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
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
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
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
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
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
Thunderbolt Ski Area
Adams, Massachusetts
1957-1960s
​Reason: Canceled development
Currently: Backcountry Area