Little Pico at Pico Mountain
Little Pico Details |
| Status: | Open |
First Season of Operation: | 1940-41 |
Lifts: | 1 T-Bar |
Terrain: | Novice, intermediate, and expert terrain |
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After operating for three seasons as a rope tow area, Pico underwent a dramatic expansion for the 1940-41 season. Previously, an attempt had been made to build a cable-sled lift to the top of Little Pico. Proving to be unsuccessful, the Meads ordered a lift they had seen in Europe - a T-Bar.
Serving nearly 650 vertical feet, the new Constam brand T-Bar opened in January of 1941 and quickly made Pico a world class ski area.
A J-Bar would later be added adjacent to the Little Pico T-Bar. The J-Bar would then eventually be upgraded with a T-Bar. The T-Bar would disappear from the trail map in the early 2000s.
In 1980, the Little Pico T-Bar was replaced with a new 2,201 foot long by 635 foot vertical Hall triple chairlift. The lift also serves the alpine slide in the warmer months.
![Little Pico circa the 1930s](littlepico-1930s-0000a.jpg) Little Pico circa the 1930s
![The Little Pico T-Bar in the 1940s](picotbar-1940s-0000a.jpg) The Little Pico T-Bar in the 1940s
![The T-Bar served Little Pico (early 1960s trail map)](picomap-1960s-0000a.jpg) The T-Bar served Little Pico (early 1960s trail map)
![Little Pico (2002)](littlepicotriple-2002-0406a.jpg) Little Pico (2002)
![Little Pico (2002)](littlepicotriple-2002-0504a.jpg) Little Pico (2002)
![Little Pico as seen on the 2009 trail map](picomap-2009-0000b.jpg) Little Pico as seen on the 2009 trail map
![The Little Pico Triple (2010)](littlepicotriple-2010-0530a.jpg) The Little Pico Triple (2010)
![The Little Pico Triple (2010)](littlepicotriple-2010-0530b.jpg) The Little Pico Triple (2010)
![The Little Pico Triple (2010)](littlepicotriple-2010-0530c.jpg) The Little Pico Triple (2010)
Last updated: June 3, 2014
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