Overview

• Hundreds lined up Thursday night to ride the chairlift by candlelight in a public tribute at Sundance Mountain Resort.
• The lift was free to ride, with a requested $5 contribution directed to the Sundance Nature Alliance.
• A memorial that began the day he died has steadily grown at the resort with flowers, notes and photos.
• Resort officials said Redford bought Sundance in 1969 to block development and placed about 2,700 of roughly 5,000 acres in permanent preservation.
• Friends and historians highlighted his influence on Utah’s film culture and his lifelong commitment to protecting the mountain landscape.