Dutch Hill Ski Area
A community ski area in Heartwellville, Vermont that ran from 1944 to 1985 and reopened as a backcountry ski area in 2017.
- Region
- Vermont
- Country
- USA
- Status
- reopened
- Year opened
- 1944
- Year closed
- 1985
- Reason for closure
- The area operated only at weekends in its later years and, in the words of a closing-era manager, never kept up with the times
History
Dutch Hill in Heartwellville, Vermont operated from the 1944-45 season to 1984-85, with a vertical drop of 570 feet. It advertised five trails and open slopes for 1945-46 and expanded from there. It was never a chairlift area: uphill transport was a Constam T-bar from 1946-47, an Ottman-Allen J-bar from 1958-59, and two rope tows. Documented trails include Dyke Trail, Death's Holiday (later Christiana), Dutchman's Holiday, Sky Lark, Windmill, Yankee Doodle, Dutch Meadows and Christiana-Everett. By its final years it ran only at weekends. The terrain sits on Green Mountain National Forest land, and in 2017-18 the site reopened as a maintained lift-free backcountry ski area.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-Bar | T-Bar | Constam | From 1946-47 onward |
| J-Bar | J-Bar | Ottman-Allen | From 1958-59 onward |
| Original Rope Tow | Surface lift | 1944-45 to about 1946 | |
| Novice Rope Tow | Surface lift | From 1946-47 onward |
Runs
- Dyke Trail
- Death's Holiday / Christiana
- Dutchman's Holiday
- Sky Lark
- Windmill
- Yankee Doodle
- Dutch Meadows
- Christiana-Everett
Sources and further reading
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Location
42.8350, -72.9710