{"id":2024203,"date":"2026-07-02T21:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2024203"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:57:45","slug":"construction-of-wild-west-express-high-speed-quad-at-powderhorn-mountain-co-takes-shape-ahead-of-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2024203","title":{"rendered":"Construction of Wild West Express High-Speed Quad at Powderhorn Mountain, CO, Takes Shape Ahead of 2026-27 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visual concept for the new Wild West Express and Powderhorn coming this 2026-27 ski season. | Image: Powderhorn Mountain Resort<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Big upgrades are coming to Colorado\u2019s Powderhorn Mountain Resort<\/a>. <\/strong>The 2026-27 season will debut the new Wild West Express chairlift just in time for the resort\u2019s 60th anniversary. Powderhorn is making major changes to its west side with the replacement of the aging West End double chairlift. Announced in 2025, the project is now well underway as construction crews prepare to install a refurbished high-speed detachable quad that will transform how skiers and riders access the mountain.<\/p>\n

After the addition of the detachable quad, Flat Top Flyer, in 2016, it was only a matter of time before Powderhorn turned its attention to the old West End Double on the other side of the mountain. <\/strong>The West End has been part of countless Powderhorn skiers\u2019 and riders\u2019 memories over the past 54 years, but the new Wild West Express will modernize access to the resort\u2019s western terrain. This upgrade is huge for Powderhorn, as it will cut ride time in half, taking it from a 13-minute ride to the top to just a six-minute ride.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n