Enchanted Mountain (ski area)

[1] The remnants of the ski area remain on the southward facing slope of Coburn Mountain (el.

One wide open slope was located underneath the lift with six narrower, winding trails fanning out from the top.

Long term plans included three more trail pods, a tramway and six more double chairlifts to cover some 14,000 acres, but after financial troubles put the ski area out of business and on the auction block in 1969, it was sold by the Small Business Administration to three private owners: Willis & Robert LeFavour and Terry Tyler, founder of Maple Valley Ski Area in Vermont.

[1] The mountain opened under the new ownership in February 1970 hoping that unique offerings such as nighttime snowshoe tours and free board for anyone with a sleeping bag would finally bring in enough business to make the area successful.

[2] Competition from other developing resorts such as Sugarloaf and Saddleback, along with the mountain's isolation and strong wind conditions, led to its demise in the mid 1970s.

Ski lift on Enchanted Mountain, c. 1968