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The tubing operation continued at Brodie until 2007.

Italy My friend Douglas F. Weeks Jr . ", "First tracs under Andy's lift.

is located in the heart of the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. The property, which includes three ski lifts, was listed at $1.9 million. location.href = "https://www.wind-watch.org/news/?cat="+dropdown.options[dropdown.selectedIndex].value; var dropdown = document.getElementById("cat"); Initially they said they had plans to unite the two areas, but ended up closing the ski operation in 2002, with a snow tubing park remaining in place until 2007. Minnesota We will never see that again. The former Brodie Mountain ski resort is up for sale, and for a reduced price. You have permission to edit this article. ", "Skied brodie many times on saturday nights 330 to 1100 pm ticket , then to the blarney rm for some great times !

However, Ill continue to remember those great times. Jim Kelly was quite a character and he loved the idea of pilots flying from his mountain in gliders.

", "Loved Brodie. Missouri I wanted to take my kids there to learn how to ski and was so sad to find out it was closed forever. When we started earning our own money, we would take advantage of the $10 Sunday and Monday night lift tickets. It opened in 1964 and thrived for a time by using then-cutting-edge innovations like top-to-bottom snowmaking and lighted night skiing. The real estate listing doesnt include an asking price, and efforts to reach a representative with Chant Realtors were unsuccessful. Brodie was the places to be on St. PATRICK'S DAY. Either way, reviving the lifts would require a large investment since the existing chairlifts are decades old and would almost certainly have to be extensively re-built or replaced.

South Carolina Iceland Latvia Lesotho Malta If they move forward and go under contract the sale could be finalized in the coming weeks. Id love to see it come back, but in this day and age, I doubt it is economically feasible. :) ", "I miss Brodie very much - it was such a great local ski area. LOCATIONS Loved that place!

www.thetranscript.com This was an excess property for Holiday Inn, said Muroff.

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Nebraska FO Ski Resorts purchased the Brodie Mountain Ski Area from founder and owner James Kelly for $600,000 and an exchange of property, according to documents from the Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds. Alabama

I remember winning a contest, in the Blarney room, for having the least amount of cash on me!

With a vertical drop of 1,250 feet and four chairlifts, Brodie is the largest closed ski area in the Berkshires. More fun than I could possibly describe. One possibility for reviving skiing could be to operate it as a private membership-based ski club, similar to the Hermitage Club in Vermont, which took over what was previously the Haystack ski area. A Short Drive from Albany, Rexford Llenroc Mansion Boasts 24K Gold Ceilings & Sailboat-Shaped Indoor Pool, Take a Look at This Budding Property-Hemp Farm Sold in Rensselaer County, Major Makeover Coming to Largest Ski Area in New York State, New Yorks Biggest Snow Tubing Hill Only One Hour From Capital Region, Popular North Country Ski Mountain Expanding to Slopeside Resort. NEW ASHFORD The historic, long-shuttered shuttered Brodie Mountain ski resort in the Berkshires appears to have found an interested buyer. SOURCES

Brazil Greylock, 2,608 foot Brodie Mountain was once a well-known New England ski destination. Multiple efforts to reach Michael Brown, director of resort development for Silverleaf Resorts, which is based in Dallas, Texas, were also unsuccessful. North Adams Transcript, rkarlin@timesunion.com 518 454 5758 @RickKarlin. Portugal Our kids learned to ski there, and while they were learning, we had fun skiing. Winter of 1980. ", "Had a wonderful night skiing adventure with the love of my life. I gave lessons in exchange of court time. it was a great place back then , I miss it, The good Ol days. ", "Brodie Mountain Tennis and Racquetball Club !!! We would go every year, so we made friends with everyone who worked there. And had my wedding reception there. Wyoming

Tennessee we only wanted to drive around, but got into the lower parking lot and turned around.

Saskatchewan North Carolina } ", "My uncle taught us to ski at Brodie Mt in the mid eighties.

This former ski resort features a number of ski slopes and other Scott Stafford can be reached at sstafford@berkshireeagle.com or 413-281-4622. I wish my kids and their cousins could have had the Brodie experience..nothing better. What great memories! Times where good back then simple easy going. It suggested suitable uses for the property could include resort housing, additional wind turbines, a spring water supply, timber resources or university research. Bulgaria Cyprus -->, Add NWW headlines to your site (clickhere), Credit: By Meghan Foley,

The trail map in 1968 shows the layout of the mountain, with 2 chairs, 2 T-bars, 3 rope tows, and plenty of night skiing in fact, was the largest night skiing area at that time. The Brodie sign on Route 7 now reads Snowy Owl.. ", "No mention made of the Brodie Mt Kite School! Mariana Islands Blazed our own trails and skied with some of the best skiers I have ever seen. Florida South Dakota

Skied on the jr. racing team. Everyone there bought us congratulatory drinks.

