Tree Falls on Chairlift at Oregon Ski Area, Causing Delay

Trees are great. They’re fun to ski through (unless they’re too tight), but sometimes, as with Mt. Ashland Ski Area, Oregon, they cause problems. The ski hill recently shared that a tree fell on the eighth tower of its Ariel Chairlift in late November. The clean up required the involvement of tree removal specialists and Mt. Ashland’s mountain operations team. All told, it took 11 hours. While the tree is now gone, the Ariel Chairlift’s opening is delayed. “Insuranc