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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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In 1963 Walt Elliot opened Glen Ellen, now known as Mt. Ellen. This season, join us in celebrating Mt. Ellen's 60th Anniversary! With expansive terrain covering 2,600 vertical feet, Sugarbush brings some of the flavor of western skiing to the East and boasts one of the largest uphill capacities in the northeast region.
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.
Dec 21, 2023 · In some respects, this is the story of a lost Vermont ski area, or more accurately a lost and found Vermont ski area. 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 ...
Mt. Ellen’s casual feel speaks to the ski bum—but don’t let that fool you. Mt. Ellen is home to Vermont’s highest chairlift, our premiere terrain park, Green Mountain Valley School's elite ski racing academy, is a designated U.S. Ski Team Development Site and is the northern Vermont location for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports.
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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.