Wender·Vista
Mad River Glen single chair
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
on the General Stark Mountain side of the Mad River valley

Mad River Glen single chair

— — one seat, one rider, the same lift line since 1948.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The last single-rider chairlift still running at any ski area in North America, on the flank of General Stark Mountain in Fayston, Vermont. The original lift opened in December 1948 and was rebuilt in 2007 with the same single-seat profile by member vote. The motto stenciled at the base reads Ski It If You Can. The mountain has been co-op owned by its skiers since 1995. — from the studio

from the studio
Mad River Glen single chair
— bring it home

Mad River Glen single chair, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mad River Glen single chair

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Mad River Glen sits on the east face of General Stark Mountain in Fayston, Vermont, above the Mad River valley and across the ridge from Sugarbush. The area opened in December 1948 under the direction of Roland Palmedo, the New York banker who also helped develop Stowe. Since 1995 the mountain has been owned and operated by the Mad River Glen Cooperative, the only major lift-served ski area in the United States structured as a skier-owned co-op. The summit elevation is 3,637 feet, with a vertical drop of 2,037 feet.

— informed by Wikipedia, Mad River Glen
— the air

The Single Chair is the last single-rider chairlift still operating at any ski area in North America. The original lift opened with the mountain in December 1948. In 2006 the co-op members voted to rebuild rather than replace, and the new lift opened in December 2007 with the same single-seat profile, the same line, and many of the same towers refurbished. The ride to the summit takes about ten minutes. Snowboards are not permitted anywhere on the mountain, a policy the membership has affirmed in repeated votes.

— the season

The season usually runs from mid-December into early April depending on snowfall. Mad River Glen is famously natural-snow dependent; snowmaking covers only a small portion of the lower mountain. The summit averages roughly 250 inches of snow a year, and the steep, narrow, glade-heavy terrain is rated among the most difficult in the eastern United States. The Single Chair runs through the core of the season, with shorter midweek hours late in the spring as cover allows.

— informed by Mad River Glen
— where
United States · Fayston, Washington County, Vermont
— position
44.2061° N · 72.9233° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
8 km S
Warren village
village
6 km SE
Waitsfield village
village
5 km S
Sugarbush Resort
ski area
12 km SW
Lincoln Gap
mountain pass
N
Mad River Glen single chair
Warren village
Waitsfield village
Sugarbush Resort
Lincoln Gap
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mad River Glen single chair — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Yes. The Single Chair at Mad River Glen is the last single-rider chairlift still operating at any ski area in North America. The current lift opened in December 2007, replacing the 1948 original with the same one-seat profile.

Mad River Glen opened in December 1948 under Roland Palmedo, a New York banker who also helped develop Stowe. The mountain has run nearly every winter since on the east face of General Stark Mountain in Fayston, Vermont.

Since 1995 Mad River Glen has been owned and operated by the Mad River Glen Cooperative, the only major lift-served ski area in the United States structured as a skier-owned co-op. Members vote on major decisions.

No. Mad River Glen does not permit snowboarding anywhere on the mountain. The policy has been affirmed in repeated cooperative member votes and is one of the few remaining snowboard bans at any ski area in the country.

The summit elevation is 3,637 feet with a vertical drop of 2,037 feet. The terrain is steep, narrow, and heavily gladed, with a difficulty rating among the highest in the eastern United States.

The slogan Ski It If You Can, stenciled at the base, reflects the mountain's natural-snow dependence, lack of grooming on most trails, and the no-snowboard, single-chair character that has defined the place since 1948.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Single Chair is a defining image for any Mad River regular or co-op shareholder. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries well as a season gift.

The deep evergreens and weathered red of the lift line sit well in Mountain-modern, alpine-modern, and Vermont farmhouse rooms. It also pairs with classic ski-lodge palettes and natural wood.

Above a standard sofa the Large reads the lift line and chair cleanly. For more presence consider the four-tile Mural, and over a wide console a nine-tile Mural anchors the wall.

Yes. Order it in Dura Satin or Matte for any humid or splash-prone wall, including showers and backsplashes. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and does not fade with routine cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles routine cleaning. For stuck residue use a damp cloth with mild dish soap. Avoid abrasive pads and bleach-based sprays.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made by our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, hand-finished in-house, and not licensed from any outside source. Reid Wender curates each place that enters the atlas.

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