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Snowbasin Resort is making significant investments to enhance its guest experience, including a new high-speed chairlift, expanded parking, a spacious patio with dining options, and additional restrooms. These improvements aim to elevate accessibility and on-mountain experiences. This marks Snowbasin's most substantial investment since its 1999 Olympic transformation, with a focus on providing a world-class experience for visitors, including doubling the uphill capacity with a new lift and adding more parking spaces.
Snowbasin Resort is investing significantly in enhancing its guest experience ahead of the 2023-24 season. These improvements include the construction of a new high-speed chairlift, expanded parking, a new patio with additional dining options, and additional restrooms. These projects aim to elevate the world-renowned mountain destination's accessibility and on-mountain experience for visitors. The resort's General Manager, Davy Ratchford, expressed pride in the commitment to preserving and improving this historic mountain playground. The upgrades will enhance the overall experience for guests, from their ride up the slopes to their post-adventure relaxation spots. “The projects we are undertaking enhance our accessibility and every guest’s on-mountain experience. From their ride up the slopes, to the spot they choose to reflect on the day’s adventures – these improvements allow us to build towards our continued goal of providing a world-class experience for all who choose Snowbasin.” — Davy Ratchford, General Manager of Snowbasin View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snowbasin Resort (@snowbasinresort) Over its 80 years of operation, Snowbasin has continually invested in the property to provide an unparalleled experience. The new lift alone marks the third lift upgrade in four years, making it the resort's most significant investment since its transformation for the 1999 Olympics.The resort is increasing its parking capacity with 124 additional parking stalls, solidifying its position as the resort with the most parking in Utah. Shuttle services will be available from these lots to the slopes, improving accessibility. A new patio on the Strawberry side of the resort, accompanying the DeMoisy Express, will offer guests more dining options and seating. The addition of the DeMoisy Express, a six-chair high-speed lift, will double the uphill capacity on the Strawberry side and is set to be completed in December 2023, increasing the total number of lifts to 13.Snowbasin's commitment to enhancing the guest experience extends to the construction of additional restrooms at the Grizzly Center, further improving accessibility year-round. These projects reflect Snowbasin's dedication to providing a world-class experience for all who choose to visit.
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Michael Fulton
Melbourne-based skier and snowboarder with 50+ resorts across 5 continents. Specialises in Australian resorts and international resort comparisons.
