Mad River Glen, Vermont: the single chair and the co-op that owns it

The Single Chair lift, installed for the 1948-49 season and built by American Steel and Wire Company, is one of only two single chairlifts still operating in the United States, per Wikipedia's Mad River Glen article. The Single Chair underwent a $1.5 million renovation by Doppelmayr-CTEC, rebuilding its towers and terminals, completed in fall 2007, according to New England Ski History's Mad River Glen page.

Truxton Pratt purchased Mad River Glen in 1972; after his death in 1975 his wife Betsy Pratt took control of the area, per Wikipedia's Mad River Glen article. The Mad River Glen Cooperative was registered in Vermont on September 27, 1994, and Betsy Pratt sold the ski area to the cooperative in December 1995, according to New England Ski History's Mad River Glen page. The cooperative achieved full, debt-free ownership in April 1998 after selling its 1,667th share. The cooperative describes the area as "America's only skier-owned major mountain," operating as a cooperative rather than a corporate resort, per the co-op's own "About The Co-op" page. The cooperative's shares reached their cap of 2,500 as of October 31, 2025, and a waitlist is now in place for prospective shareholders.

Snowboarding was allowed at Mad River Glen from the 1986-87 through 1992-93 seasons before being banned; in a later shareholder vote, more than 75% voted to maintain the prohibition, per Wikipedia's Mad River Glen article. Mad River Glen was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The ski area, on Stark Mountain, is located within the town of Fayston, Vermont, per Wikipedia's Fayston, Vermont article. Mad River Glen hosted the NCAA downhill skiing championships in early March 1954, won by Chiharu Igaya, according to New England Ski History's Mad River Glen page.