Mount Ascutney
A Brownsville, Vermont ski area that closed commercially in 2010 and reopened in 2016 as a community-run area.
- Region
- Vermont
- Country
- USA
- Status
- reopened
- Year opened
- 1946
- Year closed
- 2010
- Reason for closure
- Commercial operations ceased in 2010; the mountain reopened in 2016 under community ownership with far smaller lift capacity
History
Ascutney in Brownsville, Vermont began operating in 1946-47 and grew into a full destination resort, reaching a vertical drop of about 1,470 feet with three CTEC triples and a Garaventa CTEC detachable quad on North Peak. Commercial operations ended in 2010 and the remaining lifts came down over the following years. The mountain reopened in 2016 as Ascutney Outdoors, a community-run area with a much smaller footprint: a Doppelmayr T-bar installed in 2019-20 serves roughly 435 feet of vertical, with the upper mountain given over to uphill skiing and backcountry terrain. Trail names for the resort era are not comprehensively recorded.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-Bar | T-Bar | Doppelmayr | Current lift, installed 2019-20 |
| Main T-Bar | T-Bar | Hall | 1957-58 to 1983-84 |
| Summit Double | Chairlift - Double - Fixed | Hall | 1963-64 to 1985-86 |
| North Peak Express Quad | Chairlift - Quad | Garaventa CTEC | 2000-01 to 2011-12 |
| Sunrise Double | Chairlift - Double - Fixed | Hall | 1970-71 to 2017-18 |
| Novice Triple | Chairlift - Triple - Fixed | CTEC | 1984-85 to 2013-14 |
| Village Triple | Chairlift - Triple - Fixed | CTEC | 1984-85 to 2013-14 |
| Snowdance Triple | Chairlift - Triple - Fixed | CTEC | 1986-87 to 2013-14 |
| Larchmont Single Chair | Chairlift - Single | Larchmont | 1960-61 to 1961-62 |
Sources and further reading
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Location
43.4460, -72.4490