Lost ski areaNew HampshireNortheast
Moose Mountain
A family ski area in Brookfield with a double chairlift and T-bars that opened on the last day of 1961 and closed in the late 1980s.
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Moose Mountain opened in Brookfield on December 31, 1961, before a crowd estimated at 3,000, probably with a Mueller double chairlift and a T-bar; Whizbang and Big Moose were among its trails. Paul Cossette took over in 1964–65 and paid for a better base lodge and parking, and a second T-bar was added for the Jer-Cee novice slope in 1968–69.1,2
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Lost near Moose Mountain
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- Opened 1965 · 2.3 mi away · New HampshireA small T-bar ski area on Copple Crown Mountain in Wolfeboro, opened for the 1965–66 winter beside a housing development and closed in the 1970s.
- Years not yet collected · 18.2 mi away · MaineA small family ski hill with one handle tow in North Berwick, run by the Legere family from the early 1990s until about 2007.
- Closed 1984 · 20.1 mi away · New HampshireA hotel ski area at Weirs Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee, with a double chairlift and night skiing, that ran into the early 1980s.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 2 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Moose Mountain opened in Brookfield on December 31, 1961, before a crowd estimated at 3,000, probably with a Mueller double chairlift and a T-bar; Whizbang and Big Moose were among its trails. Paul Cossette took over in 1964–65 and paid for a better base lodge and parking, and a second T-bar was added for the Jer-Cee novice slope in 1968–69. A 1964 ski map listed a double chair, a T-bar and a rope tow serving two slopes and six trails.1,2
For a short time around 1970 it went by Limberlost Club. Its main lodge burned in late March 1976 and was rebuilt. Moose Mountain was advertised with 1,000 feet of vertical, but NELSAP puts the real drop at 630 feet. After a run of ownership changes it probably closed in the late 1980s, perhaps after the 1988–89 or 1989–90 season; neither source gives an exact year.1,2
The hill sat idle until 2009, when a new company, Moose Mountain Recreation, brought it back for snow tubing and snowmobiling, and a disc golf course opened in spring 2013. High insurance costs ended the tubing before the 2015–16 season.1,2
Timeline
- 1961Opens December 31 with a double chairlift and a T-bar1
- 1964Paul Cossette takes over and improves the lodge and parking1
- 1968Second T-bar added for the Jer-Cee novice slope1
- c. 1970Briefly called the Limberlost Club1
- 1976Main lodge burns in late March and is rebuilt1
- c. 1980Likely closes in the late 1980s after changes in ownership1,2
- 2009Moose Mountain Recreation reopens the hill for snow tubing1,2
- 2015Tubing ends before the 2015–16 season over insurance costs1
Sources for this history (2)
- 1New England Ski History · Moose Mountain
- 2New England Lost Ski Areas Project · Moose Mountain Ski Area
Photos
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Memories
What skiers remember of Moose Mountain, in their own words.
Facts
Location
43.5391° N · 71.0794° W · New Hampshire
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
from 1961 · the year it closed is not yet collected
Closed for good; the year it closed is not yet collected. It stays here as part of the record of U.S. ski areas.
Its numbers
all 4all 4, in one list
Terrain contours: USGS 3D Elevation Program, public domain