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Tyrol Ski Area
Jackson, New Hampshire
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Tyrol ski area was located outside of Jackson in the White Mountains. Read more about Tyrol. |
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Tyrol Expansions: Double Chairlift | Jackson Village Gondola
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| 1968 Double Chairlift Expansion - Abandoned |
Tyrol as seen from North Doublehead (2010). The double chairlift complex rain from the top of the peak to the lower left side of the photo. |
Located on the north side of Thorn Mountain, Tyrol opened as a surface lift only ski area in 1962-63. As other areas in the great Eastern Slope Region expanded and modernized, Tyrol attempted to improve its standing by adding a 3,478' long by 960' vertical Poma double chairlift in 1968.
While this lift added vertical feet to the ski area, it created a new issue - the bottom terminal of the chairlift was located well below the base lodge and parking lot. It also did nothing to address the Tyrol's Achilles' heel - a relatively high base elevation accessible by mountainous secondary roads.
The ski area closed just over a decade later.
A 1970s era Tyrol trail map showing the double chairlift
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| Late 1960s Jackson Village Gondola - Cancelled |
A 1968 Tyrol Map from the Mt. Washington Valley Signal
Two of the biggest factors plaguing Tyrol Ski Area in the mid to late 1960s were size and accessibility. With major areas such as Wildcat and Attitash growing, the owners of Tyrol planned a sizable expansion, the first phase bringing the double chairlift.
The second phase of the expansion would have been much more dramatic in scope - a gondola, T-Bar, multiple trails, and a new base area were to be constructed on the west slope of Thorn Mountain. Not only would this expansion made Tyrol a large ski area, but it would have also allowed for much better access. Rather than having to drive up the mountainous secondary roads, skiers would have been able to simply drive into Jackson Village.
Tyrol's growth ended with the 1968 double chairlift, however, leaving Tyrol's fundamental issues to eventually lead to its demise.
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Tyrol Ski Area - New England Lost Ski Area Project
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Last updated: February 3, 2011
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