More Snowmaking, Faster Rope Tows: Afton Alps Reopens after Re-Do

Afton Alps is open for the season, with major improvements made by its new owners (as of a year ago): Vail Resorts, Inc. 

Company officials are calling it the "largest single cash infusion in the resort’s 50-year history," the Star Tribune reported. 

According to the newspaper and Afton Alps, the improvements include:

• a new pair of rope tows that run at high speed
• 72 efficient snowmaking guns with a at twice the previous rate
• a new terrain park and terrain park village, including places to warm up inside or out
• new dining options and renovated facilities, including a new food truck

Have you been to Afton Alps yet this year? What have you noticed? Leave a comment below. 

Related at Patch: 

• Vail Resorts Buys Afton Alps
• Olympian Lindsey Vonn to Appear at Afton Alps
• Warrior Dash Returning to Afton Alps in 2013

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