California Ski Resort Installs First New Chair in 30 Years

Bear Mountain, a part of the larger Big Bear Mountain Resort, has installed its first new chairlift in three decades. The new lift, dubbed 'Midway,' is a Leitner-Poma high-speed six seater installed in an effort to allow guests easier access to mid-mountain progression terrain and shorten wait times. Midway replaces Chairs 2 and 5 from the central base area. The lift runs 2,494 feet with an uphill capacity of 1,000 feet/minute or 3,200 people/ hour. We hear articles about bears have be