Published 7 days ago • Glenwood Springs, United States • Updated 5 days ago

Colorado’s oldest chairlift will retire at the end of the ski season

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DENVER (KDVR) — It's the end of an era for one historic chairlift that's been running for almost 70 years. Sunlight Mountain Resort said Segundo, Colorado's oldest operational chairlift, will be taken down at the end of the season in April. Segundo's chairlift legacy started in Aspen in 1954, taking skiers and boarders up the mountain. The resort said the lift stayed in Aspen until 1969, then it moved to Sunlight in 1973 and has been running for…

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Colorado's oldest chairlift will retire at the end of the ski season

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Colorado’s oldest chairlift will retire at the end of the ski season

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State’s oldest operating lift to be retired in April after party on Friday

Sunlight Mountain Resort plans to give its historic Segundo lift a special retirement party on Friday to honor its five decades of service and iconic status in Colorado’s ski industry. Segundo, the state’s oldest operating lift, began service on Aspen Mountain as Lift 3 in 1954. In 1969, it was replaced and sold to Sunlight, which had debuted as a ski area in 1966. It went into service there in 1973 as Sunlight’s second lift, hence the name Segu…

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Colorado’s oldest chairlift will be retired in April after party this weekend

Sunlight Mountain Resort plans to give its historic Segundo lift a special retirement party on Friday to honor its five decades of service and iconic status in Colorado’s ski industry. Segundo began operating on Aspen Mountain as Lift 3 in 1954. In 1969, it was replaced and sold to Sunlight, which had debuted as a ski area in 1966. It went into service there in 1973 as Sunlight’s second lift, hence the name Segundo. Resort officials have designa…

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Colorado Ski Resort Says Goodbye To The Oldest Ski Lift In The State

Sunlight Mountain Resort is celebrating the next chapter of their evolution today, saying goodbye to the Segundo chairlift. As the old two-seater began its life on Aspen Mountain back in 1954, it exists today as the oldest operational ski lift in the state. Segundo was moved to Sunlight in 1973, where it’s remained for over five decades. Both the Segundo and the Primo lifts are aiming to be replaced heading into the 2025/26 ski season. Segundo …

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Colorado's Oldest Chairlift is Retiring Today After 71-Years of Service - SnowBrains

Photo: Sunlight Mountain Resort After decades of service and countless laps, Colorado’s oldest operating-ski lift is about to take its final ride. Sunlight Mountain Resort is preparing to say goodbye to Segundo, a two-seater lift with a legacy that dates back to 1954, on Friday, March 28. Originally installed in Aspen before relocating to Sunlight in 1973, Segundo has quietly carried skiers and snowboarders up the west side of the mountain for m…

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