December 1954 – November 2021

Mount Snow Ski Resort

The opening of Mount Snow in 1954 transformed the western half of Dover from a farm town in decline to a bustling tourist destination. The mountain was part of the post-World War Two boom in skiing, which itself was part of a larger interest in outdoor recreation in the period. In the 1970s, when the author of this post started skiing there, it still featured an outdoor heated swimming pool that was open in the winter -- something that was closed in the late 1970s thanks to the energy crisis.

West Dover, Vermont

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Andy Morris