Lost ski areas of the Berkshires / Jeremy K. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Jeremy K., author.

Series:

Lost Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skis and skiing--Massachusetts--Berkshire County--History.

Skis and skiing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : History Press, [2018]

Summary:

The Berkshires of Massachusetts have long been known as a winter sports paradise.Over the years, many of these ski areas faded away and are nearly forgotten.Forty-four ski areas arose from the 1930s to the 1970s.The Thunderbolt Ski Trail put the Berkshires on the map for challenging terrain.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

I. SNOW TRAIN DESTINATIONS

Abbey Hill: Great Barrington

Beartown State Forest, Beartown Ski Area: South Lee

Farnams in the Berkshires, Cheshire Ski Area: Cheshire

East Mountain State Forest Ski Grounds, Great Barrington Sports Center, G-Bar-S Ranch: Great Barrington

II. PRE-WORLD WAR II PRIVATE ENTERPRISES

Brodie Mountain Ski Trails: Lanesborough

Brodie Mountain Sports Center: New Ashford

Elk Summit Practice Slope: Florida

Lenox Ski Slope, Crosby Trail: Lenox

III. POST-WORLD WAR II PRIVATE ENTERPRISES

Conley's Hill: Clarksburg

Happyland: Becket

Jacob's Ladder Ski Trails: East Lee

Konkapot Farms: New Marlborough

Quarry Ski Slope: Pittsfield

Smith Farm: Williamstown

Thunderbolt Ski Area: Adams

IV. SKI CLUBS

Bernard's in the Notch: North Adams

Forest Park: Adams

Sheep Pastures at Gould Farm: Adams

Taconic Golf Club: Williamstown

Thunderbolt Trail Tow: Adams

V. MUNICIPAL SKI AREAS

Clapp Park: Pittsfield

Springside Park: Pittsfield

Windsor Lake (Fish Pond): North Adams

VI. SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SKI AREAS

Berkshire Christian College: Lenox

Berkshire School: Sheffield

Cranwell School: Lenox

Pine Cobble Snow Bowl: Williamstown

Sheep Hill: Williamstown

Ralph J. Townsend Ski Area, Williams College Ski Area: Williamstown

VII. RESORTS AND MAJOR SKI AREAS

Avaloch Inn: Lenox

Brodie Mountain, Kelly's Irish Alps, Snowy Owl: New Ashford

Eastover: Lenox

Greylock Glen: Adams

Jug End Barn: South Egremont

Leisure Lee: Lee

Marlboro Manor: New Marlborough

Oak n' Spruce: South Lee

VIII. PROPOSED SKI AREAS

Brayton School: North Adams

Mount Everett: Mount Washington

Mount Greylock Tramway and Saddle Ball: Adams

Oparowski Farm: Adams.

Pittsfield State Forest: Pittsfield

IX. OPEN SKI AREAS

Bousquet Mountain: Pittsfield

Butternut: Great Barrington

Catamount: South Egremont

Jiminy Peak: Hancock

Mount Greylock Ski Club: Williamstown

Osceola Park: Pittsfield

Otis Ridge: Otis

Afterword. Preserving the Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4396-6582-6

OCLC:

1076265382