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New Hampshire

22 Defunct Ski Areas

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Alpine Ridge

Gilford, New Hampshire

1965-1989

Formerly: Mount Rowe

Reason: Sold to Belknap County

Currently: Part of the potential Gunstock expansion

Balsams Wilderness

Dixville Notch, New Hampshire

1966-2011

Reason: Deal to sell fell through

Currently: Idle and potentially returning

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Birchwood

Londonderry, New Hampshire

1960s-1980s

Reason: Financial and Snowmaking Equipment Stolen

Currently: Parrish Hills real estate

Brickyard Mountain

Weirs Beach, New Hampshire

1960s-1980s

Formerly: Shangri-La Motel Rope Tow

Reason: Low Attendance

Currently: Meredith Bay real estate

Brookline

Brookline, New Hampshire

1935-1984

Formerly: Big Bear, Musket Mountain

Reason: Financial

Currently: Andres Institute of Art

Cog Railway Ski Trains

Mount Washington, New Hampshire

2004-2006

Reason: Bretton Woods was sold

Currently: Cog Railway and Backcountry Area

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Copple Crown

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

1956-1978

Reason: Financial

Currently: Abandoned

Crotched East

Francestown, New Hampshire

1963-1990

Formerly: Onset, Bobcat

Reason: Bankruptcy

Currently: Abandoned

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Gateway Hills

Nashua, New Hampshire

2016-2018

Reason: Lack of Snow

Currently: Idle

The Highlands

Northfield, New Hampshire

1968-1995

Reason: Financial

Currently: Highland Mountain Bike Park

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Kimball Union Academy

Plainfield, New Hampshire

1950s-1970s

Formerly: Potato Patch Hill

Reason: Platter Pull Rope Broke

Currently: Abandoned

King Ridge

New London, New Hampshire

1961-1995

Reason: Bankruptcy

Currently: King Hill Reservation

Monteau

Haverhill, New Hampshire

1973-1990

Formerly: Swiftwater Valley

Reason: Bankruptcy

Currently: Idle

Moose Mountain

Brookfield, New Hampshire

1961-1990

Reason: Ownership Changes

Currently: Moose Mountain Recreation

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Mount Prospect

Lancaster, New Hampshire

1940s-2021

Reason: Lack of Snow

Currently: Idle

Snow Hill at Eastman

Grantham, New Hampshire

1972-1999

Reason: Eastman Community Decided to sell chairlift to Whaleback

Currently: Abandoned

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Snow's Mountain

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

1941-2017

Reason: Waterville Valey didn't want to operate it

Currently: Summer Scenic Lift Rides

Temple Mountain

Temple, New Hampshire

1937-2001

Formerly: Temple Mountain Ski Forests

Reason: Disrepair and financial

Currently: Temple Mountain State Reservation

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Thorn Mountain

Jackson, New Hampshire

1947-1957

Reason: Chairlifts deemed unsafe

Currently: Housing Developments

Tyrol Ski Area

Jackson, New Hampshire

1964-1981

Reason: Owners lost interest, owners arrested for importing 12.5 tons of marijuana

Currently: Abandoned

Mount Whittier

Ossipee, New Hampshire

1940s-1985

Formerly: Mount Madness

Reason: Focus on summer attractions

Currently: Abandoned

Woody Glen

Salisbury, New Hampshire

1966-1995

Reason: Owner passed away

Currently: Abandoned

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