Bretton Woods, Green Spruce Square — c. 1970s

A vintage Bretton Woods ski patch, probably 1970s, featuring a forest drawn with nothing but arrows pointing up, under the green spruce mark and “Bretton Woods” in soft rounded type. Square, white field, heavy green border — wider than it needs to be, which makes it look like a badge you earned.

The developer behind the mountain, Mt. Washington Development Co., went bankrupt in 1975, a year after opening day. At the time it was the largest bankruptcy New Hampshire had ever seen.

The lifts kept turning anyway. The arrows on the trees still point up. Somebody believed that.

Embroidered on twill, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.