any sugarloaf trip. And stratton and okemo are both finally improving base to summit lifts,okemo was especially frustrating having to take bunny loft and ski over to summit lifts. Stratt😢would be fine if they would just open more than four,lifts midweek

[@coledobejibbin]

I live in steamboat and omg on powder days the new gondy literally saved the resort

[@nickreitmaier5648]

Jeez,, rough on me old Sugarloaf! We know we know it's old but it's gold!

[@jacobkennedy5673]

Jackson hole upgraded Sublette to a high speed quad! Probably just worth an honorable mention. But another state as well.

[@josephrosner905]

this vid was talking about this past seasons (2023-2024) lift upgrades so thats wy sublette wasnt in the vid

[@a.team_adventures]

That challenger lift at sun valley was so long and cold

[@Echzz]

That wild spur mid load area was a nightmare when loading from the bottom with a chair full of snowboarders

[@ShredHeadProductions]

Can you Do a Video on The 2024-2025 ski resrot Updates like you did last year. Love the videos. maybe a vide on the Upcoming Deer Valley East Village Opening, with Three lifts and 20runs. would love to see some vids.

[@ronlerner72]

You should talk about the biggest ski resort in my province. Its part of the Appalachian mountains. (ski Wentworth). They recently built a new lift right next to the old one that follows it parallel and is also fixed griped.

[@res_ipsa-REX]

What about new lifts being installed right now for the 24-25 season? I can't wait for that video. The only two I can think of are the new lift at Lake Louise and the upgrade of Sublette. The Sublette upgrade is huge.

[@PeakRankings]

Deer Valley and Powder Mountain have some big changes in the works too 👀

[@res_ipsa-REX]

@@PeakRankings Thanks for the reminder. I forgot about those, but not as excited about those. I cannot confirm the vertical drop of the new (non-bunny hill) lift at DV that should open in a few months (Keetley Express??). Appears to be around 1000 feet (but props to them for getting it open a year early). Also, the new Lightning Ridge lift at Powder will access new lift serviced advanced terrain which is cool (no more $20 cat rides) but for some reason they chose a slow fixed grip quad which is unfortunate.

[@icecoaster]

Wow that whiteface footage is amazing. Very skilled videographer!

[@mattiatorX]

For 2024/2025 Sunshine is replacing the venerable Angel express with a bubble six pack. This should help reduce crowding on the Teepee Town LX (the one last sore spot at Sunshine besides the gondola) even if it isn’t also heated, but the real awesome part is the old Angel is going south to Castle Mountain, where it will be the hill’s first high-speed quad and if rumours are to be believed, part of a terrain expansion!

[@josephrosner905]

this video was ranking this past seasons lift facilites and terrain upgrades

[@mattiatorX]

@@josephrosner905 I'm aware, just getting myself hyped for the next season.

[@alizackrone2995]

Really wish they would have made Demoisy a bubble chair. Its still windy AF for that last 100ft.

[@dereklucero5785]

I used to be a ski bum, like in the 90’s-2000’s. I just had ankle/knee/back fixed and thought ‘let’s get back into skiing’. This sport has truly become a sport for the truly rich and way out of range of anyone else. I grew up in NM where $30 would get you a full day ticket, even in Taos. Now I’m seeing FD tickets in the SW for $150+….wtf.

[@Kthomasritchie]

Whitewater Ski Resort is bringing the Goat’s terrain inbound, which adds 60 new acres of terrain, marking their first expansion into the iconic Ymir Bowl. Surely, deserves a place high up on your list.

[@alexstupar2077]

New Brighton lift has a perilous Jerry chute I love that place but that lift line is too steep lol

[@bradfordcastro5697]

Kehr's at Stevens is a downgrade! That sketchy old 2-seater was the KEY for beating lift lines on weekends in the whole Seattle area. I was so disappointed when I found out they replaced it.

[@zbqb84a]

Hero’s at Aspen is awesome.

[@nicfirebear]

Great video! However, it would help if the time stamps were the names of the resorts rather than the rank. ❤

[@dootdoot1867]

Should check out Grouse mountain new gondola.

[@shrtbred787]

Idk if the background footage is yours, but I'd really appreciate if you included the resort name and trail name maybe in the bottom left or right corner

[@cdawg9149]

Lift tickets cost 200 - 300$ to pay for the upgrades. Next year prices go even higher.

[@digitalysed]

Great content!

[@kayakutah]

Deer Valley is opening up 3 new lifts and a section of their Mayflower purchase.

[@sicanady]

The lack of signage for Mohog Ridge/Fish Creek @ Steamboat is due to the hundreds of rescues that have/will happen in that area. When it was out of bounds it was a locals haunt that would get many a touron lost and buried. Seriously, if you go ski Fish Creek follow the signs. Don’t leave the boundaries unless you already understand the kind of trouble there is down below.

[@waltciii3]

We will see how Mammoth's new Chair 1 helps things next season.

