Update 5/25/22

The auction is one day only on Friday June 3, beginning at noon. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Fortune says this is a wonderful way to make a difference, adding, “Having fun with it with a chair lift is just a great way to give back and I can just imagine all these chairs sitting in people’s backyards for barbecues and whatnot…and people sitting on these chairs, talking about riding that chair lift at Heavenly, one day a long time ago.”

Prices start at 150 dollars each and there are 97 chairs available. If you’re itching for magnificent views, the gondola opens Memorial Day weekend for sight-seeing and re-opens fulltime on June 18.

[Ian Wood]

Update 5/3, 4:30 pm EST: Heavenly has delayed the auction. We’ll keep you posted on the new date.

Looking for a chance to purchase a historic ski chair? Another perk of Vail Resort’s Epic Lift Upgrade for the 2022-23 season is the many chair auctions that are taking place for the old lifts that are being replaced. Heavenly’s North Bowl Triple will be replaced by a high-speed quad this offseason, and the California ski resort will give bidders the chance to own one of the old chairs. Heavenly announced that they’ll be auctioning off ninety-four of the old North Bowl chairs starting this Friday at 12 pm PST and ending on Saturday (May 7) at 12 pm PST. The bids will start at $150.

Proceeds of the auction will go towards the Ski Run Community Park, The Boys & Girls Club of South Lake Tahoe, and the EpicPromise Foundation. If you win a chair, you have to pick it up at Heavenly on May 13th from 9 am to 1 pm PST or on May 14th from 9 am to 1 pm PST.

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