Pico Mountain

Infobox ski area
name = Pico Mountain Ski Area

picture = Pico Peak and ski runs seen from Killington.jpg
caption = Pico Peak and the ski runs between Killington and Pico Mountain
location = Killington, Vermont, USA
nearest_city = Rutland
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vertical = ft to m|1967
top_elevation = ft to m|3967
base_elevation = ft to m|2000
skiable_area = 214 acres
number_trails = 50
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liftsystem = 2 quads, 2 triple chairs, 2 double chairs
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external_link = [http://www.picomountain.com/ Pico Mountain Ski Area] |

Pico Mountain Ski Area was one of the first commercial ski resorts in Vermont. The base lodge was located on the northwest side of Pico Peak, on U.S. Route 4. In 1996 the resort went into receivership and was bought by the Killington Mountain Resort and Ski Area in December 1997. [ [http://www.vermonter.com/skihistory.asp Vermonter.com] - accessed 25 May 2008] Ski runs have been cut to connect Pico Mountain to Killington Ski Resort.

History

Pico began as Pico Peak in 1937. The first T-bar lift in the US began operation there in 1940. [ [http://www.skiinghistory.org/historicdates.html SkiingHistory.org] - accessed 25 May 2008] The Mead family founded the ski resort. Their daughter, Andrea Mead-Lawrence, won a pair of gold medals in skiing in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DE1030F937A15751C1A961948260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Nelson, Janet, Skiing Areas Will Observe 50th Anniversaries, New York Times, December 24, 1987] - accessed 25 May 2008]

Trails

* 50 trails

References

See also

* New England Lost Ski Areas Project

External links

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* [http://www.picomountain.com Pico Mountain ski area]
* [http://www.killington.com/winter/index.html Official Killington Mountain site]