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Mount Southington Ski Area | |
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![]() Mount Southington's Stardust, Avalanche and Thunderbolt ski lifts and trails lit at night | |
Location | Mount Southington, Plantsville, Connecticut |
Nearest major city | Waterbury, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°34′56″N 72°55′33″W / 41.58235°N 72.92587°W |
Vertical | 425 feet (130 m) [1] |
Top elevation | 525 feet (160 m) [1] |
Base elevation | 100 feet (30 m) [1] |
Skiable area | 51 acres (0.21 km2) [1] |
Trails | 14 [1] |
Longest run | .08 miles (0.13 km) |
Lift system | 7 lifts: 2 triple chairs, 2 double chairs, 1 handle tow, 2 carpet lifts [1] |
Terrain parks | 1 [1] |
Snowfall | 40 inches (100 cm) [2] |
Snowmaking | 100% [1] |
Night skiing | 100% [1] |
Website |
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Mount Southington Ski Area is located in Plantsville, Connecticut, United States, on Mount Vernon Road.
The mountain has a skiing season from December to mid- March. However, in some years winter rainfall ends the season early. The runs are open 9am-10pm (Sat-Sun) and 10am-10pm (Mon-Fri).
There are fourteen trails: six Green Circle, four Blue Square, and two Black Diamond. Seven lifts serve the mountain: two double chairs (1-Summit, 1-Beginner Hill), two triple chairs (Summit), one rope tow (Children's Learning Area), and two Magic Carpets (Beginner Area and Children's Learning Area). [3]
Mount Southington was the site of a dairy farm until the 1960s when Dr. Harold Richman, the Palmisano family, and other investors purchased the farm and developed a ski area at the site after Richman was inspired by ski areas in Vermont. [4] The mountain opened for skiing on December 10, 1964 and gradually expanded with more trails and lifts. [5] Mount Southington formerly had a J-bar in the beginner area until 2001, when it was replaced by a double chair. The mountain also once had two T-bars on the Stardust Trail, which were removed back in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
The mountain's two remaining T-bars, lift #4 and lift #5, were removed after the conclusion of the 2008-2009 ski season. They are being replaced with a new Partek Triple Chairlift. The new chair runs on a similar path as the old T-bars, but slightly re-angled because the chairlift goes to the top of the mountain, unlike the previous mid-mountain T-bars. [3]
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Mount Southington Ski Area | |
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![]() Mount Southington's Stardust, Avalanche and Thunderbolt ski lifts and trails lit at night | |
Location | Mount Southington, Plantsville, Connecticut |
Nearest major city | Waterbury, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°34′56″N 72°55′33″W / 41.58235°N 72.92587°W |
Vertical | 425 feet (130 m) [1] |
Top elevation | 525 feet (160 m) [1] |
Base elevation | 100 feet (30 m) [1] |
Skiable area | 51 acres (0.21 km2) [1] |
Trails | 14 [1] |
Longest run | .08 miles (0.13 km) |
Lift system | 7 lifts: 2 triple chairs, 2 double chairs, 1 handle tow, 2 carpet lifts [1] |
Terrain parks | 1 [1] |
Snowfall | 40 inches (100 cm) [2] |
Snowmaking | 100% [1] |
Night skiing | 100% [1] |
Website |
www |
Mount Southington Ski Area is located in Plantsville, Connecticut, United States, on Mount Vernon Road.
The mountain has a skiing season from December to mid- March. However, in some years winter rainfall ends the season early. The runs are open 9am-10pm (Sat-Sun) and 10am-10pm (Mon-Fri).
There are fourteen trails: six Green Circle, four Blue Square, and two Black Diamond. Seven lifts serve the mountain: two double chairs (1-Summit, 1-Beginner Hill), two triple chairs (Summit), one rope tow (Children's Learning Area), and two Magic Carpets (Beginner Area and Children's Learning Area). [3]
Mount Southington was the site of a dairy farm until the 1960s when Dr. Harold Richman, the Palmisano family, and other investors purchased the farm and developed a ski area at the site after Richman was inspired by ski areas in Vermont. [4] The mountain opened for skiing on December 10, 1964 and gradually expanded with more trails and lifts. [5] Mount Southington formerly had a J-bar in the beginner area until 2001, when it was replaced by a double chair. The mountain also once had two T-bars on the Stardust Trail, which were removed back in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
The mountain's two remaining T-bars, lift #4 and lift #5, were removed after the conclusion of the 2008-2009 ski season. They are being replaced with a new Partek Triple Chairlift. The new chair runs on a similar path as the old T-bars, but slightly re-angled because the chairlift goes to the top of the mountain, unlike the previous mid-mountain T-bars. [3]