Here is an excerpt from Coloradoskihistory that explains it:
“During the ’67-68 ski season, a short double chair from the failed nearby Glenwood Mountain Park Ski Area found a home at Sunlight for the cost of $21,000. This chair served a bunny slope for the ski school and also was the bottom link to future expansion on the ridge across the valley. When landowner issues became a problem within this expansion area, the lift was removed.”
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How come they removed west lift or the hall double
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Here is an excerpt from Coloradoskihistory that explains it:
“During the ’67-68 ski season, a short double chair from the failed nearby Glenwood Mountain Park Ski Area found a home at Sunlight for the cost of $21,000. This chair served a bunny slope for the ski school and also was the bottom link to future expansion on the ridge across the valley. When landowner issues became a problem within this expansion area, the lift was removed.”
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Why was the west double never replaced and where on the mountain was it?
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Here is the earliest map I can find of Sunlight https://skimap.org/data/506/7/1209352353.jpg
This is the 1967 map
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