The drive station from the old McDougall ski lift was removed on Monday and earthworks for the $10 million lift will start soon.
Almost all the older lift has been now been removed, except for the top station, which will be taken out once snow had been fully cleared.
Resort general manager Bridget Legnavsky said it would take the entire summer to complete the project.
The "chondola" will feature one gondola cabin for every four chairs and more than double the resort’s lift capacity between the base buildings and the top of the skifield.
Once earthworks were completed, foundations for the new lift would be laid but it would take some time for them to fully dry out, Ms Legnavsky said.
The project was on schedule and was expected to be completed by May, she said.
The lift would have a capacity of 2550 people per hour compared with 1000 on the older lift.
The lift’s design would make the mountain accessible to more visitors, particularly during the summer, Ms Legnavsky said.
