GILFORD — Gunstock Mountain Resort staff are making $10 million in improvements for the upcoming ski season and beyond, with a significant investment in lifts.
According to Director of Marketing Bonnie MacPherson, Gunstock has more than $3 million going toward lift repairs and maintenance, $2.5 million for snowmaking and grooming equipment, and at least $4 million for other infrastructure like electrical systems.
Last year, the Panorama quad lift’s computerized chair spacing system caused the chair to be temporarily closed on busy Presidents Day weekend. The system has now been replaced.
“The chair spacing system monitors each chair’s location in the terminal and its relation to the chairs in front of, and behind, it,” said Operations Director Dave Ulbrich. “Weather conditions and skier