Rick Karlin covers the environment and energy development for the Times Union. One wrinkle is that, according to earlier published reports, the covenant on the property attached after Jiminy Peak's ownership forbids public downhill skiing.. Berkshire's Brodie Mountain is for sale and an offer has been made to buy it. Best memories ever! The best ski instructor was Fran! We would take her out for skiing, and put her back when she was tired. We even used to sleep in our motor home some trips up there. Spain Great memories and friends. Meeting girls on the slopes and in The Blarney Room around the fire place. ", "I got engaged at Brodie Mountain St. Patrick's weekend 1975. Brodie isnt the first small ski center to be closed after coming under the wing of another nearby resort. The buyer was disclosed but if Brodie Mountain does go under contract, the sale could be done in a few weeks according to the Times Union. My one regret.never having enough courage to do the slush jump!!!!!! Brodies facilities necessitated maintenance which created unforeseen expenses; ultimately leading to closing in 2002.

Think residential, vacation homes, planned community, skiing, snowboarding, camping, and glamping. Netherlands

The property is currently owned by Silverleaf Resorts Inc., which had planned to build 324 timeshares on the property as part of its $50 million Snowy Owl Resort project. Every weekend we came up and skied and every vacation.

Lovely family memories!

Rhode Island Nigeria Really miss it", "Awww I loved Brodie. District of Columbia Wonderful New Ashford!! The five hundred acre property has an interested buyer.

Muroff Hospitality Group has been selected by Holiday Inn Club Vacations to exclusively market for sale Learned how to snow plow on the tow rope to parallel skiing down shamrock! Other possibilities, he said, would be to redevelop the property as a glamping site, an ATV track, RV park or to build vacation homes. This article is the work of the source indicated.

Call Mitch to schedule a tour! Learned to ski there in the early 1990s. The 500-acres property is now for sale for $1.9m. Utah Indiana Taught skiing there from1974 to 1976 and had some of my best ski days there..usually over 100 days per season. [PHOTOS] Bigfoot Sighting in Snoqualmie Valley, WA? Grew up skiing there in the mid 80's---- mid 90's. Crumbling Central Warehouse shuts down Amtrak service west of Albany, Ex-Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard had stroke that led to car crash, Fulton County-based rescue operation where animals seized condemned, CVS accused of 'robbing' health care providers in anti-trust lawsuit, Police alert motorists as aircraft carrier part crawls to Port of Albany, Albany social club remains open after violent poker heist, In monkeypox battle, pre-symptomatic cases hamper public health response, Costco is selling 40oz, 4-wick, Bath & Body Works-killing candles, The weird way inflation might actually benefit you at Walmart, You can buy this entire cabin home on Amazon for $30K. ", "Enjoyed skiing at Brodie Had our wedding reception in the Blarney room and wedding pictures in front of the the giant fire place in the main lodge The best memories !! There may be an expiration date on this clause or it could be one that never expires. Michigan Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Was at the St Patty's slush jump in 1995, so much fun.

was one of the leading ski areas in all of New England for many years. dropdown.onchange = onCatChange; If it does hold up, there could be snowboarding, tubing, and cross-country skiing done at Brodie Mountain. Muroff declined to name the buyer or the offer amount pending completion of the sale. The property is adjacent to 10 wind turbines built as part of the Berkshire Wind Project. Its unclear, however, whether the covenant has an expiration date or if it remains in perpetuity. The broker handling the sale of Brodie, which is three miles from Jiminy Peak, says the sellers have an accepted offer on the 500-acre property. Aruba Nothing fancy.

Used to be a large group of us from Eastern Long Island. In the off-season, Brodie had a popular campground.

This gorgeous 500 acre property 500 Acres in the Berkshires doesn't come along every day. In 2003, the Planning Board granted a special permit that allowed Silverleaf to move forward with plans for the Snowy Owl Resort project. The lifts were slow, but I loved this place. Got wasted and sang Van Morrisson's 'Browned Eyed Girl' with the band one night.great memories oh yeah, and the skiing wasn't half bad either!!

