Beaupré (QC), Canada – Officials at Québec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne ski area east of Québec City have announced the construction this summer of a new high-speed detachable quad to replace the triple chairlift in the mountain’s expert sector.

The new Doppelmayr quad, manufactured in St-Jérôme, Québec, will replace the resort’s “Le Trip” lift that serves the steep runs at the western end of the mountain’s South Side. The investment will reduce the ride time in half, from 12 to six minutes, and its alignment will be reconfigured to provide access to the entire mountain, not just the expert area exclusively serviced by Le Trip.

The new lift is currently the only installation to be announced thus far this summer in Québec. Construction is already underway, and the new quad is expected to be completed by December, in time for the resort’s 2013-14 ski and snowboard season.