Mad River’s Rhythm Man
Mad River Glen’s Single Chair has taken skiers some 2,000 feet up the face of the mountain since 1948 (refurbished in 2007). At a speed of 550 feet per minute, it is the longest and fastest fixed-grip single chair in North America and said to be one of the only lifts in the country where skiers can simultaneously unload and load at the mid station. Brian Aust is one of the few lift operators willing and able to pull off such a maneuver.
A savant
