Saddleback Maine, one of Maine’s most popular ski resorts, announced Monday that it will not open for the 2015-16 winter season unless it comes up with funding to replace an aging chairlift, according to an article on PressHerald.com.
The ski resort said it needs to raise $3 million in the next two weeks to replace its Rangeley Double Chair – a 51-year-old lift that brings skiers from the base lodge up the mountain – with a four-person chairlift. That would enable the resort to double the number of skiers per hour who can be transported up the mountain.