Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains
Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains

Author: Jeremy K. Davis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008-07-15

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1625843992

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Discover the ghosts of former ski areas that made the White Mountains the destination it is today. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are world-renowned for the array of skiing opportunities offered to every skier, from beginner to gold-medal Olympian. Today over a dozen resorts entice tourists and locals each year with their well-manicured trails, high-speed lifts and slope-side lodging. But scattered throughout this region are long-forgotten ski areas that can still be found. In the White Mountains alone, 60 ski areas have closed since the 1930s. Author Jeremy Davis has compiled rare photographs, maps and personal memories to ensure these beloved ski outposts that have been cherished by generations of skiers are given recognition for transforming the White Mountains into a premier ski destination.

Lost Ski Areas of Southern Vermont
Lost Ski Areas of Southern Vermont

Author: Jeremy K. Davis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-07-16

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1614231729

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Hidden amongst the hills and mountains of southern Vermont are the remnants of sixty former ski areas, their slopes returning to forest and their lifts decaying. Today, only fourteen remain open and active in southern Vermont. Though they offer some incredible skiing, most lack the intimate, local feel of these lost ski trails. Jeremy Davis, creator of the New England Lost Ski Areas Project, looks into the over-investment, local competition, weather variation, changing skier habits, insurance costs and just plain bad luck that caused these ski areas to succumb and melt back into the landscape. From the family-operated Hogback in Windham County to Clinton Gilbert's farm in Woodstock, where the very first rope tow began operation in the winter of 1934, these once popular ski areas left an indelible trace on the hearts of their ski communities and the history of southern Vermont.

Lost Ski Areas of the Northern Adirondacks
Lost Ski Areas of the Northern Adirondacks

Author: Jeremy K. Davis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1625846045

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Some of the northern Adirondacks' most beloved ski areas have sadly not survived the test of time despite the pristine powder found from the High Peaks to the St. Lawrence. Even after hosting the Winter Olympics twice, Lake Placid hides fourteen abandoned ski areas. In the Whiteface area, the once-prosperous resort Paleface, or Bassett Mountain, succumbed after a series of bad winters. Juniper Hills was "the biggest little hill in the North Country" and welcomed families in the Northern Tier for more than fifteen years. Big Tupper in Tupper Lake and Otis Mountain in Elizabethtown defied the odds and were lovingly restored in recent years. Jeremy Davis of the New England/Northeast Lost Ski Areas Project rediscovers these lost trails and shares beloved memories of the people who skied on them.

Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires
Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires

Author: Jeremy K. Davis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1467136409

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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. Major ski resorts like Brodie Mountain sparked the popularity of night skiing with lighted trails. All-inclusive resorts - like Oak n' Spruce, Eastover and Jug End - brought thousands of new skiers into the sport between the 1940s and 1970s. Jeremy Davis of the New England/Northeast Lost Ski Areas Project brings these lost locations back to life, chronicling their rich histories and contributions to the ski industry.

East Branch & Lincoln Railroad
East Branch & Lincoln Railroad

Author: Erin Paul Donovan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1467128627

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Built by James Everell Henry, the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (EB&L) is considered to be the grandest and largest logging railroad operation ever built in New England. In 1892, the mountain town of Lincoln, New Hampshire, was transformed from a struggling wilderness enclave to a thriving mill town when Henry moved his logging operation from Zealand. He built houses, a company store, sawmills, and a railroad into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River watershed to harvest virgin spruce. Despite the departure of the last EB&L log train from Lincoln Woods by 1948, the industry's cut-and-run practices forever changed the future of land conservation in the region, prompting legislation like the Weeks Act of 1911 and the Wilderness Act of 1964. Today, nearly every trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness follows or utilizes portions of the old EB&L Railroad bed.

Powder Ghost Towns
Powder Ghost Towns

Author: Peter Bronski

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0899975186

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In its heyday, Colorado had more than 175 ski areas operating on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, and while many of those resorts have shut down, their runs still shelter secret stashes of snow. Pristine slopes await backcountry powder hounds out to discover these chutes and steeps, bunny hills and bumps. Chronicling the history of more than 36 of these "lost resorts," Powder Ghost Towns provides the beta for how to ski and board these classic runs today, with comprehensive information on trailheads, where to skin up, and the best descents. Coverage ranges from southern Wyoming's Medicine Bow Mountains to the Colorado-New Mexico border, including famous old resorts like Hidden Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Ski the Great Potato
Ski the Great Potato

Author: Margaret Fuller

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10-29

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780991156108

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Records the history of 21 current Idaho ski areas and 72 historical or "lost" areas.

Skiing in New Jersey?
Skiing in New Jersey?

Author: Elizabeth Holste

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2006-07-30

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1411660374

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A history of New Jersey's ski hills from the early 1900s to the present. Also a history of the sport of downhill skiing in the state.

Skiing Around the World
Skiing Around the World

Author: Jimmy Petterson

Publisher:

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9789163171017

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"Let me take you to the slopes you always dreamed of skiing or to exotic destinations where you didn't know skiing even existed. More than a ski book, this is a travelogue depicting the skiing culture and character of 47 fascinating countries." Taken from back cover.