Woodbury Ski Area was a ski area located in
Woodbury, Connecticut. This small ski area was in northwestern Connecticut, about 2 hours from
New York City. The skiing and snow tubing operations were serviced by a chairlift and multiple surface lifts. Local residents referred to it as "Rod's" after its owner, Olympic skier
Rod Taylor
Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including ''The Time Machine'' (1960), ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), '' The Birds'' (1963), and ''In ...
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Taylor opened the resort in 1972. Taylor took pride in Woodbury being the first ski area in
Connecticut to open each season.
[Sundqvist, Viktoria. (2014, July 8)]
''Rod Taylor, owner of Woodbury Ski Area, former Olympic skier, dies''
New Haven Register: retrieved July 17, 2014.
The ski area closed in 2016 following a drought and has not reopened. It has since been bought, however, its future is uncertain. The ski area may reopen in the coming years, as work has begun to get the park operational again.
References
External links
Woodbury Ski Area- Official site
Defunct ski areas and resorts in Connecticut
Sports venues in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Woodbury, Connecticut
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