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Juniper Hills

Ran 1965–1979. A family ski hill on Route 3 west of Harrisville with a T-bar and a J-bar, open from 1965 to 1979.

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Juniper Hills was a family ski area off Route 3, about a mile and a half west of Harrisville. Skikabbalah says it began in 1965 and ran until 1979.1,2

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Timeline

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  1. 1965Juniper Hills opens on Route 3 west of Harrisville1
  2. 1970Ski Area Guide lists a T-bar, a J-bar and four trails2
  3. 1977White Book lists six trails, two slopes and no snowmaking2
  4. 1979Last season1

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Lost near Juniper Hills

The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.

  • 1937–1982 · 34.2 mi away · New YorkSt. Lawrence University's ski center on Route 56 near South Colton, with downhill slopes, ski jumps and cross-country trails; it closed in 1982.
  • Years not yet collected · 39 mi away · New YorkSeven Springs Sports Center, a small ski area on the Parishville–Colton highway near Parishville, listed in ski guides of the early 1970s.
  • Years not yet collected · 59.6 mi away · New YorkA small town-run T-bar hill on Route 30 just south of the hamlet of Indian Lake, also known as Water Tower Hill.
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