Ski Blandford
A community ski hill at Blandford, Massachusetts, run by the Springfield Ski Club from 1936 and closed permanently in 2020.
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- USA
- Status
- closed
- Year opened
- 1936
- Year closed
- 2020
- Reason for closure
- Continued financial losses and economic uncertainty, with a low-snow winter and the coronavirus pandemic also cited.
History
The Blandford Ski Area, in Blandford, Massachusetts, was operated by the non-profit Springfield Ski Club from 1936 until 2017, when it was sold to Jef Murdock, owner of Ski Butternut. After lift and snowmaking upgrades it reopened as Ski Blandford for the 2018-19 season. On 26 March 2020 the owners announced it would not open the following season, writing that they were still losing money. It had three Hall chairlifts built in 1969, 1971 and 1978.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairlift 1 | Chairlift - Double | Hall | Built 1969 |
| Chairlift 2 | Chairlift - Double | Hall | Built 1971 |
| Chairlift 3 | Chairlift - Double | Hall | Built 1978 |
Sources and further reading
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Location
42.1890, -72.9010