[@dylanreese9981]

How did Powder Mountain Utah not get mentioned with two high speed lift replacements and two new lifts getting added?!

[@SteveThompson-li2fc]

No mention of Powder Mountain? Taking half the resort private members-only has pissed a bunch of us off, but at least they are expanding the resort for public access in the other direction (Wolf Creek Csnyon).

[@AndrewWells]

If only Deer Valley would expand that tiny little ski hill... ;)

[@connercurtis3920]

agree with the comment on Brighton’s giant electronic sign at the bottom of Crest6. it does not fit the vibe of the mountain whatsoever

[@ishanthosani]

What about the Deer Valley expansion? There is a new lift and hundreds of new acres and more coming soon...

[@brandonwilliam2618]

I think this was stuff that opened last season

[@texan_2ocho965]

Great content. This upcoming winter, I’ll be headed to Big 3 (Calgary area), Steamboat and Taos. Let me know if you need any first hand info or footage.

[@PeakRankings]

Email us [e-mail]!

[@Niklasgosoutside]

Hopefully the Midwest has a better ski season so you can get over here

[@mattdarling9450]

Mahogany Ridge is a big L in my book. Before the lift that was always the place to go for untouched powder. I think the most technical Fish Creek chutes are still outside the boundary so I'm happy for that at least.

[@joesalemi2414]

Wait you went way too fast on the 18-32 calling them “wont make a big difference” or whatever but then the quick flash read looked like new lifts and runs-generally considered very significant.

[@typicalteardowns6011]

How long is your list of resorts to visit this year?

[@MauraMarcus]

Taos has great ski school weeks.

[@marktweet7395]

They certainly updated lift ticket prices

[@santiagoiribarren9381]

What about Hunter Moutain update?

[@ElectTimProbst]

Thank you for dinging Big Sky a few points for charging extra for tram access. I love ski bums. Big Sky is awesome but they should re-name themselves Big Money.

[@4mt]

Prices might be skyrocketing but atleast they're reinvesting into the mountains

[@snoman71]

Zero mention of the new triple at Red River, NM?

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

It’s being built for the 2024-25 season.

[@russshaber8071]

The best resort is the one with new snow.

[@diseasedwhale496]

Since Big sky now includes the tram in its lift ticket, you won’t need separate ratings anymore correct?

[@PeakRankings]

Ikon and Mountain Collective are still excluded from the tram, so we’ve decided to keep the two separate ratings for now. But we’ll continue to assess based on how next season goes!

[@diseasedwhale496]

@@PeakRankings I think it’s a good step forward that they didn’t include ikon because the locals are pissed at ikon coming to Big Sky in the first place. However paying that much for a lift ticket is a scam so most out of town people will still be using their ikon pass in the future lol

[@spudnikkx1112]

I can only imagine the boost in lift ticket prices ! Its quickly becoming a sport for the wealthy only. So sad. Im glad I got all my big mountain years in between the 80's and 90's. Its just sickening to see where the prices are today.

[@cobeyoyo766]

Sugarbush is replacing Heavens Gate!

[@josephrosner905]

theyre replacing it for upcoming (2024-2025) season. this vid talked about this past (2023-2024) season

[@Landwy1]

As a baby boomer that can outski nearly anyone at a given ski area and in any conditions...I have to say that this isn't progress. We don't need many multimillion dollar lifts and associated exorbitant lift ticket prices, and crappy and expensive food on mountain. I'll only go to ski areas that are medium sized or on the small side in America. For instance, try finding day old powder on a ski area as large as Jackson Hole with town locals and tourists that traverse from one sitzmark to another sitzmark, and leaving their holes unffilled when they leave. I would rather ski at Snowking (near Jackson), White Pine (near Pinedale) or Pinecreek (near Cokeville WY), that are near Jackson Wyoming and a lift ticket is less than 50% the cost of Jackson Hole resort and a hotel room for $50/night (except Snow King). People we need to support our local ski areas...they are much more intimate...better snow...cheaper, and have a local feeling. I grew up in Colorado and have skied at ski areas such as Hidden Valley, Cuchara, Stage Coach, Berthoud Pass, Idlewild, Meadow Mountain, St. Mary's, and Geneva Basin...which have long vanished. Only Loveland, Arapahoe Basin, Howleson Hill, Winter Park, and Monarch are the ski areas left that started before WWII. So on your next ski vacation go to a place like Sunlight and Powderhorn in Colorado instead of Vail, Steamboat, and Breckenridge. The hell with these corporate ski areas that are doing a dastardly job of killing skiing. Bigger is not always better. If you insist on huge mountains to ski, try going to Europe or Asia instead of overpriced American ski areas. Note that small ski areas in Canada are also good but only marginally cheaper than American ski areas. It is time for American skiers to give the middle finger to these robber barons that own most ski areas in North America!!

