 The area has two chairlifts in series on its east-facing slopes, and a magic carpet was installed in the fall of 2012 near the base.After watching the 1948 Winter Olympic tryouts in nearby Sun Valley, Bob Frostenson and his friend, Harry Durall, decided they couldn’t turn their backs on the sport of skiing.That summer they raised $10,000 (equivalent to $ today) and began work on a base lodge, and purchased two rope tows, the first powered by a 1938 Chevrolet engine.