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Copple Crown
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
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Copple Crown: 1960s Upper Mountain Area
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| 1960s Upper Mountain Area - Cancelled |
Copple Crown on the 1987 USGS topographic map |
Located southeast of Wolfeboro, Copple Crown burst onto the scene in the mid-1960s as a new ski area served by a T-Bar lift. The new area peaked almost as quickly as it started, hosting the state high school skiing championships. Interestingly enough, the T-Bar stopped nearly 400 vertical feet short of the summit of Copple Crown, resulting in only 500 vertical feet of lift served skiing.
Trails were apparently cut from the top of the T-Bar to near the summit of the mountain in 1966. Locals were rumored to hike up and ski down this upper mountain trails after hours, taking in the lake views at sunset.
The paved turnaround area at the top of the T-Bar, the likely location of a proposed upper mountain lift terminal |
An upper mountain lift was never installed, nor were the trails ever included on any trail maps. By the end of the 1970s, Copple Crown was closed to skiing.
The top terminal of the 1966 Buhler T-Bar in 2007
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| Resources |
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Copple Crown - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com
Copple Crown - New England Lost Ski Areas Project
Copple Crown Mountain - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide
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Last updated: June 12, 2010
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