Heavenly Mountain Resort to auction off North Bowl lift chairs for charity
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 12:19pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is a rare opportunity coming up to own a retired ski lift chair while also helping the South Lake Tahoe community. Vail's Heavenly Mountain Resort is upgrading the North Bowl lift to a high-speed quad for next season, and the 97 chairs on the old lift are going to be auctioned off.
Own a piece of local ski history in a charity auction of all the retired three-person chairs.
The auction is from Friday, June 3 at 12:00 p.m. PST to Saturday, June 4 at 12:00 p.m. PST. Everyone is encouraged to preregister as the auction action is expected to be popular. Opening bids on the chairs open at $150 each.
Visit HERE for all auction information, registration, and bidding.
A North Bowl triple ski chair measures 5.5' wide x 9' high and weighs about 125 pounds. All chairs must be picked up at Heavenly Mountain Resort and they will not be shipped or held. All winners must be available to pick up chairs Friday, June 10, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. PST, and on Saturday, June 11, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. PST. Exact instructions will be given to winning bidders.
All proceeds will benefit the Ski Run Community Park, the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, and the EpicPromise Foundation.