Powderhorn Resort: Construction update Wild West Express project

For the past several weeks, the Wild West Express project has mostly been defined by subtraction. The haul rope came down, terminals were dismantled, trucks lapped to town, and one by one, the old West End towers disappeared from the skyline.

This week felt different. At the base area, crews poured concrete for the new bottom terminal footer and continued building and aligning the forms that will support the future terminals. It’s the first major piece of the Wild West Express that isn’t removing something old—it’s creating something new.

Elsewhere on the mountain, Grand Valley Power has been on site planning the relocation of electrical infrastructure near Tower 1. Line widening is now complete except within the designated elk calving area, where work remains paused until seasonal wildlife restrictions are lifted. Throughout the project, Powderhorn continues to work closely with our land managers to balance construction needs with our role as stewards of the mountain. Sometimes that means putting crews and equipment to work. Sometimes that means waiting patiently.

And soon, patience gives way to helicopters! Towers from the retired West End Double will begin flying from their resting places in the coming days, marking one of the most visible milestones of the project so far. For the first time since the West End came down, the mountain is nearly ready for something new to rise in its place.