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Suicide Six
Woodstock, Vermont
Suicide Six (2003)
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| Suicide Six Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1936 |
| Vertical Drop: | 650 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 2 doubles, surface lift |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | Surface lifts |
Suicide Six was opened by rope tow pioneer Bunny Bertram in 1936. The steep ski area's name came from remarks about what skiing it (Hill Number 6) would be like.
Bertram sold the ski area to Laurance Rockefeller in 1961. Rockefeller's RockResorts, Inc. would market it with his other nearby ski area, Mt. Tom, until the latter closed in the late 1970s.
In the mid to late 1970s, Suicide Six installed three brand new lifts, including two double chairlifts.
The ski area was spun off from RockResorts, Inc. prior to the corporation being sold to CSX in the 1980s.
Suicide Six |
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 1970s |
| 1978-79 | 1,600 Foot | Poma Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1977-78 | J-Bar | Borvig J-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1977-78 | Novice | Poma lift | Removed after season | New install |
| 1975-76 | 2,000 Foot | Borvig Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1974-75 | 2,000 Foot | Poma lift | Removed after season | |
| 1960s |
| 1964-65 | Novice | Poma lift | Installed | New install |
| 1950s |
| 1953-54 | 2,000 Foot | Poma lift | Installed | |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $64.00 |  | woodstockinn.com | | 2009-10 | $59.00 | | woodstockinn.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $57.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2007-08 | $55.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2006-07 | $52.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2005-06 | $52.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2004-05 | $50.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2003-04 | $48.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2002-03 | $46.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2001-02 | $46.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 2000-01 | $42.00 | | woodstockinn.com | | 1999-00 | $40.00 | | Boston Magazine |
| 1990s | | 1998-99 | $38.00 | | woodstockinn.com |
| 1960s | | 1967-68 | $4.50 | | Eastern Ski Atlas | | 1963-64 | $4.50 | | Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes | | 1962-63 | $4.50 | | Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes |
Vintage Ads
Suicide Six ad in the 1958 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Suicide Six vintage advertisements
External Links
Suicide Six - official site
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Last updated: April 17, 2012
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