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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Populated places in Windsor County, Vermont, Protected areas of Windsor County, Vermont, Norwich, Vermont, Sharon, Vermont, Chester, Vermont, Baltimore, Vermont, Barnard, Vermont, Rochester, Vermont, Pomfret, Vermont, Bridgewater, Vermont, Plymouth, Vermont, Reading, Vermont, Royalton, Vermont, Bethel, Vermont, Andover, Vermont, White River Junction, Vermont, Windsor, Vermont, Hartland, Vermont, Stockbridge, Vermont, Weathersfield, Vermont, Weston, Vermont, Hartford, Vermont, West Windsor, Vermont, Cavendish, Vermont, Wilder, Vermont, Perkinsville, Vermont, Chester-Chester Depot, Vermont, Okemo Mountain, Springfield, Vermont, Woodstock, Vermont, Mount Ascutney, Ludlow, Vermont, Black River, South Woodstock, Vermont, Green Mountain National Forest, Ottauquechee River, West Hartford, Vermont, West River, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Gile Mountain, Ompompanoosuc River, Lewiston, Vermont, White Rocks National Recreation Area, White River National Fish Hatchery, Plymouth Notch, Vermont, Brownsville, Vermont, Wilgus State Park, Silver Lake State Park, Quechee, Vermont, Ascutney, Vermont, Weathersfield Bow, Vermont, Coolidge State Park, Mount Ephraim. Excerpt: Okemo Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Ludlow, Vermont. Before becoming a popular ski resort destination, Ludlow was originally a mill town, and was the home of a General Electric plant until 1977. The resort experienced 600,000 skier visits in 2009. Parents Magazine rated it the Top US Family Snow Resort. Okemo was founded in 1955 by a group of local businessmen. Operations officially began January 31, 1956 with four inches (102 mm) of snow and trails serviced by two Poma surface lifts. The lower poma cost 20 cents per ride, while the upper one cost 60 cents. The early 1960s saw the introduction of four more Pomas, and the first cha...