ChrisC
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This is where I generally draw the line at not seeking out. I believe I have one area under 700, Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, which was part of a comped trip from Travel Alberta and included an Olympic museum and some facilities. The other two under 1,000 are in SoCal: Ski Sunrise (now Mt. High North, rarely open, even this year I don't think so) and Kratka Ridge (defunct since 2001). Kratka's 700 has some interesting terrain. There were a couple of other lost SoCal areas, Green Valley and Snow Forest, that even in my formative years in the 1970's I did not think were worth my time. The only place under 1,000 that comes to mind as uniquely worth visiting (but I would still need to be in the region for another reason) is Mt. Bohemia.
Most of my 1000 vertical ft or fewer mountains were based on geographic location or racing opportunity. In Central/Upstate New York, 1000 feet was pretty good! Also, I did not mind going into the hills of Boston suburbs/Southern New Hampshire on a snow day when driving could be taxing to get further north. Some of these places could have decent terrain (and a lot of West Coast/Alps terrain pods are not much bigger).
Decided that a 'Molehill' cut-off was at 1200 or less vertical ft (Wikipedia info):
Ski Area / Experience* | Continent | Country | Region | State/Province | Vertical drop (ft) |
Nashoba Valley | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 240 |
Blue Hills Ski Area | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 309 |
Holiday Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 400 |
Mount Peter | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 450 |
Bryce | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Virginia | 500 |
Boreal | North America | USA | West - Pacific | California | 500 |
Big Boulder | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 510 |
Jack Frost | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 600 |
Roundtop | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 600 |
Thunder Ridge Ski Area (Big Birch) | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 600 |
Ober Gatlinburg | North America | USA | East - Southeast | Tennessee | 600 |
Echo Mountain | North America | USA | West - Rockies | Colorado | 600 |
Liberty | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 620 |
Ski Sundown | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Connecticut | 625 |
Mohawk Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Connecticut | 640 |
Swain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 650 |
Suicide Six | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Vermont | 650 |
Shawnee Mountain | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 651 |
Wisp | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Maryland | 700 |
Labrador Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 700 |
Song Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 700 |
Wolf Ridge | North America | USA | East - Southeast | North Carolina | 700 |
Cataloochee Ski Area | North America | USA | East - Southeast | North Carolina | 740 |
Seven Springs | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 750 |
Bosquet Ski Area | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 750 |
Donner Ski Ranch | North America | USA | West - Pacific | California | 750 |
Camelback Mountain | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 800 |
Beech Mountain | North America | USA | East - Southeast | North Carolina | 831 |
Canaan Valley | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | West Virginia | 850 |
Lee Canyon | North America | USA | West - Pacific | Nevada | 860 |
Snoqualmie - Alpental | North America | USA | West - Pacific | Washington | 900 |
Elk Mountain | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 925 |
Whitetail | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 935 |
Greek Peak | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 952 |
Dartmouth Skiway | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New Hampshire | 968 |
Montage | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
Timberline Mountain | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | West Virginia | 1,000 |
Wachusett Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 1,000 |
Catamount Ski Area | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 1,000 |
Middlebury College Snow Bowl | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Vermont | 1,000 |
Wintergreen | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Virginia | 1,003 |
West Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 1,010 |
Crotched Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New Hampshire | 1,016 |
Mountain Creek (Vernon Valley Great Gorge) | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | New Jersey | 1,040 |
Big Bear - Snow Valley | North America | USA | West - Pacific | California | 1,041 |
Blue Knob | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 1,072 |
Blue Mountain | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 1,082 |
Plattekill Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 1,100 |
Massanutten | North America | USA | East - Mid-Atlantic | Virginia | 1,110 |
Butternut Ski Area | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 1,119 |
Jiminy Peak | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 1,140 |
Bristol Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New York | 1,150 |
Monarch | North America | USA | West - Rockies | Colorado | 1,170 |
Berkshire East | North America | USA | East - Northeast | Massachusetts | 1,180 |
Cranmore Mountain | North America | USA | East - Northeast | New Hampshire | 1,200 |
Sugar Mountain | North America | USA | East - Southeast | North Carolina | 1,200 |