LAKE PLACID
REGION
FAWN RIDGE
Located behind the Lake Placid Center, a rope tow ran for thirty seven years. Added in the sixties, a Poma lift made this "in town" area an extremely popular place. Novice skiers ideally skied its 135 foot vertical slope.
KOBL
Located on Cobble Mountain, locals skied on a small slope served by a rope tow.
SCOTT'S COBBLE
In 1938, the Town of North Elba created a 500 foot open slope on a ridge next to the Craig Woods Golf Course. This steep hill was served first with a rope tow and then replaced around 1960 with a Poma lift. This operation ceased in 1973 after thirty five years serving up excitement for the community.
SKI TOP
Located 3/4 of a mile from Fawn Ridge, this operation lasted only a few years. A rope tow served one open slope with a 100 foot vertical drop.
AND BEYOND ...
MAPLE RIDGE
During the forties and fifties, by using two rope tows, a common sense interconnection was achieved. Located behind the Town of Webb Central Schools, access to McCauley Mountain was made easier. These tows were replaced by a T-bar in 1952 and ran until 1991.
pg. 4 - D , THE SUNDAY PRESS
Binghamton, N, Y, Dec. 24,1961
OLD FORGE — Maple Ridge, 2
slopes, 1 lift and 1 tow, snow
maker, $3.50; McCauley Mountain,
2 slopes, 3 trails, 2 lifts, 1 tow,
snow maker, fee, $3.50.
SKY VIEW
Located behind Donnelly's Soft Ice Cream, on Route 86, Harrietstown, this little hill was skied four years. Started in 1946, a rope tow served an open slope of medium grade.
Note that the area conditions were even listed as a grouping:
LAKE PLACID—Consists of 5
separate facilities: Alpine Lodge, 2
slopes, 1 tow; no fee listed, Fawn
Ridge, 1 slope, 1 tow $4; Hotel
Marcy, 1: slope, 1 tow, no fee
listed; Mirror Lake Inn: 1 slope,
1 tow, snow maker, $1; Scotts
Cobble, 2 slopes, 1 trail, 1 lift,
$1. Information on other winter
sports available from Lake Placid
Chamber of Commerce.
From pg. 4 - D , THE SUNDAY PRESS
Binghamton, N, Y, Dec. 24,1961