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Beartown Mountain
Lee, Massachusetts
Google Earth rendering of Beartown Mountain Ski Area in 1971
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| Beartown Mountain Details |
| Status: | Lost/Defunct |
| First Year of Operation: | 1935 |
| Last Year of Operation: | 1964 (unverified) |
| Vertical Drop: | 820 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 0 |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | 4 rope tows |
Located in southwestern Massachusetts, the origins of downhill skiing in Beartown State Forest in Massachusetts date back to a 1935 Civilian Conservation Corps development.
These alpine ski trails and subsequent surface lifts would develop into Beartown Mountain Ski Area, which operated off and on over the course of four decades. Operations may have become sporadic as early as 1940.
Lift service was expanded upward in 1951, making Beartown one of the largest ski areas in Southern New England.
The ski area may have closed after the 1963-64 season.
CCC Trails
Expansion History
External Links
Beartown Mountain - New England Lost Ski Areas Project
Beartown State Forest - Massachusetts DCR
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Last updated: November 22, 2011
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