Moose Mountain Ski Area
Brookfield, NH
Early 1960's - Late 1980's

This ski area was located about 10 miles south of the Mt. Whittier ski area, 20 miles north of Rochester on route 11A. This area was your typical mom & pop area, with a limited but interesting amount of skiing. Prices were very affordable here. Night skiing and a 1000 foot drop made it a worthwile area to ski.. It opened sometime in the 1960's and closed around the same time Mt. Whittier did, during the 1986-1987 ski season.

1964

(Eastern Ski Map)
The first listing of Moose Mtn was found in the Eastern Ski Map.
Lifts: 3, 1 Double, 1 T-bar, 1 rope tow.
2 slopes, 6 trails.
Packers: 3

1966

(America's Ski Book)
There were no changes from the previous reference.

1968

(Listing in a Ski Guide of unknown author)
Exposure: North
Operates: Daily
Lifts: 3 total, Double chair (2400'), T-bar (1000'), Tow (900')
Trails: 6, from novice to expert
Slopes: Two, wide and well groomed
Ski School: Certified instruction for all classes, individual and group.
Rates: $5.00 daily, $75.00 season, $135.00 family season pass
Features: More skiing, less driving. Ski shop for sales, rentals, and repairs, cafeteria, ski patrol.
Old phone number: 1-603-522-3639
Manager: Paul J. Cossette


Moose Mtn. as it appeared in 1968.

A Moose Mtn postcard from the late 1960's. The double chairlift is the swath in the middle of the card.
Rope tow is on the right, while the T-bar is on the left. Notice the long line for T-bar.

The first page of a brochure from the late 1960's/early 1970's.

The second page of the brochure with map and trail map.

1973

(Ski Guide to the Northeast)
By 1973, the rope tow had been converted into a T-bar lift. Some additional information was found in this reference.
Base Elevation: 600 feet
Exposure: Northeast (apparently the mountain moved, or the 1968 reference was wrong)
Features: Area operates daily, night skiing (6 nights only), ski shop, snack bar, rentals, warming huts, 3 lifts (same as 1968), with 2,000 per hour capacity, no snowmaking, parking for 400 cars.
Ski School: Mick Hickey, Director of American technique with 10 instructors, 2 certified.
Rates: $3.00 adult and junior weekday, $5.00 weekend. Special housewives' lesson and luncheon: 6 lessons, luncheon, lessons, tickets for just $40.00.
The area closed in the late 1980's.