{"id":103016,"date":"2026-04-20T06:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/?p=103016"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:14:47","slug":"usa-upgrades-for-the-upcoming-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/si-alpin\/topics\/management-tourism\/usa-upgrades-for-the-upcoming-season\/","title":{"rendered":"USA: Upgrades for the upcoming season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first gradient-column-1\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-1 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last gradient-column-2\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_b5e59724dbb0b73d\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">In New York, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) approved 15.9 million dollars in capital investments across<strong> Whiteface, Gore, and Belleayre mountains.<\/strong> The funds will go toward snowmaking, trail, and electrical improvements, as well as conveyor lift upgrades at Gore and Belleayre.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Utah\u2019s Powder Mountain<\/strong> plans a 40 million dollars investment in a terrain expansion and base-area improvements on the public side of the resort as part of its evolving public\/private operating model. The multi-year investment plan includes three lifts, a new lodge, and a 1,000-acre terrain expansion.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Reed Hastings<\/strong>, the Netflix co-founder who acquired a controlling stake in the resort in 2023, has been shifting Powder Mountain toward a model in which revenue from private memberships and real estate development helps fund improvements to the public ski area.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">In Wisconsin, <strong>Little Switzerland Ski Area<\/strong> will install two new quad chairlifts this summer, a four million dollars investment that more than doubles uphill capacity \u2013 the largest single capital project in the resort\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Meanwhile, <strong>Vail Resort<\/strong>s launched sales for the 2026-27 Epic Pass with new pricing options for customers aged 13-30, offering a 20 percent discount compared to the full adult Epic Pass. Vail Resorts also adjusted the other age brackets. 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