Wintergreen
A ski hill built at Bragg Creek within reach of Calgary by a man who sold his car business to fund it; skiing ended in 2003 and the old day lodge is now a golf clubhouse.
- Region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Status
- closed
- Year closed
- 2003
- Reason for closure
- Not documented in accessible sources. Ski operations ended in 2003 and were not resumed; Resorts of the Canadian Rockies retained the property and turned it over to golf.
History
Wintergreen, also known as Lyon Mountain, was built at Bragg Creek in the Alberta foothills, close enough to Calgary to catch the city trade without the drive to Banff. It was the project of Bob Lyon, who sold a successful automobile business to fund it. At its fullest it had a Mueller double chair to the summit, a Mueller quad, two Mueller T-bars, a magic carpet and a rope tow. Skiing stopped in 2003. What makes the site unusual is that it was never really abandoned: Resorts of the Canadian Rockies still owns the property and runs a golf course on it, using the old ski lodge as the clubhouse. The opening year, the run names and the fate of the individual lifts are not documented in accessible sources.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed lift | Chairlift - Double | Mueller | A Mueller double chair to the summit |
| Unnamed lift | Chairlift - Quad | Mueller | A Mueller quad chairlift |
| Unnamed lift | T-Bar | Mueller | One of two Mueller T-bars |
| Unnamed lift | T-Bar | Mueller | The second of the two Mueller T-bars |
| Unnamed lift | Surface lift | A magic carpet on the beginner ground | |
| Unnamed lift | Surface lift | A rope tow |
Sources and further reading
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Location
50.9653, -114.5600