8 , ▁Sug ar b ush ▁purchased ▁and ▁ref urb ished ▁a ▁ 1 2 - person ▁snow cat ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁transport ▁to ▁Al lyn ' s ▁L odge ▁for ▁d ining ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁moon light ▁ski ▁and ▁snow sh oe ▁t ours . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sug ar b ush ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁marks ▁M t ▁Ellen ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁( and ▁Sug ar b ush ' s ▁ 5 5 th ) ▁anni versary . ▁The ▁Sun sh ine ▁Double , ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁original ▁lift . ▁The ▁base ▁l odge ▁also ▁remains ▁largely ▁un changed ▁throughout ▁Ellen ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁off season , ▁Sug ar b ush ▁installed ▁a ▁new ▁fixed ▁g rip ▁quad ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁slow ▁and ▁ag ing ▁Valley ▁House ▁double . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁season , ▁Sug ar b ush ▁replaced ▁its ▁older ▁beginner ▁chair l ifts , ▁replacing ▁the ▁Village ▁and ▁Sun sh ine ▁Double ▁chair l ifts ▁with ▁fixed - g rip ▁qu ads , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Valley ▁House ▁Qu ad . ▁ ▁Alter ra ▁Mountain ▁Company ▁purchased ▁Sug ar b ush ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Ski ing