Sugarbush Resort
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Sugarbush's Mt. Ellen area
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| Location | Warren, Vermont, US (2 miles ESE), Waitsfield (4 miles E) |
| Nearest city | Burlington (45 miles NW), Montpelier (26 miles NE) |
| Coordinates | 44°08′06″N 72°53′09″W / 44.135098°N 72.885962°W |
| Vertical | 2,820 feet (860 m) |
| Top elevation | 4,083 feet (1,244 m) |
| Base elevation | 1,483 feet (452 m) |
| Skiable area | 578 acres (2.34 km2)s (2.34 km²) |
| Runs | 111 |
| Lift system | 16 chairs: 5 high-speed quads, 3 fixed grip quads, 2 triples, 3 doubles, 3 surface lifts |
| Lift capacity | 25,463 |
| Snowfall | 262 inches (670 cm) |
| Website | Official website |
Sugarbush Resort is a ski resort located in the Mad River valley in Warren, Vermont. It is one of the largest ski resorts in New England. The resort encompasses more than 4000 acres (16 km²) total, 578 trail acres (2.34 km²) skiable, 53 miles (85 km) of trails, and 16 ski lifts. Sugarbush has 111 ski trails, 18 additional marked wooded area, substantial off-piste skiing and riding, a summit elevation of 4,083 ft (1,244 m), and a vertical drop of 2,600 feet (790 m), second largest in Vermont after Killington, and the third largest in New England after Killington and Sugarloaf.
Sugarbush was opened on December 25, 1958, by Damon and Sara Gadd and Jack Murphy. In 1977, the Gadds sold the resort to Roy Cohen. Cohen purchased the Glen Ellen Ski Area (Mount Ellen) in 1979 and annexed it to Sugarbush. ARA Services purchased the resort in 1983, replacing the original gondola with the Super Bravo and Heaven's Gate triple chair lifts, effectively increasing uphill capacity from 450 skiers per hour to 1800.
Claneil Enterprises bought the resort in 1984 and transformed it into a four-season resort, purchasing adjacent tennis courts, restaurants, condominiums, and a golf course. Claneil improved the chairlift system by installing three new lifts on Mount Ellen. The American Skiing Company purchased Sugarbush in 1995 and installed seven new lifts, increased snowmaking by 300%, and built a sixty-three million gallon reservoir for snowmaking. During this period, Mount Ellen and the main part of Sugarbush were connected by the Slide Brook Express two-way quad chairlift; when it was installed was the world's fastest chairlift, and is still the world's longest detachable chairlift.
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