The Segundo ski lift in Sunlight Mountain Resort is shutting down after 71 years.
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After a 71-year run, a trusty two-seater ski lift is about to spin off into the sunset — but not before one final hurrah. Sunlight Mountain Resort will throw a retirement party for Segundo, the oldest operating lift in the state, after the rest of the ski area closes down today.
The first (and only) Segundo Day will feature live music, food, and a lot of nostalgia. It will be the only lift open, taking people on a 12-minute ride up the west side of the mountain, just as it has since 1973. Segundo was first installed in Aspen in 1954 — but was moved and lived out most of its life at Sunlight, a smaller, independent resort that has carved out a niche for itself as a mountain for residents nearby.
