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The new Chair 9 "sixpack" lift is to be called "Cloud Nine Express," officials at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area announced on Thursday, May 31.
The new name for the venerable chairlift, which is to become a high-speed, six-passenger lift, is a result of an online contest to name it.
The new name for the venerable lift, which is to become a high-speed, six-passenger lift, is a result of an online contest to name the lift.
Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted during May.
More than 50 people submitted the winning name of "Cloud Nine Express" but it was Glen Conaway of San Diego, who won, owing to the fact that his entry was first with that name.
Conaway is an MVP Passholder who has been skiing Mammoth for 18 years, the ski area announced in a press release.
"The definition of Cloud Nine is a phrase meaning happy, euphoric, or high. That's the feeling I get as I am going up Chair 9, literally in the clouds," said Conaway.
Cloud Nine Express is replacing Mammoth's legendary double-chair a project that is costing $6.5 million. The new Doppelmayr lift will take skiers from the Eagle Lodge side of the mountain to 10,371 feet near Dragon's Back in just over six minutes.
Originally installed in 1969, the fixed-grip, two-seat chair is famed for deep powder access and runs like Dragon's Back and Ricochet.
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