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The first chairlift, since removed, was installed on Proctor Mountain, two miles (3 km) east of the more famous Bald Mountain, the primary ski mountain of Sun Valley resort since 1939. One of the chairlifts still remains on Ruud Mountain, named for Thomas Ruud a famous Norwegian ski racer.
The chairlift from River Run was purchased by Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado. [51] Baldy's 13 chairlifts have a capacity of over 23,000 skiers per hour. With an average of 3,500 skiers per day (& less than 6,000 skiers per day during peak periods), Sun Valley has kept the lift lines to a minimum, a rarity among major resorts.
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It was replaced by a new double chair, Lift 1A, which was also based nearby. Lift 1A only went half the distance its predecessor had, requiring a second lift change to get to the top of the mountain, and eventually it was removed and replaced after Aspen built a gondola all the way to the summit from a new base station several blocks to the ...
Wachusett Mountain's quad lift, as shown in December 2011. A new high-speed six-passenger chairlift is coming to Wachusett Mountain, marking the biggest infrastructure investment in the busy ...
Maverick Mountain: 1 0 [90] Montana Montana Snowbowl: 3 0 [91] Montana Red Lodge Mountain: 2 1 [92] Montana Ski Discovery 3 0 [93] Montana Turner Mountain: 1 0 [94] Nevada Mt. Rose: 0 2 [95] New Hampshire Crotched Mountain: 2 1 [96] New Hampshire Wildcat: 2 2 [97] New Mexico Angel Fire: 3 4 [98] New Mexico Pajarito Mountain: 2 0 [99] New Mexico ...
Jul. 5—CHAMPION — While most people are finding ways to stay cool in the oppressive heat and humidity, Seven Springs Mountain Resort is focused on moving skiers and snowboarders more ...
James Michael Curran Sr. (June 9, 1903 – February 12, 1968) was an American civil engineer who designed the chairlift that was essential for establishing skiing as a recreational sport in the United States.