Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls Wednesday announced plans to replace two more chairlifts in 2023 — Boyneland and Superbowl — creating the most modern lift infrastructure in the Midwest.
The announcements come on the heels of several investments at the resort, including the highly anticipated Disciples 8 lift, all part of Renaissance 2.0, a resort growth plan guiding guest enhancements through the year 2030.
Boyneland, a triple located in the resort’s beginner area, is being replaced with a four-person Dopplemayr, fixed-grip chairlift that will expand capacity and transport riders in nearly half the current ride time — less than 4 four minutes. The new lift is being realigned for easier access within the base area starting about 120-feet uphill of the current Waffle Cabin location and unloading with a smoother turn to access the Boyneland slope.
Once open, the new lift will become the gateway to the Disciples 8 lift, providing the quickest and most convenient route to all of the family-friendly terrain within the Disciples Ridge area. The new lift also features a child- and adaptive-friendly, height-adjustable loading carpet, and increased load time, helpful for kids and beginners, and providing a more continuous ride for all passengers.
The Superbowl lift, servicing expert-rated terrain on the south end of the slopes, is being replaced with a three-person Dopplemayr, fixed-grip chairlift — the fastest in the Midwest at 2.5m/s — for more laps in this area. The new lift offers a loading carpet and is being shifted downward to provide easier loading access and additional space at the top for an improved unloading experience.
Both the new Boyneland and Superbowl lifts will have RFID gates providing hands-free, direct-to-lift access to the slopes.
“Skiing is in our DNA, and with that passion, we think like skiers, and we think about what we would want, and what our customers want, and that is what’s driving forward our plans for the Midwest’s most advanced lift infrastructure at Boyne Mountain with the goal of raising the whole experience,” says Stephen Kircher, president and CEO of Boyne Resorts.
“Thinking long-term is one of our core values, and that’s what we are doing with our lift planning and Renaissance 2.0 projects — thinking not just 20 years down the road, but 50 and beyond — and the benefits to our customers now and into the future.”