[@bobl6139]

Homewood over ikon epic resorts in Tahoe, Bolton and bromley in vt,cannon in nh 😊

[@counterfit5]

Calling Loon's North Peak green run choices "limited" is being generous. 😂 There's technically zero options, because Brookway is considered part of the East Basin rather than North Peak

[@alexb.6531]

review perfect north lawrenceburg indiana

[@olvr-5233]

what resort is that at 1:00 ?

[@alexconrad2904]

Sierra-at-Tahoe, the lift is the Easy Rider Express

[@olvr-5233]

@@alexconrad2904 Thank you!

[@alumence_]

IDAHO MENTION RAHHHH

[@goodson77784]

Big Sky should have been #1. There's PLENTY to do at Big Sky without the tram access pass that 90% of people wouldn't use anyway. There is no lack of terrain at Big Sky. The tram is mostly for experts and people who want to see the view from the top.

[@jhawk1118]

Steamboat is a crowded tourist trap.

[@TheMighty_T]

Risky, super risky as we head into a more wet and variable climate!

[@jasonhurdlow6607]

More investment means higher costs. I gave up on skiing long ago now. It's been priced out of normal people's budgets. Give me back cheap, basic skiing, not overpriced yuppie skiing.

[@josephrosner905]

nice

[@parkourpanda6556]

No mention of no name expansion at monarch???

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

That’s supposed to open for the 2025-26 season. This video is about the lift upgrades from 2023-24.

[@greencell1968]

'Knob lift' 😂. North America's equivalent of Garmisch's 'Wankbahn'.😅

[@ultrab2777]

Aspen Snowmass has had "Sam's Knob" as not only a lift but a restaraunt for a while now

[@greencell1968]

@@ultrab2777 I need to go!

[@greencell1968]

​@@ultrab2777😂

[@brianoconnor3407]

These 'improvements'' simply lead to higher ticket prices and more crowds and lines. My other sore spot is that the IKON pass does not have a Senior discount. Us boomers funded the ski industry. EPIC has a senior discount but I don't live near one of their resorts. I am 72 living on SS and modest savings. I do not travel fly/drive to ski resorts outside of Inyo County (Mammoth/June) as I did when in my prime. I have skied 40 resorts in many states such as Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and California of course. I can only afford to ski locally, plus I am wearing down. That and the grooming resources seem too focused on half pipes, terrain parks and stuff I never ski or use. The grooming on Blue runs is inconsistent and pathetic. Us older folks ski those runs, but we are trashed/disregarded by IKON/Alterra. Btw I am a retired level III PSIA instructor having taught at Northstar, Diamond Peak, Kirkwood, Mammoth, Park City and Aspen. Otherwise I am clueless. 🎃

[@bearclaw5115]

Cry me a river. Most skiers haven't been able to visit 40 resorts. Nearly every ski resort has senior discounts, some even free! Improvements are improvements. And old cranks are old cranks.

[@climbingcue]

Should move to Deer Valley, sounds like the perfect place for at your current age and terrain requirements. Plus none of us snowboarders to worry about.

[@brianoconnor3407]

@@climbingcue Deer Valley is an IKON resort. No senior discount. Btw, taught at Park City for 2 seasons and skied Deer Valley before one or two areas were open, with my good friend Jim Silva who was the Ski Patrol director at the time (circa '83-'84)

[@climbingcue]

@@brianoconnor3407 with all those years in the industry you can not get a discount through friends?

[@brianoconnor3407]

@@climbingcue Nope. IKON and Epic (Alterra and Vail) have become large corporations and only care about profit. Skiers of all ages are a walking dollar sign. That said, Sugar Bowl (Tahoe area) now offers free skiing to those 70 and over. I wish others would fall in like (Like Mammoth and June). Cheerski.

[@GuapLord5000]

Faceplant at 16:30

[@Itsjoe1986]

Jerry sighting!!

[@rob-qy6jg]

I miss the mid segment sound effects!😢

[@johanjonsson]

North American mountains need to invest in more Prinoth and Pistenbully machinery. Paying $300 per day to ski terrain that hasn't seen a groomer is a rip-off!

[@DD-sr9xm]

looks like n0 epic resorts on this list, or at least none of the key epic properties. here at crested butte we have a huge bowl on the east side of the mountain (teocalli bowl) that is mostly north facing. previous owners laid out expansion plans that vail has just torn up. there is a distinct lack of ambition in the vail boardroom

[@rickmoore8293]

Give me an old ma and pa ski hill where everyone knows your name!

[@estBradley]

I don't want huge resort investments, I want small mountain vibes 😢

[@firstrax]

Love seeing Whiteface on this channel!

[@icecoaster]

My footage! A great mountain for sure

[@johnklaus9111]

Bergman bowl at keystone was no 1. You didn't even find the best part. Look on the map right off the lift and go hard skiers right. You will find you were wrong about the length of this area and that it is now the BEST LIFT on any mountain I've ever ski'd. Don't get me started on Brec...