Boulder company creates chairlift information system

BOULDER — Skiers at Colorado resorts, starting with Winter Park so far, will soon have real-time access to resort data while they ski.

Alpine Media Technology LLC of Centennial engaged Boulder-based company Human Design LLC to create a system capable of providing information to skiers while they ride ski lifts or as they use their smartphones to find information. Previously, real-time information was limited because of WiFi and cell-tower connectivity. The system uses the lift itself to be the connecting mechanism for the data.

Information includes listings of which lifts are operating and…