Steve Hrynkiewicz: There was a small ski hill in Kenilworth during the late 60’s and early 70’s at Galloping Hill Golf Course.  The Golf Course is just off of the Garden State Parkway, exit 138.   I remember you would access the hill using a utility road off of the Kenilworth Boulevard .

I lived about 4 blocks from the Golf Course and my brother learned to ski there.  They had a rope tow, snow making, and lights for night skiing.  I don’t know the vertical drop, but it was small, maybe 200 feet. It was a great place for families to learn how to ski and my brother is now an expert skier (unlike me since I started when I was 26).  Not sure when or why they closed.   

A topo map shows the small hill in the center of the golf course where the ski area was located.

An overhead shot shows the approximate location of the ski area.

Richard Reif: NJ – I don’t know if there is any evidence left, but at the Galloping Hill Golf Course in Union County , NJ there was a tow in the woods between the 3^rd hole of the 18 track and the 3^rd hole of the 9 hole track.  A few years ago they put millions into the golf course and may have removed some old tow towers.  This would have been a very “urban” ski area visible near exit 138 on the GSP.

Tom Howard: