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High Pond Ski Area

Hubbardton, Rutland County, Vermont

"High Pond Ski Area, Pittsford.  Trails pass High Pond, through evergreen & coniferous stands; open pastures offer views of Champlain Valley, Green Mtn. and Taconics.  15 km total.  Elev. 975'-1300'.  Instruction, rental, retail, repair, restaurant, lodging nearby, ski weeks, telemark, headlamp tours, guided tours, mountaineering, video by reserv.  John & Sherry Armitage, RD 2, Pittsford 05763.  Tel.  273-2303."  -Cross Country Ski Vermont, 1984

Location: Hubbardton, Vt.

Directory listings: 1971; 1984-1985

Known operators:  John & Sherry Armitage

Today: out of operation

History

High Pond Ski Area was predominantly an alpine area in Hubbardton, near Brandon, Vt., from the late 1940s/early 1950s on.  In a 1971 ski guide, High Pond was listed with other alpine areas as offering cross country trails.  It did not appear in cross country directories again until 1984 ans 1985 where it was listed as having 15 km of trails operated by John and Sherry Armitage.  High Pond has been out of operation since the late 1980s.