Loved the atmosphere of the mountain. Either way, reviving the lifts would require a large investment since the existing chairlifts are decades old and would almost certainly have to be extensively re-built or replaced. 500 Acres in the Berkshires doesnt come along every day. ", "Grew up there. Take a Look Inside, Still Want to Go Skiing? [Satellite Imagery] Massive Difference in Snowpack Seen in Argentina/Chile This Season When Comparing Photos That Are 1 Year Apart, Hail as Deep as 1 Foot of Snow Floods Streets of Estes Park as Monsoon Surge Pushes into Colorado, Colorado Mountain Pass Closed After Mudslide Buries it Under 3-Feet of Mud and Debris, Berthoud Pass: A Look into the Origins of Skiing in Colorado.

We would take lessons just because they were included in our package. ", "My parents put me on skies at 2Brodie was a great place to be a kid and ski. My Dad was the guy in the blue or white jump suits with no poles!!!

An earlier version of this story had the incorrect status of the dealings. Great place to hang out especially St Patrick's day. As I ski at Jiminy, I enjoy looking over and seeing those slopes! Thursday ski club, Saturday evening with the guys. I miss the old girl, Jimmy was a joke. Thanks to this site for this forum! Denmark

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Oh wellDo they still have any condos there any one know??

Brodie Mountain ski resort has yet another new owner. Wonderful Brodie, R.I.P There will never be another like you", "Had awesome night ski times at Brodie, with my big bro Dave, and my Scotia NY ski buds Phil, Ken, Bill, and Pete, in the 70's. New Zealand Austria

I taught racquetball ball lessons during my brief assignment at GEs Power Transformer factory in Pittsfield. Norway

One possibility for reviving skiing could be to operate it as a private membership-based ski club, similar to the Hermitage Club in Vermont, which took over what was previously the Haystack ski area. ", "Worked at Brodie in the early 90s .Had the best time ever. Opinions

", "I was wondering about Brodie Mountain and googled itfound this web site!

Grandmother worked in the office, dad was a ski instructor and my first job was a ski instructor at age 13. mid 1980's". Now I ski at Maverick Mountain in southwest Montana.A little Mom and Pop ski area that kinda reminds me of Brodie. $2.9 Mil Most Expensive Home Sale in Saratoga County! Hawaii ", "WOW! I grew up in New Ashford, and Brodie was a center piece. Saint Martin Thailand Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail. By Meghan Foley, Those were the days. Brodie Mountain - New England Lost Ski Areas Project, Located in the shadow of Mt. This gorgeous 500 acre property is located in the heart of the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. (Still have ne ski). And if history tells us anything, a big April snowstorm is always possible. Madagascar International Airport is 1 hour away.

It was unclear whether the covenant could be interpreted as banning skiing but not snowboarding.

Ontario Copyright Snow Industry News.Snow Industry News, SIN and News For Snow Pros are trademarks.All rights reserved. All of the Blue Brodie snow canons where there. ", "We skied as a tribe at Brodie every weekend regardless of conditions or weather.

General News Think residential, vacation homes, planned community, skiing, snowboarding, camping and glamping! Ohhhhh the memories!!

Every year got better. Wonderful people and plenty of fond memories!! ", "Brodie was my favorite mtn to ski growing up. Manitoba Hoffman's Playland was an amusement park in Latham from 1952 until 2014.

I would buy it if I could! were some of the best!

2022 - Vigour Times. ", "As a musician/singer. Vermont But it was realized that there were a lot more upgrades to be done. As part of its noncommercial effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe fair use as provided for in section 107 of U.S. How could a town of 100 have a ski mountain? So much fun. If it were open again we would be still visiting every year with our expanding families. England There is the possibility that Brodie Mountain would be turned into a glamping site, an RV park, an ATV track, or there may be vacation homes built on the property.

Croatia I love the connection. Remember the columns of ski boots on the stairs heading up to the Blarney Room.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE NEW ENGLAND LOST SKI AREAS PROJECT, Brodie Mountain fondly remembered as a family-friendly ski slope and a St. Patrick's Day party center, Photos: A look back at Brodie Mountain's history. At night when the mountain closed, the ski patrol would let us sled. Illinois I filmed it and put the video up on YouTube if anyone is interested. Silverleaf purchased the property for $2.6 million in 2004 from FO Ski Resorts LLC, a corporation formed by the owners of Jiminy Peak at that time, Brian Fairbank and Joseph ODonnell.

The advertised vertical drop was 1,250 feet, making it one of the largest New England ski areas ever to close. California Mickeys Chute was my favorite trail as it was somewhat challenging but unsurpassed for its beauty! South Africa Jordan It is unclear. Some of my best childhood memories on that mountain ! Remember Doug Weeks .

