Saskadena Six
Saskadena Six (formerly Suicide Six) is a ski resort in South Pomfret, Vermont. Head to Pomfret to see it. Our list goes on with Killington, 13 mi away.
A ski area inside Pomfret
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 9°. When to go ↓
Woodstock is the nearest base
Woodstock is 3 miles southeast, with 9 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
An airport 12 miles away
Lebanon Municipal (LEB) has airline service, about 12 miles from Saskadena Six.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
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Saskadena Six
Saskadena Six (formerly Suicide Six) is a ski resort in South Pomfret, Vermont. Its claim to historical fame as the earliest ski resort derives from the installation, in January 1934, of an improvised rope tow, the first in the United States, on a hill located on Clinton Gilbert's farm. The rope tow was originally powered with a Ford Model T engine. By the following month, Wallace "Bunny" Bertram (a former ski coach at Dartmouth College who had helped build the original rope lift) took over the operation, and installed a more reliable electric motor. A few years later he moved his operation to a steeper hill nearby, shown on the map as "Hill 6". Bertram once joked that to ski down the nearby Hill No. 6 would be suicide. Two years later the resort was opened using this name and photos of Bertram can be seen in the resort museum in the base lodge.
- Type
- Ski area
- Terrain
- 38 runs · 618 ft vertical · 3 lifts
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.2K a year
- Official site
- saskadenasix.com
Bases for Saskadena Six
Lodging nearby is in Killington (48) and Woodstock (19).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Saskadena Six | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomfret | in town | — | 1 1 hotel | 940 | $399K | — |
| Killington 82% vacation homes | 12 mi west | 20 min | 48 23 hotels · 3 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 15 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 1,387 | $488K | B− |
| Woodstock 24% vacation homes | 5 mi south | 5 min | 19 7 hotels · 1 motel · 11 inns & B&Bs | 2,970 | $582K | — |
| Hartford | 8 mi east | 10 min | 17 12 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 3 campgrounds | 10,911 | $305K | C+ |
| Woodstock 21% vacation homes | 3 mi southeast | 5 min | 9 4 hotels · 5 inns & B&Bs | 903 | $775K | — |
| Royalton | 11 mi north | 15 min | 8 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds | 2,692 | $263K | B+ |
| Lebanon | 15 mi east | 20 min | 14 12 hotels · 1 motel · 1 campground | 15,481 | $385K | B− |
| Ludlow 68% vacation homes | 20 mi southwest | 30 min | 22 10 hotels · 4 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins | 2,134 | $370K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Saskadena Six
You can reach each of these within 63 miles.
Big draw44 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
113 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
50 mi LakeLake George
61 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
60 mi MountainMount Monadnock
61 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
62 mi MountainMount Mansfield
61 mi Theme parkGreat EscapePhoto credits
Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Questions before you go
Is Saskadena Six in Pomfret?
Yes. It’s inside Pomfret, VT.
What is the closest airport to Saskadena Six?
Lebanon Municipal (LEB), about 12 miles away. The nearest big hub is Albany (ALB), about 89 miles.
Where should I stay near Saskadena Six?
Killington (12 mi, 48 places to stay), Woodstock (5 mi, 19 places to stay) and Hartford (8 mi, 17 places to stay).
Local tips in Pomfret
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.