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Mt. Tom, Massachusetts

Mt. Tom, Massachusetts

Updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019

Added more vintage trail maps, photos, and history!

Article: 2018-19 Lift Construction Season Matches 20 Year Average

NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com News on Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Seven lifts were installed across New England for the 2018-19 season.

Article: New Lifts Expected to Open This Weekend

NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com News on Friday, February 15, 2019

Catamount and Waterville plan to have new lifts and trails open for Presidents Weekend.

Mt. Watatic, Massachusetts

Updated on Sunday, February 3, 2019

Added more vintage trail maps and history!

Article: Lift Construction Continues as Halfway Point of Season Approaches

NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com News on Friday, January 25, 2019

Only 3 of the 10 announced 2018-19 lift projects have been completed.

Alpine CCC Ski Trails

Some of Massachusetts's most legendary ski trails were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.

Timelines

Massachusetts ski area expansions - past, present, future.

Lifts

A year by year breakdown of ski lift installations, relocations, and removals.

Maps

Hundreds of trail maps, past and present.

Then and Now

Side by side comparison photos of how Massachusetts' ski areas have changed over the years.

Ticket Prices

Weekend day lift ticket prices by year by ski area.

Active Ski Areas with Chairlifts
Area	Town, Years, Vertical

Berkshire East	Charlemont 1954 • 1,180'

Blandford	Blandford 1936 • 465'

Blue Hills	Canton 1950 • 309'

Bousquet	Pittsfield 1935 • 750'

Bradford	Haverhill 1949 • 248'

Butternut	Great Barrington 1936 • 1,000'

Catamount	South Egremont 1939 • 1,000'

Easton	Deerfield 1930s • 440'

Jiminy Peak	Hancock 1948 • 1,150'

Nashoba Valley	Westford 1964 • 230'

Otis Ridge	Otis 1947 • 400'

Wachusett	Princeton 1960 • 1,000'

Ward	Shrewsbury 1939 • 220'
Active Ski Areas with Surface Lifts Only
Area	Town, Years, Vertical

Mt. Greylock Ski Club	Williamstown 1940s • 350'

Osceola Park	Pittsfield 1950s • 100'

Waidlich Family Tow	Montague 1970s • 100'

Lost/Non-Operational Ski Areas
Area	Town, Years, Vertical

Atlantic Forests	Amesbury 1940s-1992 • 330'

Beartown	Lee 1940-1964 • 820'

Benjamin Hill	Shirley 1963-1970s • 100'

Berkshire Snow Basin	Cummington 1949-1989 • 550'

Boston Hills	North Andover 1949-1993* • 320'

Brodie	New Ashford 1940-2002 • 1,250'

Chickley Alp	Hawley 1938-1980s • 300'

Eastover	Lenox 1954-1990s • 165'

Jericho	Marlborough 1939-1998 • 160'

Jug End	South Egremont 1940s-1980s • 350'

Klein Innsbruck	Franklin 1968-2000 • 200'

Mt. Mohawk	Shelburne 1957-1980s • 450'

Pine Ridge	Barre 1940s-2006 • 224'

Thunderbolt	Adams 1958-1960s • 200'

Mt. Tom	Holyoke 1960-1998 • 680'

Mt. Watatic	Ashby 1930s-1983 • 550'
Cancelled Ski Areas
Area	Town, Decade, Vertical

Burnt Hill	Heath 1960s • 600'

Brockton Landfill	Brockton 1970s • 200'

Dunroamin Country Club	Hardwick 1960s

Mt. Greylock	Adams 1960s • 2,000'

Greylock Glen	Adams 1970s • 750'

Hiawatha	Blackstone

Mt. Hope	Colrain

Mt. Toby	Sunderland 1930s

Nobscot Hill	Sudbury 1960s

Oak 'n Spruce	Lee 1960s • 800'

Saddle Ball Ski Area	New Ashford 1960s

Tyringham Cobble	Tyringham 1930s

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