Ski Sundown
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Ski Sundown is a small ski area located in New Hartford, Connecticut
. There are 15 trails, 14 which are lighted for nighttime skiing. In terms of difficulty, nine of the trails are easier, three are intermediate and three are difficult. Popular trails include Tom's Treat, which winds its way down the mountain for one mile (1.6 km), and Gunbarrel, a steep pitch straight down the mountain. The ski area features two terrain parks, the easier on Tom's Treat, and an expert terrain park on the black diamond run Stinger. Five lifts service the mountain, with three triple chairs, one double chairlift, and a conveyor lift. Ski Sundown has 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) of skiable terrain.
T-Bar in 1963. A second T-Bar would be added in 1965. The area later closed, before being reopened as Ski Sundown by Channing Murdock, owner of nearby Butternut Basin Ski Area
. In 1977, a new Borvig triple chairlift was installed to the summit. In 1987, a second summit triple chairlift, a CTEC
, installed. In 2006 a conveyor lift was added. The Stinger terrain park was renamed Bee Hive in 2009 and is the venue for many contests.
New Hartford, Connecticut
New Hartford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,088 at the 2000 census. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . The town is mainly a rural community consisting of farms, homes, and parks...
. There are 15 trails, 14 which are lighted for nighttime skiing. In terms of difficulty, nine of the trails are easier, three are intermediate and three are difficult. Popular trails include Tom's Treat, which winds its way down the mountain for one mile (1.6 km), and Gunbarrel, a steep pitch straight down the mountain. The ski area features two terrain parks, the easier on Tom's Treat, and an expert terrain park on the black diamond run Stinger. Five lifts service the mountain, with three triple chairs, one double chairlift, and a conveyor lift. Ski Sundown has 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) of skiable terrain.
History
Satan's Ridge Ski Area opened with a HallHall
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T-Bar in 1963. A second T-Bar would be added in 1965. The area later closed, before being reopened as Ski Sundown by Channing Murdock, owner of nearby Butternut Basin Ski Area
Ski Butternut
Ski Butternut is a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, located on Warner Mountain in The Berkshires.The ski area was first opened by the New Haven Railroad as Warner Mountain Ski Area in the 1936-37 ski season...
. In 1977, a new Borvig triple chairlift was installed to the summit. In 1987, a second summit triple chairlift, a CTEC
Doppelmayr CTEC
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, installed. In 2006 a conveyor lift was added. The Stinger terrain park was renamed Bee Hive in 2009 and is the venue for many contests.