Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced Monday the opening of the bidding process for the first Pallavicini chair auction. The ski area’s Chief Operating Officer Alan Henceroth explained the process in a YouTube video. Henceroth is auctioning four chairs from the lift, three of which will benefit local nonprofits The Summit Foundation, the Family & Intercultural Resource Center and the Summit Community Care Clinic. Proceeds from the fourth chair will go to A-Basin employees who have medical needs. 

The first chair was opened for bidding Monday evening. The auction closes at 5 p.m. May 25. The current bid as of Tuesday afternoon was $5,200. Bids can be placed via the bid link at ArapahoeBasin.com/pallavicini-chair-sales. Henceroth added that A-Basin would sell another 100 chairs. People can buy $50 tickets for a raffle-type drawing for the 100 chairs. Proceeds will go to the Summit County Cares Emergency Fund. The drawing will be open from June 1-22 and will take place June 24. Those drawn in the raffle can buy a chair for $2,500.