10 of the Oldest Ski Lifts Still Operating in North America first appeared on Powder on Jul 17, 2025 ...

That chair, like the 49 Degrees North chair, was of a Riblet design and had Riblet insert clips. Since 1972, lift malfunctions have killed 12 people and injured 73 , according to an Outside ...

Chairs from the Valley ski lift and two other lift lines are now available via an auction. ... a three-person riblet. During the southern expansion in the mid-1960s, ...

The Interconnect Lift has been in operation since The Highlands at Harbor Springs opened in 1963. The chairs are being taken down to make way for something new and high-tech.

The closest ski resort to the Aspen/Snowmass four-pack, Sunlight is another recipient of their used lifts. Snowmass’ Big Burn triple chair became Sunlight’s Tercero lift when it was purchased ...

Last year, The Highland’s sister resort to the south, Boyne Mountain, sold 180 chairs from its Disciples I and II lifts, bringing in more than $100,000 in support of new local programs for kids ...