Pinnacle Ski Club, Maine: Pittsfield's Kiwanis-founded hill since 1954

By the end of the first (1954-55) season, per the same source, "dozens of kids a day were taking part in ski school classes." "Over the next decade, the property likely ended up in the hands of the Town of Pittsfield and the Maine Central Institute." The area grew to feature "open slopes on either side of the rope tow, a steep race course into a gravel pit, and a ski jump between the slope and the race course." Instructor and co-founder Bud Dow died in 1979.

The New England Lost Ski Areas Project corroborates that the area was "operated by the local Kiwanis Club, then by the Pinnacle Ski Club" and "continues to be operated today when snowfalls permit." Per New England Ski History, the area "has remained in operation, operated by the Pinnacle Ski Club," with two rope tows, no snowmaking, but night skiing offered; the adult weekend full-day ticket for 2025-26 is $20.00. The club's own website lists both membership options (Single $40.00, Family $100.00 for 5 immediate family members) and separate public day tickets (Single Day Pass $20.00, Family Day Pass $50.00), confirming day tickets are sold to the public alongside memberships. The club's own site also advertises "Learn to ski, snowboard, and Race all for Free!" as part of its public-facing program.

The club's own site frames its mission as "Promoting and encouraging skiing for Pittsfield residents and the surrounding communities," inviting the public to "Come join great family fun!" Public ski hours are Friday Night Ski 6:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., "(Times and dates are subject to change due to weather and volunteers)." The club's own site states it has "operated the ski slope for more than 65 years."

"The Pittsfield Historical Society was formed in 1983 in a community effort to preserve and protect some of the town's most valuable assets: its history and artifacts," per the society's own website. The society meets at "the Depot House Museum on Central Street," housed in the original 1886 Pittsfield Railroad Depot and open by appointment, where "the public is always welcome to join us." Manson Park was donated to the Town of Pittsfield by John W. Manson in 1926 (the first section, during his lifetime) and 1941 (a second section, by bequest), per the Pittsfield Historical Society's Manson Park page. Manson's will stated his wishes: "I desire it to be improved, beautified and, if necessary, enlarged, to be used somewhat, not principally, as a sport field to which the students of Maine Central Institute shall be welcome; to be used especially as a garden, walk, and playground for all the people."