Amesbury Sports Park
Encyclopedia
Amesbury Sports Park is a recreational facility located next to Interstate 495
in Amesbury
, Massachusetts
.
The first known reference was as a ski area called Lone Tree Hill in 1949. Lone Tree Hill featured a wide slope serviced by a 1000 feet (304.8 m) rope tow. It is unknown when the ski area closed.
Amesbury Sports Park was later opened on this same hill. The snow tubing facility features multiple lanes and lifts, complemented with snowmaking
and night lighting. Multiple fields at the base of the hill allow for off-season activities such as soccer.
Winter activities include snow tubing on the steepest tubing hill in New England, and skiing / snowboarding in the Junkyard Terrain Park.
The terrain park includes various recycled items that guests can jump and ride – a vending machine, school lockers, a science lab table, tractor tires, stairs, etc. plus more traditional terrain park features like spines, fun boxes, and a wall.
The Sports Park hosts occasional gourmet wine dinners, comedy shows, fundraisers, and more. They host an annual Big Air Snowboarding and Skiing Competition, an annual Brewfest, and various music and comedy events through the year.
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)
Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate Highway half-beltway in Massachusetts. It was the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway of its kind—measuring 120.74 miles —until 1996, when the PA Route 9 section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was redesignated as Interstate 476, making it about ...
in Amesbury
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
The first known reference was as a ski area called Lone Tree Hill in 1949. Lone Tree Hill featured a wide slope serviced by a 1000 feet (304.8 m) rope tow. It is unknown when the ski area closed.
Amesbury Sports Park was later opened on this same hill. The snow tubing facility features multiple lanes and lifts, complemented with snowmaking
Snowmaking
Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun" or "snow cannon", on ski slopes. Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliability of their snow cover and to extend their ski...
and night lighting. Multiple fields at the base of the hill allow for off-season activities such as soccer.
Winter activities include snow tubing on the steepest tubing hill in New England, and skiing / snowboarding in the Junkyard Terrain Park.
The terrain park includes various recycled items that guests can jump and ride – a vending machine, school lockers, a science lab table, tractor tires, stairs, etc. plus more traditional terrain park features like spines, fun boxes, and a wall.
The Sports Park hosts occasional gourmet wine dinners, comedy shows, fundraisers, and more. They host an annual Big Air Snowboarding and Skiing Competition, an annual Brewfest, and various music and comedy events through the year.
External links
- Amesbury Sports Park - Official site
- Lone Tree Hill - New England Lost Ski Areas Project