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History of the Danbury Ski Club

Danbury Ski Club was founded in 1955. Its stated purpose was to "encourage participation in the sport of skiing and related activities". Today, after nearly 70 years our Club promotes skiing and snowboarding and runs multiple group trips to top ski resorts around the wor. Danbury Ski Club is a 501 c (7) non-profit organization. Meetings are typically held on the 1st Thursday of the month at the Danbury Elks Lodge - 36 Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury, but can move date or location. For up to date information on our meetings and events, check our Facebook page.

Mad Hatter Ski Slopes was located in Danbury, CT on the present day site of Tarrywile Park. Here's a photo dated 1955; the year the Ski Club was founded:

Mad Hatter Ski Slopes, 1955

A vintage photo of Danbury Ski Club charter members likely taken at Mad Hatter Ski Slopes.

More information about Mad Hatter Ski Slopes can be found at the New England Lost Ski Area website.

In 2015, Danbury Ski Club celebrated it's 60th anniversary. On March 26, 2015, a story ran in the Danbury News Times. Here the photo taken at Tarrywile Park that accompanied the article:

DSC60 at Tarrywile