Express six-seater chair for Mt Perisher

The Perisher Six will replace the oldest chairlift at the resort, which dates back to 1961. Picture by Peter Brewer

Two chairlifts on Mt Perisher will be removed and replaced with a new six-seater called the Perisher Six, which will lift 3000 people an hour, and take them further up the mountain.

But for the forseeable future the new Mt Perisher Six will be aimed purely at uplifting the ski crowd - not mountain bikers, as occurs over the range at Thredbo - with owners Vail Resorts saying that expanding to cater for the booming summer sport "is not a priority at the moment".