Would be nice to either add to that site or have another to share on. The board then approved Silverleafs request to amend the permit in 2008. Colombia More on the history from the good folks at NELSAP. Iowa Turkey

Press releases :( I will miss Brodie. The former Brodie ski ares inMassachusetts has been put on the market with a list price of $1.9mil. My son's HS Ski Club went to Brodie on Monday nights in the 90's,we used to go over and ski with him. Quebec LOL !!! Northern Ireland

My parents took us when we were kids in the 80s. ", "I seen videos about Brodie it breaks my heart but I see YouTube videos of a building just look like oak and spruces condos which is the same building they should do something with Brodie mountain instead of it sitting there and bring it back very beautiful mountain. Kansas From all the parties the campers had, the famous jump at Tower 7, and taking Tip from the top as our route home to our camper, the times we spent at Brodie Mtn. :)", "Was the coolest place on earth! Iconic Water Slide World in Lake George Has a Buyer-Build You Bet! Americas }

", "I have great memories of skiing Brodie with friends and family from the 70's through the 90's. Kelton Kim Burbank, chairman of the Selectmen, said there are signs indicating the property is for sale, but the board hasnt heard word from Silverleaf about it.

The broker handling the sale of Brodie, which is three miles from Jiminy Peak, says the sellers have an accepted offer on the 500-acre property. Best mogul run of my life. Russia Nova Scotia But it all got started at Brodiegreat memories! Georgia U.S.

Where else could you get green swizzle sticks shaped like skiis for your drink and green snow?? All the campers looked out for each other and the chairlift guys knew and helped all the kids. The property, which includes three ski lifts, was listed at $1.9 million. Take a look at the now-abandoned Hoffman's Playland. Scott Stafford has been a reporter, photographer, and editor at a variety of publications, including the Dallas Morning News and The Berkshire Eagle. Such a shame to see it this way.

Ecuador Parked at "The Canteen". Other possibilities, he said, would be to redevelop the property as a glamping site, an ATV track, RV park or to build vacation homes. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. In a word, Jim Kelly, the business man extraordinare !! North Adams Transcript, Former Brodie Mountain Ski Area up for sale. It was home to the former Brodie Ski Resort and subsequently acquired by Silverleaf and Holiday Inn.

Thanks to all that were a part of a great time.

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NEW ASHFORD The historic shuttered Brodie Mountain ski resort in the Berkshires is under contract to be sold after sitting dormant for almost two decades. Kentucky With the way the economy has been, Burbank said it doesnt surprise him that the property has been put back on the market. Taiwan We raided the cafateria for trashbags to put over our gear if needed, and borrowed lunch trays to ride while we waited for the lifts to re-open between day and night skiing. Jamaica

in locker room after a tough game, listening Mick Jagger croon Emotional Rescue over the clubs PA system.

Just three miles from Jiminy Peak, Brodie Mountain ski resort was built in the 1930s and has been closed since 2007. Colorado

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U.K. It is not known who is interested or how much was offered. Wisconsin

", "While in high school in the late 70's and early 80's, I skied here numerous times. Costa Rica - great time. This incredible piece of property includes 500 acres; with a number of smaller structures and multiple ski slopes.

Spent many, many great winters there! All Rights Reserved. In Upstate New York, you can never feel fully secure that snow is completely done until late spring. Only 2 1/2 hours to Boston, 3 1/2 miles to New York City, this rare opportunity is only minutes to Williamstown, Lenox, Tanglewood, Mass MoCA, the Clark Institute, and a host of restaurants, antique shops, art galleries and more. Yeeeha! ", "Grew up there and still have all of my ski passes from there starting with 1973!

Great ski conditions, green snow and a drink in the lounge. I miss him every day", "Ah, good ole Brodie! Only 2 1/2 hours to Boston, 3 1/2 miles to

The property was listed at $1.9 million. I cannot believe it is gone. West Virginia Later on a pack of us would ski together every weekend, and we stayed out no matter what the weather. Evenings with family in the Blarney Room. ", "Remember the green snow on St.Patricks day", "Skied at Brodie many times in the late 80s and early 90s while a student at WNEC in Springfield. i played many years at Brodie during ski season and enjoyed all the fun and great people I met there' and all the fab Kelly family were a souce of inspiration' perhaps its time to rebuild Brodie? Guam This unique property is being offered as a prime

Dont let this one go! In the off season, Brodie had a popular campground. Asia Ohio New Hampshire

Seems like at least some of the slopes are being maintained ( growth cut back ). Old, rusting chair lifts still sit idle, frozen in time as they wind their way up the overgrown slopes. Czech Republic

Argentina function onCatChange() { The main mountain was served by three chairlifts, though only one went to the summit area.

Additionally, the sales brochure said it could be used for snowboarding or cross country skiing.

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residential development site or for snowboarding, cross country skiing, zipline, ATV, adventure park, There will never be another. There was a problem saving your notification.

