Magic Mountain, Vermont
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| Magic Mountain | |
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| Location: |
Londonderry, VT
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| Nearest city: | Brattleboro VT |
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| Web site: | http://www.magicmtn.com |
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Magic Mountain is a ski resort near Londonderry, Vermont. It features a 1,600-foot vertical drop. The summit is at 2,833 feet and the base at 1,387 feet. Magic offers a combination of terrain, but is known as a pretty steep mountain. Magic has a long history and much of the base and Slopeside homes and condos date from the 1960s, although many have been renovated in that time. Having experienced a multi-year closure in the 1990s, multiple owners, and existing in the shadow of family-friendly Bromley Mountain and corporate-owned Stratton Mountain, Magic has struggled in recent years to stay afloat. However, for all the setbacks and underwhelming accomplishments, many hard-core skiers prize Magic's steep trails and lack of crowds. Magic Mountain is not only a place for the hard core skiers, it is a wonderful place for families, to enjoy a relaxing day skiing away from the bustle of the big resorts. There is an excellent dedicated staff waiting to greet and look after all level of skiers and boarders.
There used to be a smaller resort, called Timber Ridge, off the back of Magic. It was founded as Glebe Mountain Farm ski area in the 1960s, and changed its name to Timber Ridge a decade or so later. It had a T-Bar and Double Chair, and planned expansion would have included the installation of another lift to service newly cut terrain, but the mountain closed in 1981 before improvements were made. The area was purchased and operated by Timber Ridge Associates, but was closed three years later in 1985, when Magic Mountain purchased it. The two areas were linked through Magic Pass, a 3/4 mile trail, but the equipment and trails were not maintained by Magic when it went out of business in 1991. Though Magic has reopened, there are not currently plans to reopen Timber Ridge (which Magic renamed Timberside). [1]
Timber Ridge has been purchased by a private owner, and is maintained. Trails have been mowed in the summer, so hike-up/down skiing is possible. The connector trails to and from Magic Mountain are also maintained and used as snowmobile trails in the winter.
