▁and ▁an nex ed ▁it ▁to ▁Sug ar b ush . ▁A RA ▁Services ▁purchased ▁the ▁resort ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁original ▁g ond ola ▁with ▁the ▁Super ▁Bra vo ▁and ▁Heaven ' s ▁Gate ▁triple ▁chair ▁lif ts , ▁effectively ▁increasing ▁u ph ill ▁capacity ▁from ▁ 4 5 0 ▁ski ers ▁per ▁hour ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Cl ane il ▁Enter pr ises ▁bought ▁the ▁resort ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁transformed ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁four - season ▁resort , ▁purch asing ▁adjacent ▁tennis ▁courts , ▁restaur ants , ▁cond omin iums , ▁and ▁a ▁golf ▁course . ▁Cl ane il ▁improved ▁the ▁chair l ift ▁system ▁by ▁installing ▁three ▁new ▁lif ts ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ellen . ▁The ▁American ▁Ski ing ▁Company ▁purchased ▁Sug ar b ush ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁installed ▁seven ▁new ▁lif ts , ▁increased ▁snow making ▁by ▁ 3 0 0 %, ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁si xty - three ▁million ▁gall on ▁res er voir ▁for ▁snow making . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Mount ▁Ellen ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁Sug ar b ush ▁were ▁connected ▁by ▁the ▁S lide ▁Brook ▁Express ▁two - way ▁quad ▁chair l ift ; ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁installed ▁was ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fast est ▁chair l ift , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁world ' s ▁longest ▁det ach able ▁chair l ift . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁American ▁Ski ing ▁Company ▁bought ▁Sug ar b ush ,