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The museum was designed to preserve the history of commercial and recreational skiing, both alpine and cross-country, in the northeastern United States. It is one of four ski museums in the United States that are recognized by the United States Ski and Snowboard Association .
Man on the Train (2011) – set somewhere in New England; Sucker Punch (2011) – set in Brattleboro, Vermont; Ted (2012) – set in Boston, Massachusetts; Moonrise Kingdom (2012) – set on the fictional New England island of New Penzance; The Conjuring (2013) – set in Harrisville, Rhode Island; The Heat (2013) – set in Boston, Massachusetts
The ravine is named after botanist Edward Tuckerman who studied alpine plants and lichens in the area in the 1830s and 1840s. According to the New England Ski Museum, the first recorded use of skis on Mount Washington was by a Dr. Wiskott of Breslau, Germany, who skied on the mountain in 1899, while the first skier in Tuckerman Ravine was John S. Apperson of Schenectady, New York, in April 1914.
The site has grown over the years to list 605 closed New England ski areas and 82 outside the region (as of 2022). [1] [2] The project's data is collected from a variety of sources, including old brochures, ski area guides, personal stories, and recent visits. NELSAP has an alliance with the New England Ski Museum.
website, working farm museum with 18th-century homestead New England Racing Museum: Loudon: Merrimack: Lakes Region: Sports - Motor Racing: History of motor racing within the New England Region website: New England Ski Museum: Franconia: Grafton: White Mountains Region: Sports - Skiing
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The following is a list of ski areas in New England by vertical drop. Unless otherwise noted, vertical drop figures are from Verticalfeet.com , vertical for Bolton Valley and Magic Mountain directly from their websites.