Gap Mountain, New Hampshire - New England's Cancelled Ski Areas

New Hampshire Cancelled Ski Areas

Gap Mountain
Troy, New Hampshire
Proposed in the 1960s and 70s

Gap Mountain as seen from Mt. Monadnock (2011)

Overview
Originally a small rope tow area that may or may not have ever operated during the middle of the twentieth century, a larger ski development was proposed on Gap Mountain during the 1960s and/or 1970s, leading to a successful land preservation effort.

1949 USGS Topographic Map

Today
There are still remains from the old rope tow from the original Gap Mountain Tow.

Quotes

"	Gap Mtn. now under construction	"
	Pat Harty, 1949

Resources

Gap Mountain - Wikipedia

Gap Mountain Tow - New England Lost Ski Areas Project

Gap Mountain Tow - teachski.com

Harty, Pat. "Stem Turns" The Boston Globe. 16 Dec. 1949.

Last updated: December 11, 2012

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