View down the lift line.This lift came from Crystal Mountain, WA where it was Chair 2.Top bullwheel.View down from the summit.Sad-looking lift shack. Antelope Butte last operated in 2004.Lower lift line.Antelope Butte base area.View up the line. Note this tower was turned upside down with a new-style Riblet crossarm added.Custom drive terminal. At Crystal, it was a vault drive.Bottom terminal area.
The vault drive was used for a grip room long after the rest of the lift ended up here, and when in use it had a 60s flyover tension-return at the top of Green Valley.
I’m the pictures it looks pretty sad, but it looked great in person today! The ride time is a slow 10.5 minutes but it serves a fantastic little ski area!
Antelope Butte Mountain Recreation Area has been operating under a nonprofit structure since 2019. It is run by the Antelope Butte Foundation based in Sheridan, WY
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The vault drive was used for a grip room long after the rest of the lift ended up here, and when in use it had a 60s flyover tension-return at the top of Green Valley.
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I’m the pictures it looks pretty sad, but it looked great in person today! The ride time is a slow 10.5 minutes but it serves a fantastic little ski area!
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Chair 2 at Crystal was Iceberg Ridge that got replaced by Rainier Express in 88′ right?
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Correct.
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An upside-down tower. That’s new.
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Antelope Butte Mountain Recreation Area has been operating under a nonprofit structure since 2019. It is run by the Antelope Butte Foundation based in Sheridan, WY
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AB is mentioned in this article about revivals of small ski hills.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/small-ski-areas-that-bounced-back-from-closures-serve-as-inspiration-for-cuchara-mountain-park
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