Northstar-at-Tahoe
Vail Resorts, which owns four ski areas in Colorado (Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Vail) and now two in California has announced plans to lavish $30m in upgrades on its newest purchase, Northstar-at-Tahoe.
Vail purchased Northstar-at-Tahoe shortly before the start of last winter 2010-11 and did not have time to make many changes at the resort, that will all change for next winter with full Vail operasting models in place.
This will include inclusion in multi-resort ticket deals, including an option including the company's other Tahoe resort, Heavenly, and the introduction of Vail's first-of-its-kind online and mobile application EpicMix, introduced last winter at Vail's five other resorts.
$30 Million in capital improvement projects will include the creation of new 'gladed' (thinly wooded) terrain and ski trails that will increase skiable terrain by 10 percent, a new high-speed detachable quad chairlift on "The Backside," new snowmaking and a new on-mountain restaurant near the top of the Tahoe Zephyr Express Lift with indoor seating for 500 and outdoor seating for 200.
Down in the resort village there'll be new Patagonia and Burton retail shops and an expanded North Face store in a new location as well as a new 'signature restaurant.'
Construction of these new facilities on and off the mountain has already begun with completion expected prior to the start of the 2011-2012 winter season.