Tenney Mountain
A Plymouth, New Hampshire ski area with a 1,400-foot vertical drop that opened in 1960 and closed in 2010 after repeated ownership failures.
- Region
- New Hampshire
- Country
- USA
- Status
- closed
- Year opened
- 1960
- Year closed
- 2010
- Reason for closure
- A long sequence of closures, ownership changes and financial struggles through the 1990s and 2000s
History
Tenney Mountain in Plymouth, New Hampshire opened in 1960 with a 1,400-foot vertical drop, unusually large for a central New Hampshire area. Its terrain was characterised by twisting intermediate runs and a wide variety of glades, served by a Stadeli summit double with a distinctive centre-pole design, a Borvig triple, a Stadeli double and a platter lift on the lower trails. The area suffered repeated closures and ownership changes through the 1990s and 2000s before shutting in 2010. As of 2015 the base lodge had been kept in ready-to-use condition amid persistent rumours of reopening, while wind turbines were built along the ridge and some cleared expansion trails grew back in.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Chair | Chairlift - Double | Stadeli | Originally a centre-pole design, later replaced with Borvig chairs |
| Eclipse Triple | Chairlift - Triple | Borvig | |
| Hornet Double | Chairlift - Double | Stadeli | |
| Platterpull | Platter | Served the lower trails |
Runs
- Venus Fly Trap
- Pitcher
- Hall's Meadow
- Eclipse
- Chickadee
- Hornet Trail
- This Way
- That Way
- Condos
Sources and further reading
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Location
43.7420, -71.7340