Time Machine: 100 years ago, one-armed McConnon Products agent narrowly escapes death for the second time

Time Machine: 100 years ago, one-armed McConnon Products agent narrowly escapes death for the second time

40 years ago April 26, 1985 The first phase of five-year plan to revamp Vail Mountain had gone into effect with the closing of the ski slopes for the season, the Vail Trail reported. “Chair 16 will be replaced by the new Mid-Vail Vista Bahn, a covered quad chair that will go to MidVail, instead of about halfway up the mountain, as chair 16 did,” the Trail reported. “A quad will also replace the existing triple chair 4, while the triple will be m…