Here's a picture of the rope tow at Pine Top, provided by Tim Ingalls. Notice the relatively small packed area to ski.
| Pinetop (not the one
in RI) was a small ski area located near Brattleboro, Vermont. It
started in the mid 1940's with a few rope tows and a few trails, and eventually
created a Tiny Tot tow. It had a decent vertical drop for a rope
tow only area (400 feet), with 4 slopes and trails. It probably closed
in the mid 1960's. My friend Dave Kirk, whose uncle used to live near this area,
has told me that nothing is left.
Here's a picture of the rope tow at Pine Top, provided by Tim Ingalls. Notice the relatively small packed area to ski. |
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Pine Top by the Year
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1948
(Vermont Life Article by Fred Van de Water) Here's a picture of the Pinetop slope. "Track! At left a skier on Pinetop slope in Vernon" |
1951-1952
(Eastern
Ski Map)
2 Tows, 2 slopes,
2 trails
Novice through expert,
ski school, patrol
| 1953 (New England Ski Guide) Here, skiers enjoy night skiing at Pine Top. |
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1958
(Vermont
Life Article by Murray Hoyt)
"And if you're children
are very young indeed, the Pine Top Area may be just what you're looking
for. It has pioneered a Tiny Tot Tow which is a specialty with them.
Children as young as 3 1/2 ride it and becomes experts at their own small
ski area."
Top of lift elevation:
1350 feet
Bottom: 950
Vertical: 400 feet
New enlarged warming hut.
Here's what The Colorado Skier found:
PINE TOP
(Brattleboro), [very obscure], Located 9 miles south of Brattleboro
on VT 142 near the town of Vernon in So. Vernon. “On the premises
of Stonehurst on Huckle Hill”.
Vertical Drop:
300 ft Lifts: 3 rope tows
