Sunshine Village, one of the three Banff ski areas in Alberta Canada, will unveil a new chairlift this winter with the novelty of heated seats - the new Teepee Town LX lift.
The first heated lift in Canada, the Tepee Town chair will replace the old Tepee Town double-chair.
The new lift is a high speed quad which will also feature pull down weather protection hoods on its 47 chairs.
Due to the development taking place in a National Park, there was an extensive environmental analysis which took place before the lift was given the go ahead by Parks Canada and construction in the Park requires the best methods to protect the natural resources.
The state-of-the-art lift will run at a speed of 1,000 feet per minute and offers access to blue runs with expansive views of Mountain Assiniboine off of the Continental Divide while also opening up challenging black and double black terrain like the Shoulder – a local's favourite— as well as the popular Shoulder and the Teepee chutes.