Single Chair
Mad River Glen is one of two ski areas in the country to utilize a single chairlift. The other single chairlift is operated at Mt. Eyak which is located and owned by the City of Cordova, Alaska, and operated by the Sheridan Ski Club.
The original chair was manufactured by American Wire and Steel. In the summer of 2007, Doppelmayr CTEC was contracted to renovate the chairlift, while maintaining the classic New England feel. The tower foundations were new, along with close replicas of the chairs, grips, drive, and end terminals. In addition, all the towers were taken to Maine for painting.
The Single Chair is the fastest fixed-grip chairlift in the United States. Only detachable quads and other such chairlifts are faster. Depending on the volume of skiers, average lift rides from base to summit are 9.7 – 12 minutes in duration. The Single Chair has a midstation that skiers can either unload or upload at and is the only chairlift in Vermont where skiers do not need to return to the base of the chairlift to return to the summit.
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