At the same time, resorts are building faster lifts and expanding their terrain. The pass has also opened the door to more terrain as the company acquires more and more slopes across the country. “All of that plays into trying to reduce the congestion down at the bottom and spread people out across the mountain.”Vail Resorts in 2021 announced it would spend more than $315 million on projects to “materially reduce wait times, increase uphill capacity and create more lift-served terrain.” That included a dozen new high speed lifts, on-mountain restaurant expansions and new lift-serviced terrain. Alterra-owned Winter Park’s master plan involves annexing 358 acres of terrain and adding gondola service from town. “Certain terrain is going to close; resorts are going to close earlier.