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and 2018/19 seasons. A new-to-Magic fixed-grip Poma Quad (from
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Mountain Management LLC decided to end the Sullivan operating lease in 2014 and transferred the lease to its own Tom Barker under his new company Magic Mountain Resorts, LLC. Barker operated the ski area for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 ski seasons.
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