Ski Crotched, Red Wave, Embroidered — c. 1960s

A vintage Crotched Mountain ski patch, estimated to date from the 1960s, featuring a red wave that is half ski slope and half pennant, wrapping around itself. SKI stitched in white down the curl, CROTCHED in white block letters along the base. A navy oval with a cream merrowed edge; the red is dense and raised, the white letters sitting on top of it like paint.

Lift-served skiing on Crotched Mountain began in the winter of 1963–64, on the northeastern shoulder of a 2,066-foot mountain in southern New Hampshire. Close enough to Boston for a day trip, high enough to be worth the drive. That was the business plan for a lot of hills in the state.

This side, Crotched East, ran until 1990. Its trails and lifts haven't been used since. The ski area that opened in 2003 under the same name is around the other side.

So this is a patch from a ski area that is still open and also isn't. New Hampshire has a few of those.

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