LONDONDERRY — Magic Mountain’s lift mechanics are facing off against others in their field to win a $3,500 grant and bragging rights. “A good lift mechanic is hard to find,” states a webpage for the ...

Training ski lift mechanics took a boot-sized step backward last spring when the pandemic shut down in-person, hands-on education at conferences and seminars. But lifts still need to be maintained to ...

When Maddy Baldwin started working at Bogus Basin five years ago, she thought she would spend just one winter season as a lift operator before moving on. Today, Baldwin is the resort's youngest and ...

Corey Crain has a demanding winter job, but it's one for which Mt. Bachelor skiers and snowboarders are thankful. When a lift breaks down, riders perched on their chairs sometimes see Crain, or any of ...

Crested Butte lift mechanics on Thursday announced a settlement with Vail Resorts that delivered the 12-member union an average raise of $6 an hour, avoiding a strike the union authorized – but did ...

Last month, unionized lift maintenance workers voted to authorize a strike against Crested Butte Mountain Resort, but now, the two parties — which, according to the union, have been engaged in ...

Sugarloaf ski resort acknowledged yesterday that two technicians had failed to realign a malfunctioning chair-lift cable and were slowly restarting to unload skiers when the lift derailed, sending ...

Athletes ages 8 to 18 are invited to a sports mechanics camp this week at the LIFT Wellness Center, at 101 Jackson Walk Plaza in downtown Jackson. The three-day camp, which runs from Thursday through ...