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Wachusett Mountain State Reservation is a protected area encompassing 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) around the summit of Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts. [ 1 ] Activities and amenities
The mountain also maintains a terrain park and a jump called the Main Event. Due to its location, it is a popular skiing destination for residents of nearby Worcester and Boston. The ski area is located within the boundaries of the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation on a 450-acre (1.8 km 2) lease parcel on the northern slopes of the mountain.
During World War II, the 10th Mountain Division trained at Wachusett. There is now a plaque at the summit commemorating this. The first lifts installed were a T-bar in 1960 (the Oxbow T-Bar) and in 1962 (the West T-Bar). 3,800 feet (1,160 m). The Massachusetts State Downhill ski championships were run on the Pine Hill Trail until 1966.
Telegram & Gazette skiing columnist Shaun Sutner shares five favorite skiing locations a reasonable drive from Worcester.
From Wachusett Mountain, a pristine New England ski resort with 27 trails, eight lifts and a vertical drop of 1,000ft, the Boston skyline sparkles on winter sports weekends with some built-in R&R ...
This weekend, Double Down Brewing Co. begins a residency at Mountainside Bakery & Café in Princeton, about 20 miles from the city, at the foot of a trail in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation ...
The Appalachian Mountain Club was heavily involved in the process and remains involved today. [1] A summit hotel on Mount Wachusett, which operated in the 19th and early 20th centuries (eventually succumbing to fire and dynamic changes in tourism), encouraged trail building on the mountain well before the Midstate Trail was created.
Mount Wachusett, a mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts Wachusett Mountain (ski area), located on the mountain; Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, the park covering the mountain; A Walk to Wachusett, an essay by Henry David Thoreau about the author's journey to Mount Wachusett; Other geographic features. Wachusett Aqueduct in ...