Family Ski Tow

Ashburnham, Massachusetts · opened 1960lost 1964

Thanks to Jason Ellis , we now know of this lost area in Ashburnham! Here's the story from him: Family Ski Tow was opened in 1960 by Bob and Edna Lahtinen, who lived nearby. Something along the lines of Crotched's bunny hill, but a higher, longer, and wider slope. (Right - A Terraserver image of the area, showing the short rope tow. The rope tow was approximately 400' long and had a vertical of only 60'!) The area charged 50 cents per day to ski, and the main patrons were children (their parents would drop them off in the morning and pick them up at dusk), as well as the girls from Cushing Aca…

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Night skiing

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Snowfall by season

No reported season totals for this area yet.

The 2026-27 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)

No daily weather for this season.

Terrain open, from published snow reports

No snow reports captured for 2026-27. Historical reports come from Internet Archive snapshots of the resort's snow-report page (neski wayback).

Season history

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Reported snowfall, snow days and base depths come from OnTheSnow's season history or the resort's own reports. Opening and closing dates are the first and last archived snow report showing terrain open (* = projected). Modeled snowfall is ERA5 reanalysis at the resort's coordinates and is not comparable to the reported column.