Israel Uruguay I was pictured flying My red white and blue Hang glider down the trails there! Arkansas India We put our daughter, 4 years old, in the nursery for a really reasonable price and we skiied all day, coming to the nursery to eat lunch with her. campers who wintered up in the trailer part on Brodie, we have many, many fond memories. Wright & Goldberg Crowned US National Downhill Champions, Titlis Uses Sunkid To Construct Snowpark , Austria Ski Cross Team Starts Season Preparations, Grand Hyatt Vail Selected By Smart Meetings Readers As A Smart Stars 2022 Winner, OIA Conference 2022, Lisa Yamai, Snow Peak President Announced As Headline Speaker, Pacaso Luxury Second Home Co-ownership Platform Expands Colorado Presence With Steamboat Springs Launch, Price $1,900,000 Property Subtype Commercial, Sale Type Investment Proposed Use Hospitality. Let your imagination run wild and call now to schedule a tour before its gone again. Germany Beyond alpine skiing, Brodie offered multiple kilometers of cross country ski trails and snow tubing. Thanks for the memories.

Someone. Korea While it makes me sad there is no longer skiing there, I am so happy to have so many great memories of that place!

Skied almost every day and night ! Poland Scotland Kelly opened the ski area in 1964. In 1999, the property was sold and later became the sister ski area of Jiminy Peak. Mexico A shorter double chairlift as well as a pair of rope tows served novice terrain at the base. All of us kids would ski from morning to night, while our parents partied in the Blarney Room. I currently live on a ski slope in Tahoe California. The night skiing was fabulous ! This aerial view of Brodie Mountain shows the layout of the now vacant ski resort.

Memories skiing there are grand, yet the loss is unbearable. Additionally, the sales brochure said it could be used for snowboarding or cross country skiing. Once we were old enough, we enjoyed the time we had in the Blarney Room. Brodie dates to the 1930s, and after several owners was purchased in 1999 by the Fairbank Group which owns and operates nearby Jiminy Peak. What a nice surprise! [emailprotected] 518 454 5758 @RickKarlin, Charles and William wont tolerate Andrew taking centre stage again, Zelenskyy to Fox News: Ukraine will not accept any outcome besides victory, U.S. stocks jump to end best month since 2020, White House: No need for tensions if Pelosi visits Taiwan |, Kelis Accuses BeyoncOf Thievery Over, ALEX BRUMMER: Tepid BA recovery done does not speak well of, New Coronavirus Vaccine To Be Available at LA County, These Yankees know what Andrew Benintendi is going through, German court rejects suit over Audis gender-sensitive, If you win the lottery, heres how to stay safe and, Mark Ridley-Thomas Sues to Restore Government Salary After, Tom Cruise does his own risky stunt for scene in Mission, Unvaccinated Andrew Benintendi coy over taking a Covid-19, Jeffrey Epsteins New Mexico ranch now asks $6M less.

In my heart, it's still my all time favorite place to ski. Splendid and memorable time. This is an incredible opportunity to redevelop this historic site for any use! Drove past it this weekend on my way home from MT Snow There was some snow on the slopes . In the early 1960s, when the commercial ski industry first started booming, James Kelly and his family lumber business started logging trees from the summit to base of the Brodie Mountain, essentially clearing ski slopes for a business he would establish there. My kids learned to ski there and it was wonderful to be able to just open the camper door and let them head off on the mountain. New Brunswick Moved west in 1977 and have continued to ski every season in the Rockies. ", "Skied there with my dad.

Has previously covered education and state government and wrote about natural resources and state government in Colorado and Maine. A shorter double chairlift, as well as a pair of rope tows, served novice terrain at the base. Antigua and Barbuda (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The ski and snowboard site with intelligence. please SAVE BRODIE !!!!

", "We will always miss Kellys Irish Alps. The former Brodie Mountain Ski Resort is up for sale again. Miss that old Mtn in Mass. Tanzania I believe the mountain and adjoining property is for sale . Muroff declined to name the buyer or the offer amount pending completion of the sale. ", "mY MOM AND I WOULD go to Brodie after school on Friday nights when I was very young I will always remember those good memories", "Had season tickets my last few H.S.

the former Brodie Mountain -Silverleaf Ski Resort in New Ashford MA. The former Brodie Mountain Ski Resort is up for sale again. ", "I remember getting pulled up to the top of Gramps chair by snowcat because it was so crowded. Alaska Would you try hot dog-flavored candy corn? Fifteen inches of dry powder. North Dakota Alberta She added that until recently, the property hadnt been on the radars of many town residents. Oceania

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