PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's Sunday River resort will be without one of its ski lifts this winter.
The Spruce Peak Triple failed - and ultimately fell down - this summer. The resort investigated and found that the lift needed to be replaced.
But the resort's communications director, Darcy Lambert, says it didn't make sense to do it right now. She says construction would mean closing a lot of otherwise open terrain during the resort's busiest season.
"In looking at that timeline and the factors involved, we decided we would wait until after this winter," Lambert says. "This would allow us to keep the terrain open, and guests would still be able to access all Spruce Peak terrain by way of the Aurora Peak quad."
Lambert says the Spruce Peak terrain will be groomed for skiing, and people can get there with a short hike from the Aurora Peak quad. She says she expects the experience will be "pretty seamless" for skiers.
No one was hurt when the Spruce Peak Triple fell down this summer. The lift was not in operation.
