1986 Map of Mount Snow

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Green Mountain National Forest dominates this mid-1980s landscape, where industrial water management and alpine recreation converge in Windham and Bennington Counties. The massive Somerset Reservoir to the north and the Searsburg Reservoir to the south illustrate the engineering of the Deerfield River watershed for power and storage. Between these points, the heights of Mount Snow and Haystack Mountain mark the significant elevation changes of the Green Mountains. Small settlements like Somerset and Searsburg remain isolated amid the timber and terrain, while smaller water bodies such as Haystack Pond and Crystal Pond sit tucked into the high ridges. This era of the map shows the transition from a purely industrial timber and water landscape to one increasingly defined by the burgeoning winter sports industry.