Kenwood Slope

I first heard about this ski area from one of my mother's friend who lives in Dracut. She had heard about my research and mentioned this lost area. I found it with my family, and could see the slopes, but it was too blocked off to go check it out.

While little is known about the exact operation of this area, in 1949 it did have a 1000' rope tow, operated Wednesday PM and all weekends. It had a vertical drop of 200', a grade of 25 degrees, a warm-up hut, and a snack bar.

Here is the Terraserver overhead picture. You can see quite a few, short slopes, though its mainly grown in.

Kevin R Kidney has some more information on this area: I grew up in Salem MA. so I skied some of your lost ski areas, like Page's hill in Peabody & Hamilton Slopes in Hamilton. I am now living in Dracut, MA, and I hear the natives talk of the "Dracut Ski Tow" which was located in the Arlington St. area of east Dracut. I have lived here for 22 years and it has been gone for that long at least.

Maria Robarge remembers seeing this area: I remember the Kenwood Ski Tow. In the 50's, I used to spend a lot of time at some friends' house in that area. We used to ,sometimes, either walk or ride our bikes around that area. At this point, all I remember is seeing it from the road. I haven't been by there in years. Back then our winter interest was ice skating on the numerous Dracut swamps. Now there are houses built on them!

Shaun Jones: I too have heard locals talk about the old Kenwood ski tow but never saw it myself. My house is actually in the above photo (upper left). My neighbor (house also in photo) remembers the area pretty well. One thing I remember him telling me is that the rope tow was actually connected to the rear end of a pick up. The tires were removed and the rope was wrapped around the wheel.