Huckins Hill

Huckin's Hill had one of the first overhead lifts in New England. It was founded by Fred Pabst, who also founded such areas as Oak Hill and Bromley. Huckin's Hill had an 1800' j-bar (hook tow) which served a 350' drop in Plymouth. The area closed in the 1940's, when Pabst opened Bromley and removed the J-bar, moving it to that mountain.

Today, nothing remains. The hill is clearly visible from Rte 93N, but no former trails are visible, most likely because its been almost 60 years!

Here's a "trail map" of the area, late 1930's. Courtesy New England Ski Museum. Rte 93 roughly follows the railroad track shown in this picture.

A sign found in the Treetops Sylvan restaurant in Plymouth, showing conditions at Huckins Hill and other Plymouth areas.

Year	Lifts	Trails	Other Info	Source
1938-1939	1800' lift	6 trails, 1/4-3/4 mile long	350' vertical drop	1938-1939 NH Winter Sports Map
1939	1800' tow	0.75miles long, 60-100' wide trails, average slope 30 degrees, open to all classes of skiers	north exposure, needs 12" of snow to operate	1939 Skier's Guide to New England
1940-1941	1800' "hook-type" overhead cable tow	trails .25-.75miles long, all grades of skiers, open slope	none	NH Winter Map