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Russell T-Bar
Bousquet Mountain Ski Area
Massachusetts
Status Removed  
Type T-Bar  
Brand Hall  
Install Season 1956-57  
New Install?  
Ancestors
Cost   
Install Length 2,500 feet  
Install Vertical  
Final Season Standing 1980s  
Descendants
Notes Reportedly gasoline-powered when installed, with 85 Ts. Possibly removed following 1987-88 season, though towers remained standing until the early 1990s.  

Construction of the Russell T-Bar (November 1956)
Construction of the Russell T-Bar (November 1956)

The lift line circa 1957
The lift line circa 1957

The top terminal after being vandalized (December 1960)
The top terminal after being vandalized (December 1960)

The lift line (January 1968)
The lift line (January 1968)

The lift line (1970s)
The lift line (1970s)



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