The Red Bench Speaker Series presents, Lost Ski Areas of the Waterbury, Stowe, and Morrisville Area, Thursday, January 23rd at 6:30 PM at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum.

Did you know that at one time there were five ski areas in both Waterbury and Stowe, two in Morrisville, and one each in Hyde Park, Johnson, Jeffersonville, and Cambridge? Or that the second rope tow in Vermont was built in Cambridge? Over the decades, Vermont has lost 185 ski areas, leaving only 20 remaining today.

Join ski historian Brian Lindner and Searching for Vermont’s Lost Ski Areas exhibit curator Poppy Gall as they share the stories of 15 lost ski areas. These include one demolished during the construction of Interstate 89 and another that had to truck in snow from New York State during a snow drought. Audience members are encouraged to share their own stories of long-forgotten ski areas located between Waterbury, Morrisville, and Cambridge.

This discussion complements the Museum’s new exhibit, Searching for Vermont’s Lost Ski Areas - Part 2, which highlights all known “lost” ski areas in Vermont; those now defunct as well as “lost and found” areas that have been revived after years of closure. Part 2 includes new discoveries and a handful of ski areas that were planned but never opened.

Doors to the Museum at 1 South Main Street, Stowe, open at 6:00 PM, and guests are invited to explore the exhibits and socialize. The discussion begins at 6:30 PM. Event admission is $10 and helps support the Museum's mission to “collect, preserve, and celebrate Vermont's rich skiing and snowboarding history.”

Thank you Red Bench Speaker Series sponsors, Schoeller Textil, rk Miles, Sisler Builders, and Vermont Ski + Ride.