G-Bar-S Ranch

Skiing the Area Today History The East Mountain State Forest Ski Grounds, later known as the G-Bar-S Ranch (named for nearby G(reat)-Bar(rington)-S(ports)) was a fairly major rope tow ski area, operating for two decades. It was one of the first snow train destinations and later became known as a family ski area in the 1950's. A series of ownership changes and a major fire resulted in the area closing in 1957. Several years later, the area was sold and was developed into what is now Ski Butternut , with a good chunk of the old ski trails still used today - though heavily altered.