In 1910, the Boston Sunday Herald reported that skiers were swarming
over the Newtons, Middlesex Falls, and Blue Hills. The Berkshires
provided splendid terrain, and the skiing was inexpensive. This visual
history traces how skiing progressed from the pre-tow era of outings on
wooded trails and golf courses to the mechanization of the sport. After
World War II came massive building, with sophisticated lifts,
snowmaking, and all the modern requirements that have kept Massachusetts
one of America's winter ski states.