| NELSAPPER Betsy McDonough visited this area on in February of 2001. She confirms that the poles w/ the tire rims were indeed still standing. Here's her picture of the four rope tow towers...amazingly small vertical! |
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Charlie
Abel Ski Slope
Thanks to Paul
MacPhee, we first heard of this small ski area that operated in Braintree. Here is what Paul
had to share with us:
"There
was a small rope tow that operated in Braintree, MA by East Junior High School
for a few years. The last time I
was there the telephone poles with the tire rims were still there."
Jake Scott provides more details: "I remember the ski slope that was next to the east junior high school. In 1969 a man by the name of Charlie Abel donated the money to the town to have a rope tow built on a small slope in front of the school. It was very small (300 feet) and the vertical drop was only 75 feet, (strictly a novice hill) but It had lights for night skiing and was free!. The Charlie Abel ski slope was only operated for two seasons due to the fact there was no snowmaking, and in 1973 vandals burned the tow shack. Today all that remains are the tow poles and wheels and as the pictures indicate (below) the area is totally grown in."
| NELSAPPER Betsy McDonough visited this area on in February of 2001. She confirms that the poles w/ the tire rims were indeed still standing. Here's her picture of the four rope tow towers...amazingly small vertical! |
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Here's a close-up of the rope tow lift line. |
Does anybody else have any more information on this lost ski area?
