Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

[l008com]

I'm looking for some places to start skiing again near Boston. Freshwater only, I don't plan on skiing out in the ocean. The lower Mystic lake would be a perfect place to ski, damn massachusetts hippies! (looks in mirror, doh!).
But where else? I know you can ski in Derry NH, which is about 35 miles. There must be some places closer than that though? It's so hard to find ANY information at all about the rules of any specific body of water in massachusetts. I still don't even know where you're supposed to slow down to no-wake when you're coming into Boston harbor. Boating in mass is a big secret.
Also Spot Pond in stoneham would be a GREAT place for some recreational boating if they accurately mapped out all of the hazards with buoys. But as of right now, that pond is rent-a-dcr-sailboat-only. Too bad, it's a good size pond too. I could skill all day there, it's also like 5 minutes from my house.

Is there a list somewhere, of lakes where you can ski? And/or lakes that have even a little bit of non-no-wake-zone?

 

[bill 22]

Re: Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

Hey, I don't know anything about Massachusetts but I found this web site that could help "Online Water Ski Lakes Map".

http://blog.proskicoach.com/2011/01/ski-lakes-online-with-google-maps.html

Later,

 

[bill 22]

Re: Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

You have to create a login to use the site but it is free.

OK - well the site said "This feature is under development."

 

[skibrain]

Re: Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

Might be something like that here:

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/pab/pab_facilities.htm

 

[greg82255]

Re: Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

There's Long Pond in Dracut. It's only about 1.2 miles across and fairly thin, but I've been water skiing and tubing there for 4 years now. There aren't any no wake zones so you won't have a problem with that. There's one pretty big rock in the center of the pond lengthwise and about 3/4 the way off to one side. It always sticks out so you can see it, so you shouldn't have a problem avoiding it.

 

[l008com]

Re: Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

That's interesting. Where do you launch though? I looked online and I don't see any boat launches. But there are plenty of boats so theres gotta be one somewhere.

 

[greg82255]

Re: Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

There's a club called the Fleur De Lis in Tyngsborough, MA. The pond is actually located in Dracut, Tyngsboro, and Hudson NH. You can join the club for $150/year or so and use their ramp and parking lot as often as you would like.