Lost Ski Areas of the Northern Adirondacks

Entry/Object ID

2026.001.010

Description

Some of the northern Adirondacks' most beloved ski areas have sadly not survived the test of time despite the pristine powder found from the High Peaks to the St. Lawrence. Even after hosting the Winter Olympics twice, Lake Placid hides fourteen abandoned ski areas. In the Whiteface area, the once-prosperous resort Paleface, or Bassett Mountain, succumbed after a series of bad winters. Juniper Hills was the biggest little hill in the North Country and welcomed families in the Northern Tier for more than fifteen years. Big Tupper in Tupper Lake and Otis Mountain in Elizabethtown defied the odds and were lovingly restored in recent years. Jeremy Davis of the New England/Northeast Lost Ski Areas Project rediscovers these lost trails and shares beloved memories of the people who skied on them

Acquisition

Accession

2026.001

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Gift

Book Details

Author

Jeremy K. Davis

Publisher

The History Press

Date Published

circa 2014

Name/Title

Lost Ski Areas of the Northern Adirondacks