CT’s first ski area opens Saturday

Connecticut’s ski season will begin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 when Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall kicks off its season. The early opening was helped by below-normal temperatures that allowed Mohawk to turn on its snowmaking machines. less Connecticut’s ski season will begin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 when Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall kicks off its season. The early opening was helped by below-normal temperatures that allowed Mohawk to turn on ... more Photo: Mohawk Mountan Web Cam Photo: Mohawk Mountan Web Cam Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close CT’s first ski area opens Saturday 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Connecticut’s ski season will begin Saturday when Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall opens.

The early opening was helped by below-normal temperatures that allowed Mohawk to turn on its snowmaking machines.

The cam shows lots of snow on the Nutmeg beginner slope, along with the Mohawk and Pine trails.

Mohawk will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A price of a lift ticket is $30.

Saturday’s weather forecast for Cornwall is sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest winds will be between 6 to 9 mph.

Mohawk is the oldest and largest ski area in Connecticut, created in 1947 by Walter Schoenknecht.

According to the New England Ski Museum, the first successful snowmaking test was at Connecticut’s Mohawk Mountain in 1951. The snow-making equipment was developed by the Tey Manufacturing Co. of Milford.

Check out the snow coverage on Mohawk’s live web cam here.

Connecticut three other areas - Ski Sundown in New Hartford, Powder Ridge Mountain Park in Middlefield and Mount Southington - have also made snow, but have not yet announced their opening dates.

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