A $100 million modernization project continues at the Sugar Bowl Resort.

The project originally kicked off back in April. The transformative makeover will include a massive expansion of one of California's oldest ski resorts.

Officials anticipate phase one will be completed before the winter season begins.

CEO Bridget Legnavsky says the refurbished lodge is a key part of the project.

"The lodge is the place that everyone will notice this season when they arrive," Legnavsky says, "It's going to feel really different."

She says rebuilding the old deck is the main focus of the project, and that's why it was taken care of first when the project broke ground.

But the Sugar Bowl took advantage of the opportunity to build a locker club underneath the existing lodge. They say it will feature three hundred individual lockers with boot dryers to create a "home away from home" for its guests.

Another feature coming to the lodge is QR-code-activated service. Legnavsky says you will be able to order food and drinks from anywhere on the terrace.

Next year, she says they'll be focused on making the trip to the lodge even better.

"So next year we replace the old gondola that brings you in from the highway over across into the snowbound village," Legnavsky says.

The gondola has been around since the 1950s. Legnavsky says it's had its fair share of upgrades over the years, but it's time to replace it with a more modern gondola.

She adds the terminals at either end of the line will also be replaced as part of the project, all in an effort to create a seamless experience coming in to the snowbound village.

The gondola will be operational for the upcoming winter season, and construction will begin after that.

The resort says it's a part of their goal to improve the first-timer experience.

"People that are coming to Sugar Bowl for the first time," Legnavsky says, "The experience they need is like a great, welcoming, really good flow, frictionless services as a skier services."

And while all of the added amenities will boost the Sugar Bowl experience, the renovation is also about restoring the heart of the resort.

"[The Village Lodge] tells a story of that honest, minimalist Californian architecture that happened at that time," Legnavsky says.

It's hard to strike a balance between old and new, but the Sugar Bowl says they're doing their best to preserve history while making the resort better for future generations.