The last Tuesday in January is always an important day at Mad River Glen. It’s the day the ski area with the famous, "Ski It If You Can" bumper sticker, celebrates the anniversary of its grand opening in 1949. This year, Roll Back the Clock Day will be held on Tuesday, January 26. Mad River Glen will celebrate its 61st Birthday with lift tickets costing $3.50, the 1949 price.

“Everyone always looks forward to Roll Back the Clock Day,” says Mad River Co-op shareholder, Jim Winchester. “It’s always a fun crowd and it tends to end up being a powder day.” Mad River Glen’s historic Single Chair was first dedicated in December of 1948, but a lack of snow postponed the actual opening day to the end of January 1949. The Single, state of the art at the time, was christened by the Governor and by Jane Peatman, the reigning Miss Vermont . It is still the centerpiece of the ski area that is now America’s only cooperatively owned mountain and is scheduled for a historic restoration in the Summer of 2007. For more information about Roll Back the Clock Day or Mad River Glen in general go to the website at www.madriverglen.com or call (802) 496-3551.