Midwest Michigan Sugarloaf Resort Chair

[Tricia]

The question is, are these chairs scrap metal or are they a piece of history, a piece of yard art(furniture)?


Sugar Loaf Resort in Michigan closed in 2000 after a series of bad loans and marginal winters. There was hope of finding a buyer who was interested in doing something with the resort, but the bull wheels stood silent for 17 years. @Kneale Brownson knows a fair bit of history here
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The holding company of Sugar Loaf, JD Market Acquisitions, has hired a salvage company to start clearing out the old fixtures, which, for the most part, will be scrapped for the value of the metal. However, the company doing the job is finding some value in the old chairs that may pay more than scrap prices, getting $300-400.00 per chair.
This article has information on contacting the salvage company

 

[Kneale Brownson]

Love to have one of those chairs, but not enough to pay much. Many hours spent riding them over 21 seasons teaching there.

So much mismanagement over so many different owners.

 

[Nathanvg]

Not a surprise but such a shame. I have skied almost every major midwest ski area but missed my chance on sugarloaf. I hope they reopen in some form one day but doubtful since midwest skiing is shrinking overall.

 

[crgildart]

Probably a lot of rust to sand down before being able to get a good coat of paint on them. People with the time and love for that kind of restoration work could certainly make themselves a nice porch swing out of one of those..