SOLITUDE — The resort expanded its grooming service with the addition of a new snowcat and will introduce more gladed skiing in the Queen Bess area for skiers looking for powder. This will be the resort's sixth new cat in six years, all directed at expanding its on-slope grooming.

SNOWBASIN — Skiers will find a new ticketing system in operation this season that will, among other things, allow for direct-lift access.

SNOWBIRD — It took two summers to build, but the skier tunnel is open. The tunnel is 12 feet high, 10 feet wide and 600 feet long. It will take roughly four minutes to ride the mover from one end to the other. A second part of the tunnel involved a new lift. The new Peruvian Express high-speed quad replaces the old Peruvian lift, except this one is longer and goes from the base near the main Tram building and runs to the entrance to the tunnel. It rises approximately 2,600 vertical feet, is 8,000 feet long and carries 1,800 people per hour. The ride from bottom to top takes roughly eight minutes.

Should windy conditions shut down the Tram, skiers will now be able to get to the summit on the new lift and will be able to access both Peruvian Gulch and Mineral Basin through the tunnel.

WOLF MOUNTAIN — First work focused on improving skiing. New grading and drainage systems will mean better slope conditions, especially on the beginner slopes.

The terrain park will be expanded to create longer runs and more features. It also increased its snowmaking capabilities.