As perhaps the most famous of Sugarloafers, snowboarder Seth Wescott has fielded more than his share of questions following the chairlift derailment at the mountain last month that injured eight and spun into a national story.

“I’ve been asked about it a lot,” he said. “I’ve been trying not to speculate. The good part of what’s going on there right now is that we’re starting a five-year expansion. That chairlift was planning on being replaced.