In 1936, failed mink farmer turned ski area operator Clare Bousquet had a big idea. Working in partnership with General Electric he mounted floodlights on poles at Bousquet Mountain, Massachusetts, flipped a switch, and illuminated a 750-foot ski run for night skiing. And while took it nine years for another area to turn on lights — […]
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Night Skiing is the Cherry On Top of the Best Day Ever on Snow!
By Kiley H, 4th Grade, Eight Years Old, Shawnee Peak, Maine I went night skiing with my brothers. I got to wear clear night goggles. It is the best to ski in the trees and under the lights. It feels like you are skiing free. I went really fast but then also slow to practice […]