Winning bidder will receive 2 Community Spirit Day Tickets, which includes a one day or night session lift ticket.
These lift vouchers are valid during the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons on any day except the following blackout dates: 2009/10 season-12/26-1/3, 1/15-1/18, 2/13-2/15, 2/18-2/21; 2010/11 season-12/26-1/2, 1/14-1/17, 2/19-2/21, 2/24-2/27.
Wachusett's season generally runs fom the day after Thanksgiving through March and into April, depending on the weather.
About Wachusett:
Facts & History
RESORT FACT SHEET
Mountain Facts
Summit Elevation |
2,006 feet |
Vertical Drop |
1,000 feet |
Trails |
22 |
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• Skiable Acres: 110
• Novice 30%, Intermediate 40%, Advanced 30%
• The longest trail is 1 1/2 miles on “Balance Rock.”
• Wide variety of terrain that exists for skiers of all abilities.
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Lifts |
8 |
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Uphill capacity of more than 9,200 skiers per hour, including 2 high speed
quad chair lifts (the only 2 in Massachusetts).
• Polar Express: high-speed quad chair > 4,500 feet
• Minuteman Express: high-speed quad chair > 3,700 feet
• Monadock: triple chair > 2,500 feet
• Vickery Bowl: triple chair > 1,500 feet
• Ollie’s: carpet > 300 feet
• Easy Rider: carpet > 500 feet
• Beginner: pony lift > 350-foot
• Polar Playground: carpet > 200 feet (open for Polar Kids participants only)
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Season |
Traditionally, skiing from the day after Thanksgiving until early April. |
Snowmaking |
• 100% coverage on all 108 acres.
• Utilize innovative HKD tower guns
• 80 million gallons of water converted into machine-made snow each season,
equaling an average of 3 feet of snow covering all the trails.
• Lease water from the City of Fitchburg-owned Wachusett Lake
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Grooming |
A fleet of 5 snow grooming vehicles manicures the trails two times each day.
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History Facts
Name |
“Wachusett” is the Algonquin Indian word for “The Great Hill.”
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First Trails |
The first skiing trails on Wachusett Mountain were cut by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930’s (Pine Hill Trail 1934; Balance Rock Trail 1937). |
First Lifts |
Oxbow T-bar: 1960
West T-bar: 1962 (the longest T-bar in New England at 3,800 feet.) |
Nature/Geology |
• Highest mountain in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River.
• Largest “Monadnock” (Indian word for mountain that stands alone) east of the
Berkshires.
• Home to the only known Old Growth Forest east of the Connecticut River.
(Some of the trees here are over 350 years old!)
• Panoramic 360-degree views from the summit; including view of Boston
Skyline to the east.
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Tourism |
Wachusett Mountain has a long history of tourism on the mountain. The first hotel was constructed on the summit in 1882. A new summit hotel was constructed in 1907 and continued operations until it was destroyed by fire in 1970. Over 600,000 people visit the mountain year round with at least half of that number visiting the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation in the summer and fall. |
Ski Area Operations
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Ralph Crowley was awarded lease from the state to operate Wachusett Mountain in 1969. Located within the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area operates in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, providing skiing and snowboarding on 100 acres of terrain within a 450-acre leased area. A major expansion was completed in 1982; including the construction of the current base lodge. |
Link is www.wachusett.com
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