Lost ski areaNew HampshireNortheast
Woody Glen
Ran 1968–1995. A small family ski area in Salisbury, with its lodge at the top of the hill, that ran from the 1968–69 winter until 1995.
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Woody Glen opened for the 1968–69 winter in Salisbury, started by a teacher, Russ McLaughlin. It was built for families and beginners: a short rope tow on an open slope, with the lodge and parking at the top of the hill rather than the bottom.1
Read the whole historyTodayThe lodge is a house, the lower slopes have grown in, and the old T-bar parts are stored on the property. (2002)1
Timeline
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Memories
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Lost near Woody Glen
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- 1961–1995 · 12.4 mi away · New HampshireA ski area in Sutton, New Hampshire, near New London, with its lodge at the summit, open from the 1961–62 season through 1994–95.
- Closed 1984 · 19.1 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.
- 1972–1999 · 20.3 mi away · New HampshireA private community ski hill with one double chairlift on Eastman Pond in Grantham, open from the 1972–73 season through 1998–99.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 1 page below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Woody Glen opened for the 1968–69 winter in Salisbury, started by a teacher, Russ McLaughlin. It was built for families and beginners: a short rope tow on an open slope, with the lodge and parking at the top of the hill rather than the bottom. Dave Hardy ran it from the early 1970s while McLaughlin kept ownership, and it had lights for night skiing.1
In 1988 the T-bar from the closed Tyrol ski area in Jackson was bought, taken down and put up again here. The 1,500-foot lift raised the vertical from under 100 feet to 250. Insurance bills due before the season brought in any money weighed on the area, and a poor snow year on top of insurance and upkeep closed it for good after the 1995 season.1
TodayThe lodge is a house, the lower slopes have grown in, and the old T-bar parts are stored on the property. (2002)1
Sources for this history (1)
- 1New England Lost Ski Areas Project · Woody Glen Ski Area
Photos
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Memories
What skiers remember of Woody Glen, in their own words.
Facts
Location
43.4144° N · 71.7393° W · New Hampshire
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
1968–1995
Closed after the 1995 season. It stays here as part of the record of U.S. ski areas.
Its numbers
all 1all 1, in one list
Terrain contours: USGS 3D Elevation Program, public domain