Trav's short answer
Alterra has committed more than US$350 million to capital projects across its mountain portfolio for winter 2026/27.For skiers, the stand-out changes are 200 more acres and seven new runs at Deer Valley, a new first-timer area at Tremblant, major snowmaking upgrades and US$8.9 million of remote avalanche-control investment across Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain.
Portfolio-wide investment
Alterra says it will invest more than $350 million for winter 2026/27
Alterra Mountain Company announced a capital programme of more than US$350 million across its family of mountain destinations for the 2026/27 winter. Deer Valley in Utah and Tremblant in Quebec are the two long-term resort visions given the most prominence, but the announcement also details projects in California, Colorado, Vermont, British Columbia and elsewhere.
What the announcement shows: Alterra is putting money into both visible skier improvements, such as new terrain and lifts, and less obvious infrastructure including reservoirs, snow guns, avalanche-control systems, hybrid snowcats and workforce housing.
The headline numbers
Alterra announcement · September 2026Deer Valley expansion
Deer Valley is adding another 200 skiable acres and seven runs
Deer Valley's large-scale Expanded Excellence project is continuing into 2026/27. The new Hail Peak Express is set to serve another 200 skiable acres and seven new runs this winter.
Alterra says the additions will take Deer Valley to 4,500 skiable acres and 32 chairlifts. The resort is also adding snow feature zones with rollers, berms and gentle ski-cross elements aimed at younger and beginner skiers.
Hail Peak Express
The new lift is the centrepiece of the next phase, opening access to 200 additional skiable acres and seven new runs.
4,500 skiable acres
Alterra says Deer Valley will have 32 chairlifts once the latest additions are included.
The reservoir will work with the existing Summit Pump House to expand snowmaking coverage. Alterra says 80–90% of the water used for snowmaking will return to either the Jordanelle Reservoir or the Provo River in spring.
Tremblant's next phase
Tremblant's CA$42.5 million plan starts this winter, but the biggest expansion comes in 2027/28
Tremblant's long-term investment is worth CA$42.5 million. For winter 2026/27, the immediate skier-facing change is a new dedicated learning area at the base of Versant Soleil, next to the Casino Express Gondola.
The more substantial terrain expansion is scheduled for winter 2027/28. Alterra says the planned Timber Summit development will add 62 acres, eight trails and a new high-speed chairlift, increasing hourly lift capacity by 10%.
The CA$42.5m figure is a long-term Tremblant investment, so it should not be read as money being spent solely on changes opening in winter 2026/27.
Snowmaking & avalanche safety
California resorts are getting nearly $9 million of remote avalanche-control systems
Some of the biggest operational spending is going into avalanche mitigation. Palisades Tahoe is investing US$3.2 million in remote systems, while Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain are investing US$5.7 million across 16 new Remote Avalanche Control Systems.
Combined, that is US$8.9 million of specifically identified remote avalanche-control investment across the three California destinations.
Snowmaking is another major theme
Solitude Mountain Resort is adding fixed and mobile snow guns plus system-wide improvements in another multi-million-dollar project, building on more than US$5 million invested in snowmaking improvements last season.
Winter Park Resort is continuing a multi-year rebuild of its snowmaking infrastructure. New automated fan guns and mobile guns are intended to support earlier openings, improve water efficiency and double snowmaking capacity on Lower Hughes.
Two more hybrid snowcats
After buying California's first hybrid PistenBully 600E+ snowcats last year, Palisades is adding two more for 2026/27.
Three hybrid snowcats
Mammoth is adding three 600E+ hybrid cats, which Alterra says will create one of North America's largest hybrid snowcat fleets.
Beyond terrain and snow
The $350 million programme also covers lodges, dining, a halfpipe and employee housing
The capital programme is broader than lift and piste infrastructure. Alterra is also spending on guest facilities and projects designed to improve how its resorts operate.
New Black Bear Pass lounge
A new premium slopeside lounge above Guest Services will include a full restaurant and bar, fireplace, large windows and an outdoor deck.
10 renovated guestrooms
CMH Heli-Ski & Summer Adventures is refreshing the Valemount Lodge experience, including 10 renovated rooms.
New Apricity restaurant
The Westin Monache will get a reworked restaurant concept with a redesigned space and new food-and-beverage offering.
Halfpipe reshaping
Excavated material from The Stockman project is being used to reshape Maverick's Halfpipe, reducing the snow required to build it by a stated 60%.
Workforce housing remains part of the capital plan
Alterra says it will continue investing in employee housing, including renovations at Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, Snowshoe, Steamboat and Crystal Mountain. It is also facilitating new employee housing development at Palisades Tahoe and acquiring a housing property for Sugarbush.
In the previous year, the company says it secured 160 new employee-housing beds at Crystal Mountain and carried out renovations that improved housing for 200 employees across four communities.
What skiers will notice
This is less one giant expansion and more a portfolio-wide push to improve capacity, reliability and the guest experience
The clearest change for destination skiers this winter is at Deer Valley, where the extra 200 acres and seven runs will be immediately visible on the trail map. Tremblant's new learning area is also opening in 2026/27, while its headline Timber Summit terrain expansion comes a season later.
Elsewhere, much of the investment is infrastructure skiers may not directly see: avalanche-control equipment, reservoirs, snowmaking systems, hybrid grooming machines and employee housing. Those projects can still influence how quickly terrain opens, how efficiently resorts recover after storms and how reliably they can operate through the season.
For 2026/27, Deer Valley's continued expansion is the biggest terrain story. The wider investment programme is about making the company's resorts bigger in some places, more snow-secure and operationally resilient in others, and better equipped for both guests and employees.
Trav's final summary
Alterra's 2026/27 spending reaches far beyond new lifts
More than US$350 million is being invested across Alterra's mountain portfolio, with projects ranging from major terrain additions to snowmaking, avalanche safety, guest facilities and workforce housing.
- Deer Valley: 200 more skiable acres and seven new runs served by Hail Peak Express for 2026/27.
- Tremblant: a new learning area this winter, with the 62-acre Timber Summit expansion planned for 2027/28.
- Snow & safety: US$8.9m of identified remote avalanche-control investment in California, alongside wider snowmaking upgrades.