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The Underhill Winter Sports Club, a group that included Lawrence Eagan, Lawrence Casey, Jesse Holmes and Giles Willey of Underhill, founded the ski center on the former Eagan farm between the lower Stevensville and Mountain roads; NELSAP dates it from 1937. The earlier Eagan Farm ski area on the site closed after 1941.1,2
Read the whole historyTodayHouses stand at the bottom of the old slopes.1
Timeline
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Memories
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Lost near Underhill Ski Bowl
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- Opened 1962 · 15.1 mi away · VermontA small rope tow slope in South Burlington, behind the former Cupola Motel off Interstate 89, that opened in 1962–63 and likely closed in 1967.
- Closed 1992 · 27.9 mi away · VermontNorwich University's ski area on Paine Mountain in Northfield, a rope tow hill from the late 1930s that gained a chairlift in 1970 and closed in 1992.
- 1936–1966 · 41.3 mi away · VermontA free rope tow on Harold Farr's farm on Elm Street in Randolph village, run from the 1930s until 1966 and the subject of a community revival since 2018.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 2 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
The Underhill Winter Sports Club, a group that included Lawrence Eagan, Lawrence Casey, Jesse Holmes and Giles Willey of Underhill, founded the ski center on the former Eagan farm between the lower Stevensville and Mountain roads; NELSAP dates it from 1937. The earlier Eagan Farm ski area on the site closed after 1941. In 1946 Em and Bill Durbrow, with John Durbrow, bought the property, and it became the Underhill Ski Bowl.1,2
A single rope tow powered by a Lincoln engine served the hill. In 1966 Bill Jenkins installed a Stabil disc lift, and in the 1960s the bowl held weekend races and night skiing twice a week. A 1973 guide listed a disc lift and a rope tow, two trails, 145 feet of vertical and a 1,200-foot base elevation, with no snowmaking; one former skier remembers the drop as more like 300 to 400 feet.1
Competition from larger areas and poor snow around 1980 likely closed it in 1981, though NELSAP's heading runs to 1982. Jenkins said the lift was donated to Hard'ack. Houses now stand at the bottom, and in 2007 parts of the rope tow still stood and most trails were kept clear.1
TodayHouses stand at the bottom of the old slopes.1
Timeline
- 1937Underhill Winter Sports Club starts the ski center on the Eagan farm1
- 1946The Durbrows buy the property; it becomes Underhill Ski Bowl1,2
- 1966Bill Jenkins installs a Stabil disc lift1
- 1973Guide lists a disc lift, a rope tow and two trails1
- c. 1981Likely closes after poor snow years and competition1
- 2007Parts of the rope tow still standing; most trails kept clear1
Sources for this history (2)
- 1New England Lost Ski Areas Project · Underhill Ski Bowl
- 2Stowe Today (Vermont Community Newspaper Group) · Finding the lost ski areas of Underhill (September 18, 2025)
Photos
No photographs of Underhill Ski Bowl we may republish yet
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Memories
What skiers remember of Underhill Ski Bowl, in their own words.
Facts
Location
44.5097° N · 72.8798° W · Vermont · Green Mountains
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
from 1937 · 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