Maple Valley
Dummerston, VT
1963-2000

History ~ Layout ~  By The Year ~ Memories ~ Recent Photos

Many thanks to Jeremy Clark who wrote this foundation page up - we will be adding more in the near future!

History

Maple Valley, located 6 miles northwest of Brattleboro on Route 30, was started by Terry Tyler in 1963. Tyler designed and opened Maple Valley after opening two smaller ski areas in Dummerston - Little Prospect and Big Prospect. The first year of operation was served by the North Double Chair and a T-Bar. The South Double Chair was added in 1964.

NELSAP has a lot more information that will be added to this site soon.

For most of its history, Maple Valley operated with two double chairs and a t-bar. The advertised vertical drop ranged from 841 feet to 1,017 feet, depending upon the source and the year. Night skiing and snowmaking were available on many of the trails and slopes.

Toward the end of its operating history, a wire handle tow was added for snow tubing. The main lodge was also expanded.

Layout

The main mountain was served by two Hall double chairlifts - the North Double (3,038' x 821' per the 1963 Lift Installation Survey from Ski Area Magazine/SkiLifts.org) and the South Double (2,743' x 564'). The lower trails were also served by a Hall T-Bar (775' x 148').

By The Year

Year Lifts Trails Other Info Source
2000 4 19 Last known year of operation at Maple Valley  
2007 All lifts are still standing. Ski area is still for sale.

Memories

Do you have any memories of Maple Valley? If so, please contact us!

Recent Photos

The Base Lodge
The base lodge at Maple Valley
The base area (2002)
The cafeteria at Maple Valley
The cafeteria (2002)
The bar at Maple Valley
The bar (2002)

The North Double (1963 Hall)
The North Double Chairlift at Maple Valley
The bottom terminal (2002)
The North Double Chairlift at Maple Valley
The bottom terminal (2002)
The North Double Chairlift at Maple Valley
The line (2004)

The South Double (1964 Hall)
The South Double Chairlift at Maple Valley
The bottom terminal (2002)
The wire handle tow and South Double Chairlift at Maple Valley
The wire handle tow and South Double line (2002)
  

If you have more information on this area, please let us know.

Last updated: November 19, 2007

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