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- The ski area that Elliott conceived in the early 1960s would be, above all, a family mountain. Purchased from a private landowner with funds raised by Elliott and a small group of investors, Glen Ellen opened for business in December 1963, with twenty-eight trails, three chair lifts, and a T bar.
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In early 1967, Glen Ellen was named as a possible downhill skiing venue for a potential Waterbury 1976 Olympics bid, thanks to its large continuous vertical drop. While a snowmaking system was set to be installed for the 1968-69 season, early snowfall reportedly halted construction.
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Nov 23, 2015 · The ski area that Elliott conceived in the early 1960s would be, above all, a family mountain. Purchased from a private landowner with funds raised by Elliott and a small group of investors, Glen Ellen opened for business in December 1963, with twenty-eight trails, three chair lifts, and a T bar.
Dec 21, 2023 · The original ski area was called Glen Ellen and founded by Walt Elliot. Elliot was an engineer working at an acoustic tile company in New York City, but he was also a skier and had been involved in building and running a ski lodge at Killington. And in 1961 he made the decision to change careers and build a ski area.
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Dec 6, 2018 · Glen Ellen was founded in 1963 by Walt Elliot. Elliott was an engineer working at an acoustic tile company in New York City. He was also a skier and had been involved in building and running a ski lodge at Killington. But in 1961 he made the decision to change careers and build a ski area.
History. 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.
