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Avery Robinson opened Scotch Valley in 1962 on Route 10, in the town of Jefferson, though most people placed it in Stamford; a 2026 article gives the opening as 1963. A 150-foot ski jump went up in 1965, designed by the ski school director, Stan Czarniak.1,2,3,4
Read the whole historyTodayThe land is Oorah's summer camp, TheZone, and one of the old chairlifts runs again for scenic rides. (2026)3
Timeline
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Memories
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Lost near Scotch Valley
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- 1963–2005 · 16.2 mi away · New YorkA ski area on Mount Pisgah off Route 28 north of Andes, in Delaware County, that opened as Catskill Ski Center in 1963 and later became Bobcat.
- 1947–1993 · 20.5 mi away · New YorkA Catskills ski center beside Belleayre in Highmount, opened by the Davenport family in January 1947 and closed in the early 1990s.
- 1938–1982 · 29.6 mi away · New YorkAn early rope-tow and T-bar ski area on the ridge above Wedderspoon Hollow, west of Cooperstown, that ran from 1938 until the 1981–82 winter.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 6 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Avery Robinson opened Scotch Valley in 1962 on Route 10, in the town of Jefferson, though most people placed it in Stamford; a 2026 article gives the opening as 1963. A 150-foot ski jump went up in 1965, designed by the ski school director, Stan Czarniak. In the 1970s the area ran every day and on two nights, with three chairlifts, a T-bar, a rope tow and snowmaking on about 750 feet of vertical. The lodge held a cafeteria and a ten-lane bowling alley.1,2,3,4
In the early 1980s it was sold and renamed Deer Run, and condominiums were added. It had four managements in all. Skiing ended in 1998 or 1999; sources differ. In 2008 the Jewish organization Oorah bought the closed resort and the Deer Run condominiums for a children's summer camp. In 2026 Oorah restored a chairlift and opened it to the public for scenic rides, not skiing.1,2,3,5,6
TodayThe land is Oorah's summer camp, TheZone, and one of the old chairlifts runs again for scenic rides. (2026)3
Timeline
Sources for this history (6)
- 1Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site · Downhill Skiing in the Catskills
- 2Skikabbalah · Scotch Valley
- 3The Mountain Eagle · After Decades, a Beloved Community Landmark Rides Again — and Stamford Is Invited — The Mountain Eagle (Rob Panico, 2026-08-18)
- 4Skikabbalah · Scotch Valley, guidebook references
- 5Catskill Mountainkeeper · Scotch Valley resort is sold — Oneonta Daily Star (Patricia Breakey, 2008-11-21), as reposted by Catskill Mountainkeeper
- 6VINnews · South Jefferson, NY - Oorah Charity Looks to Buy Former Ski and Resort Area — VINnews (2008-11-21)
Photos
No photographs of Scotch Valley we may republish yet
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Memories
What skiers remember of Scotch Valley, in their own words.
Facts
Location
42.4328° N · 74.5972° W · New York · Catskill Mountains
OpenStreetMap still maps 1 lift and 22 downhill runs here; OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
1962–1998
Closed after the 1998 season. 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