By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Snow guns have already laid a thin blanket of white crystals along some of the slopes of Mount Southington, and even the recent rains couldn’t beat back their progress. On Sunday, Dec. 7, the local resort opened its gates to winter hopefuls. Another season is underway at Southington’s winter resort. “I’m…
Mount Southington is hosting its Winter Carnival Saturday, Feb. 22. Enjoy the atmosphere with food on our outdoor deck and great music by DJ-Butch Gray. The highlight of the day is the Cardboard Box Race. Guests can line up at 3 p.m. at the base of the Thunderbolt Trail to have their vehicles judged by…
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer For Steve Positano of Bristol, the thought of Ski Mount Southington turning 50 years old this month is unimaginable. Serving full-time as the Snow Sports School director, Positano has worked at Mount Southington for 23 years, and remembers learning the ins and outs of the slopes there as a child.…
By John Goralski Sports Writer On the first day of December, Mt. Southington ski area was able to do a soft opening for one day because of a sudden winter chill. As temperatures continued to fall, they were able to start up the lifts the following weekend and snows continue to pile up. With two…
Mount Southington hosted it’s annual winter carnival and cardboard box sled race on Saturday, March 2. Participants designed their own sleds in attempt be the fastest to ride down the thunderbolt trail. Sleds were judged in the categories of best overall, fastest, best construction, and best fiasco. See slide show below for more photos. Photos…
With the Blizzard of 2013 dropping over two feet of snow on the town, we figured now would be a good time to visit Mount Southington. Here are some of the shots from that visit. All photos by Tammi Naudus
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