With winter season approaching, resorts in the west coast region of Canada and the US are putting huge investments in expanding their slope areas and facilities. Whistler- Blackcomb, the largest mountain resort in North America is spending $8 million on two of their newest and most technologically advanced lifts, the Harmony six and the Crystal Ridge Express that will transport 1600 more skiers per hour. In addition to that, the resort is also investing $3 million in a new snow making system.

Other resorts in the West Coast regions are also investing a lot of money in different ways, in effort to be the king of the region. From Schweitzer Idaho resort’s bigger terrain parks, Fernie Alpine’s  new runs, Mount Hood’s larger parking lot, and to Steven’s Pass’s new lodges, hundreds of new features to attract more people has been established. The budgets for these resorts to upgrade are massive, however it is believed that the investment are most likely going to be break even and turn into profits in a short period. The sports that these resorts target, skiing and snowboarding, are currently the fastest growing sports in North America, which is a big opportunity for this type of business.

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