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North Andover >
Boston Hill Ski Hill
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: forget it
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Address
Route 114
North Andover, Massachusetts
United States
Owner:
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North Andover, MA
Early 1960's-Early 1990's
History
Located off of Route 114 in Andover, MA, Boston Hills was one of your typical Eastern Massachusetts
ski areas that offered skiing to the high populations of suburban Boston. The area was opened in 1957
and was founded by Bob Dunn. The area first opened with a J-bar lift and few rope tows. The area
originally had a few wide slopes and an 1800 foot beginner trail. There was also snowmaking at this
area in the late 1950's, and was one of the first areas in the country to have it.
A double chairlift was installed around 1971, which increased the uphill capacity to somewhere near
4500 skiers/hour. The J-bar lift was removed and installed at Hamilton Ski Slopes. One of these
J-bars was found in the woods at Hamilton by Jeremy and Betsy in 1999. Here's a picture of the J-bar
(taken at Hamilton). The bar now resides at Jeremy's parents home in Chelmsford, MA.
The area added several more slopes during the early 1970's, likely around the time that the double
chair was installed.
The owners decided to make Boston Hills into a summer recreation area as well. During the late
1970's an Alpine Slide was added. While the vertical was only 240 feet, I'm sure this was lots of fun!
The alpine slide continued to operate until at least the early 1980's. I wish I had the chance to check it
out, as I only lived 10-15 miles away in Chelmsford.
Perhaps the most unique summer attraction at Boston Hills was summer skiing! This was installed
during the early 1980's. They installed a mat with bristles on the whole front slope. You would ride
the chair up, moisten your skis with water or a lubricant, then ski down! Unfortunately, you can
imagine what would happen if you fell...lots of bruises!
Unfortunately, the area closed at some point during the late 1980's. The exact reason is unknown,
but was likely due to local competition, such as Bradford, Nashoba, and Wachusett, as well as non
snowy winters.
During the 1990's, an archery shop took over part of the base lodge, but this would close as well.
Throughout the 1990's, the Hall double chair remained in place, and the trails were at least mowed,
because there was little growth.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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4 / 10 |
| Coolness |
2 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
4 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Mike Dijital on 9/26/2015 5:48 PM.
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on Sep 26 15 at 17:48, Mike Dijital validated this location
on Sep 26 15 at 17:47, Mike Dijital added some pictures to a gallery
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