First Ski Chairlift in New Mexico
Posted by: 
brwhiz
N 35° 11.452 W 106° 28.771
13S E 365300 N 3895212
New Mexico's first chairlift was built at Santa Fe Ski Basin in 1950.
Waymark Code: WMHE69
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2013
Views: 5
The interpretive sign on the exhibit of an early chairlift reads:
Surplus Army Air Corps B-24 bomber seats used on New Mexico's first chairlift built at Santa Fe Ski Basin in 1950. The lift was assembled from parts of an old mining lift salvaged from the Eureka Mine in Silverton, Co and was a detachable chairlift. It was retured in the early 1960's.
Visit Instructions:As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.