DACRE HEIGHTS Abandoned Ski Lift

Visited: August 2009
Near DACRE Ontario


Driving down the wrong road can produce exciting results. My exploration companion and I stumbled upon this abandoned ski lift, known as Dacre Heights Ski. It was adjacent to the abandoned house and after exploring the dwelling, we made our way back to the lonely machinery.

The chairs hang eerily in the sky, never to ride again.

I'm reminded of The Simpsons episode "Girly Edition" where reporter Kent Brockman is doing a segment called 'Kent Cares'. He stands on an old carousel:

"Hear that? It's the sound of children's laughter... silenced. That's because tomorrow, this old carousel, which has delighted young Americans for lo these past six years, will be torn down, to make way for the future: a store that sells designer mouse pads." Music cue: "Turn turn" by the Byrds.

The wiring looked like it was relatively recent (@ 2009). When was this place shut down? Why?

There is a larger, classier ski slopes in Calabogie - did they put Dacre Heights out of business? So many questions left un-answered. But we must keep asking.