![]() His family sold the company in 2000 and each of the members were able to take their shares and follow their own dreams. He helped start up and run a fiber optics company in 1988. Mark Hayes grew up in a modern family from Massachusetts. Mark Hayes Plan For The Highland Mountain Bike Park The exciting part for the park was when Mark Hayes purchased it in 2003. In 1990 it was sold at auction and then again in October of 1995 but was never again opened as a skiing resort. Even with all the efforts they were not able to keep the ski resort open. This was a small ski mountain that many local NH friends said they learned to ski at long ago.Īs the years went by the Elliotts did what they could to keep up with modern advancements but by the mid 1980’s new ownership took over. The Elliotts wanted to run the ski area as a family run business for skiing families. The ski area opened with two T-bars, two rope tows, and six miles of trails. According to New England Ski History, The Highlands Ski Area opened Februby the Elliott family on Bean Hill in Northfield. The History of Highland Mountain Bike Parkīefore Highland was a mountain bike park it was a ski area. After meeting Mark the owner and his team and visiting on a couple occasions I wanted to write this piece introducing more people to this mountain biking mecca. Thousands of mountain bike enthusiasts from all over New England make the trek to visit this hidden gem based in Northfield NH. I was incredibly impressed with what I saw at Highland Mountain Bike Park. Mountain biking friends of mine mentioned how awesome this park was so I said Yes when I got invited to visit. For some time I had heard rumors of an amazing Mountain biking park here in New Hampshire.
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