In discussing the Chalet Hill Ski area with a few old timers at the Tyngsboro Sportsmen’s Club, I found out that the ski area was not where you thought it might be - on Locust Hill in Tyngsboro - but rather was on Nutting Hill which is actually in Dunstable.  I have a 1950 topographical map (right) that shows a structure on both the top and bottom of this 310 foot elevation hill in a northeast line, but the hill is not identified.  However, when using Google Maps in this location, and zooming in under the Terrain tab, it identifies the hill as Nutting Hill.  I scanned this area of the map for you and I have attached it. 

You will notice that Nutting Hill is on the west side of Dunstable Road just opposite the end of Cummings Road, while the east side of Dunstable Road in this area is Tyngsboro.  You should also note on the map the Chalifoux farm – hence the name Chalet – which is located on the west side of Dunstable Road approximately .33 miles south of Cummings Road.  Some of the old timers remember the farm and the hill which was a rope tow operation of course.  Nutting Hill is directly across the road from the infamous Charles George Landfill Superfund Site.

Bryan Leary next to a former lift tower. Click on the image for a closer view.

On September 22, 2008 I was on a mission to find evidence of this rope tow operation.  With my Silva compass, GPS, and topo map in hand, I was able to quickly find remnants of this ski operation.  Having turkey hunted on this hill in the recent past – it now is owned by the Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Division – I was familiar with the area. 

(Right - part of the rope tow machinery at the bottom. Click on the image for a closer view.)