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Massachusetts

17 Defunct Ski Areas

Atlantic Forests

Amesbury, Massachusetts

1940s-1992

Formerly: Locke's Hill, Amesbury Ski Tows

Reason: Lack of interest in operating it

Currently: Housing developments 

Beartown Mountain

Lee, Massachusetts

1940-1964

Reason: Lawsuit

Currently: Abandoned

Benjamin Hill

Shirley, Massachusetts

1963-1970s

​Reason: Oil Crisis, Fire

Currently: Benjamin Hill Park

Berkshire Snow Basin

Cummington, Massachusetts

1949-1989

Reason: Bankruptcy

Currently: Removed

Ski Blandford

Blandford, Massachusetts

1936-2020

Reason: COVID-19 Pandemic

Currently: Idle

Boston Hills

North Andover, Massachusetts

1948-1993

Reason: Financial

Currently: Brightview Senior Living Facility

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Brodie Mountain

New Ashford, Massachusetts

1939-2002

​Reason: Jiminy Peak didn't want to operate it

Currently: Sold to Florida investors

Chickley Alp

Hawley, Massachusetts

1937-1979

Reason: Financial

Currently: Abandoned

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Eastover Resort

Lenox, Massachusetts

1954-1990s

Reason: Financial

Currently: Holistic Retreat Center

Jericho Ski Area

Marlborough, Massachusetts

1939-1998

Reason: Poor Winters

Currently: Joseph A. Ferrecchia Park

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Jug End

South Egremont, Massachusetts

1947-1980s

​Reason: Debt and disrepair

Currently: Jug End Reservation

Klein Innsbruck

Franklin, Massachusetts

1967-2000

Reason: Financial

Currently: The Villages at Oak Hill

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Mount Mohawk

Shelburne, Massachusetts

1957-1980s

Reason: Snowless Winters

Currently: Abandoned

Mount Tom

Holyoke, Massachusetts

1960-1998

Reason: Owners wanted to focus on operating a quarry

Currently: Abandoned

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 Mount Watatic

Ashby, Massachusetts

1930s-1983

​Reason: Competition with Wachusett

Currently: Hiking Area

Pine Ridge

Barre, Massachusetts

1950s-2006

Formerly: Barre Ski Tow

Reason: T Bar Fire

Currently: Upper Deck Sports Bar and solar energy plant

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Thunderbolt Ski Area

Adams, Massachusetts

1957-1960s

​Reason: Canceled development

Currently: Backcountry Area

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