Mount Snow’s Rise Driven by Wood and Snow Promoter
A feature on Walter Schoenknecht turning Mount Snow into a premier Vermont ski resort. From a $10,000 start in 1954 the project grew to a 5,000-acre play area worth about $7 million with plans expanding toward $75 million. West Dover and nearby towns benefited as tourism reshaped local jobs, housing, and economics, while bank support and Route 9 upgrades underpinned the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoenknecht
West Dover
Dover Center
East Dover
Borners
Dover
Willmington
Schoenknecht a Slave to Skiing and Vermont Dream
Profile of Walter Schoenknecht a lifelong ski pioneer who helped found Mohawk and Mount Snow ski areas in Vermont. Details his early start at six his war service his leadership of ski clubs and his plan driven vision for year round recreation including a tennis club golf course artificial lake and multiple lodging and dining ventures. Also covers local economy in Wilmington Dover and surrounding towns their growth from ski tourism the tax base shifts real estate boom and concerns about long term prosperity and snow dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schoenknecht
New Haven
New Ashford
Mass
U.S. 7
Kelly Enterprises
Brodie
Mohawk Mountain
Cornwall
Snow
Colorado
New England
Rockies
Gatlinburg, Tenn
Schoenknecht
Green Mountain National Forest
Haystack
National Forest
Wilmington
Dover
Wilmingston
O. O. Ware
Philip Ware
Ralph Howe
Howe
Dovers
Mount Snow
Chamber of Commerce
Dover- Wilmington
Mount Snow’s
Alden
Pete) Horton Jr
Bette
Old Ark
Pete
Vermont
East Dover
Stowe
Our Lady of Fatima
Also Mentioned on This Page
Summer Kean
Hutchins
Hepburn
State Highway Department
John H. Hepburn
Vermont National
Samuel Hutchins
Bank & Trust
Philip O. Ware
Mr. and
Mrs
Skiing
Boston
Killington
Chicago
Sugarbush
Palm Beach
New York City
Pete Horton
South Newfane
Jacksonville
Whitingham
Box Factory
Wilmington-Dover
New England Box Co
Hoosac Tunnel
Hoot, Toot & Whistle
Yankee Atomic
Rowe
Boston & Maine
Russell Fitch
Bill Jones
Ware
Hampton Beach
Philip Hoff
The
Brattleboro
Bennington
Milton Wolf
Wolf
Helen Upton
Stowe and
Walt Schoenknecht
Librizzi
New England Bow Co
New Catholic Church
Photos By
Kelton Miller
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