Former Woodbury Ski Area Back On The Market

WOODBURY, CT — During these summer dog days, when the temps and real-feels aim north of triple digits, it's time to think out of the box.

This August may be the best time you'll ever find to buy your own ski lodge: The Woodbury Ski Area is back on the market.

Sure, a dip in the community pool or a trip to the local ice cream stand may be a little quicker and a lot less expensive, but nothing gets Jack Frost nipping at noses like rocking a ski lift up a mountainside — even in this heat.

The Woodbury Ski Area was one of the earliest mountains to accept snowboarders, according to Unofficial Networks. In its heyday it also offered ziplining, and an outdoor skate park, as well as an on-site apartment and multiple lodges. All that can be yours for $899,900, which is also the same asking price as the Tapawingo Tubing park across the street. The whole winter/summer package is on the market for $1,799,800.

The facility along Route 47 in Woodbury offers twelve ski runs down a three hundred foot vertical drop on 20.6 acres. Built in 1982 as a ski patrol HQ, the lodge itself is over 8,700 square feet. Five lifts provide access to 12 trails.

Former U.S. Ski Team member Rod Taylor bought the Tapawingo Ski Area in 1972 and renamed it Woodbury Ski and Racquet Club. Taylor died in 2014, and the facilities have changed hands a few times since.

According to trade periodical New Industry Ski Industry, the ski center first shuttered in 2016, followed by some efforts to keep the lights on. But that plug was finally pulled in 2019. An entrepreneur approached the town with a proposal to revive the area as a concert, camping and mountain biking venue, but died in a ski accident two years later. Last fall, the property was acquired by one of the partners at Quassy Amusements in Middlebury.

According to the new listing by Drakely Real Estate, new owners not inclined to re-open the ski area might consider starting a vineyard or a brewery.

See the complete listing online here.