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Mt. Southington
Southington, Connecticut
The base area (2003)
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| Mt. Southington Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1964 |
| Vertical Drop: | 425 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 2 triples, 2 doubles, surface lifts |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | Surface lifts |
Mt. Southington debuted as a surface lift area in December of 1964 with two T-Bars, rope tows, snowmaking, and night skiing. A third T-Bar would be added for the 1965-66 season.
The Avalanche double chairlift was installed for the 1969-70 season, likely giving the mountain its first top to bottom lift.
A J-Bar would be added for the 1977-78 season.
Mt. Southington's first triple chairlift was installed for the 1978-79 season.
A Partek triple chairlift was installed for the 2009-2010 season.
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 2010s |
| 2009-10 | Thunderbolt | Partek Triple Chairlift | Installed | |
| 2000s |
| 2008-09 | T-Bar #4 | T-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 2008-09 | T-Bar #5 | T-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 2001-02 | Northstar | Double Chairlift | Installed | |
| 2000-01 | J-Bar | J-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 1970s |
| 1978-79 | Stardust | Borvig Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1977-78 | J-Bar | J-Bar | Installed | |
| 1969-70 | Avalanche | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1960s |
| 1965-66 | T-Bar | Doppelmayr T-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1964-65 | T-Bar | T-Bar | Installed | |
| 1964-65 | T-Bar | T-Bar | Installed | |
| 1964-65 | T-Bar | T-Bar | Possibly partially installed | |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $53.00 |  | mountsouthington.com | | 2010-11 | $52.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2009-10 | $50.00 | | mountsouthington.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $48.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2007-08 | $44.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2006-07 | $42.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2005-06 | $37.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2004-05 | $35.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2003-04 | $32.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2002-03 | $30.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2001-02 | $30.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 2000-01 | $30.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 1999-00 | $29.00 | | Brochure | | 1999-00 | $29.00 | | mountsouthington.com |
| 1990s | | 1998-99 | $28.00 | | mountsouthington.com | | 1992-93 | $26.00 | | New York Times | | 1991-92 | $26.00 | | New York Times |
| 1980s | | 1988-89 | $23.00 | | New York Times | | 1986-87 | $20.00 | | New York Times |
| 1960s | | 1968-69 | $4.00 | | NELSAP | | 1967-68 | $4.50 | | Eastern Ski Atlas |
Vintage Ads
Mt. Southington ad in the 1968 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Mt. Southington vintage advertisements
External Links
Mount Southington - official site
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Last updated: April 5, 2012
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