Snowriver Mountain Resort Announces New High Speed Six Pack to be Installed For 23-24 Season
Snowriver Mountain Resort, the new name for the recently purchased Big Snow Resort, will be replacing the Chippewa Double Chair, Leelinaw Triple and the Voyager Quad chairs out of the Jackson Creek Summit area (previously known as Indianhead, with the only high-speed detachable chairlift in the Upper Peninsula. The new lift and it will also be the only 6-person chairlift in the powder friendly region known as “Big Snow Country.”
The new six-pack detachable will be built and installed by Doppelmayr Dopplemeyer and will be named the Voyageur Express. The lift will feature 53 chairs and have a 3:30three and a half minute lift rideride time to the top travelling at 1000 ft/min over the 538ft vertical rise. The lift’s initial capacity will be 2800 people per hour, but will be upgradable to 3200pph in the future should additional capacity be needed. At full capacity, the lift can move 2800 people per hour and will be 3000’ long and travel 538’ vertically.
“The new lift will greatly enhance our guest experience from theat Jackson Creek Summit base area,” stated first year GM Benjamin Bartz.
The line for the new lift has already been cut and will bring skiers from the base of the existing Leelinaw Triple to the top of the former Chippewa Double, providing easy access to lodging, guest service facilities, and food & beverage outlets.
The new lift will increase the uphill capacity and thereduce the ride time to the summit will be three minutesby over half compared to the eight minutes previously offered by the Chippewa Double.
“The Chippewa Double and the Voyager QuadLeelinaw Triple are two of the original chairlifts from when founder Jack English started skiing and riding here in the U.P. back in 1959the early 1960s. Guests will appreciate the speed this new 6-pack will offer giving them more time on the slopes and little time in linesless time sitting on the lift,” added Bartz.
Snowriver Mountain Resort, also is pleased to announce that lift tickets for the upcoming 22-23 ski season along with season passes are now available for purchase through their new website snowriver.com.
Lift tickets purchased prior to November 15, 2022 will receive a 20% discount from the listed price. Snowriver, along with its sister resorts Granite Peak in Wisconsin, and Lutsen Mountains, in Minnesota offer multiple ticket discounts for those who bundle adult & child tickets as well as purchase in advance prior to visitation.
Season Passes are also on sale offering unlimited visitation for the season to Snowriver. Local resident passes are also available for local community members including those in surrounding counties of northern Wisconsin. Those interested in skiing Snowriver, Lutsen and Granite Peak may also purchase the Legendary Pass which offers skiing and riding at all.
