How Murphy’s Annex at Vermont Adaptive, Mt. Ellen, Got Its Name

When Mike Murphy returned to his home mountain of Sugarbush Resort in 2008 to celebrate the resort’s 50th anniversary, a simple four-day trip turned into a four-week stay—and then some. When he was younger, Mike grew up at Sugarbush while his dad maintained the role of general manager. His deep roots with Sugarbush intertwine with Vermont Adaptive’s history and the organization’s migration to the Valley. As an amputee due to a motorcycle accident in 1977, Mike went on to not …