Snowriver Mountain Resort in Wakefield has announced it will soon be the home of the first high speed detachable chairlift in the U.P. The new high-speed lift will replace the Chippewa Double, Leelinaw Triple, and Voyagers Quad chairs out of the Jackson Creek Summit, an area previously known as Indianhead for the 2023-24 snow season. . The new lift will become the only 6-person chairlift in the region known as ‘Big Snow Country’ according to a release from the resort. The new lift will be a sizeable improvement to the current lift, capable of moving 2,800 people an hour, taking only three and a half minutes to reach the top.