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After more than half a century serving central New York skiers, snowboarders, and families, Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center will close permanently on November 15, 2025. A pending property sale will bring an end to its run as one of the region’s longest-standing recreation areas after 63 years of operation. The news comes nearly a year after the property was first listed for sale in January, Local Syracuse reports. Owner John Goodfellow confirmed that the deal is moving forward, though the land will no longer serve recreational purposes.
“Well, I don’t know everything that’s going to happen, but it will not be a recreation area,” Goodfellow told WSYR-TV. “We’re zoned here for commercial use and agricultural use. As far as that goes, I don’t have all the answers. We’ve had a nice offer on the property, and it’s time for me to retire.”
The Manlius-based center has long been a local hub for skiing, tubing, mini golf, and family outings. Opened in the 1960s, Four Seasons became a go-to destination for beginners and families looking for accessible outdoor fun close to Syracuse. Now, in its final days, the center is holding a liquidation sale—with hundreds of skis, boots, and rental equipment available for purchase. Larger items like the mini golf course fixtures, batting cage, and chairlift are also being sold.
Not all of Four Seasons’ equipment will disappear, however. Its conveyor lift, which once carried tubing guests to the top of the hill, has been purchased by Oak Mountain in Speculator, New York, which plans to reuse it at their tubing hill. Though the lift has been in service for about two decades, it remains in solid working condition and will continue to serve skiers and tubers for years to come.
As for Four Seasons, the ski and golf resort had once hoped the property’s next chapter would carry on its recreational legacy. But maintaining a small ski hill requires constant effort and long hours—something few are willing to take on in today’s changing ski industry. After a lifetime of hands-on work running the center, Goodfellow told WSYR-TV that he’s finally ready to step away from the grind and finally take a well-earned winter off.
