Mount Sunapee

[RISkier]

In reference to stuff not being listed on event calanders I sense that happens quite a lot. Perhaps I don't look through web sites in sufficient detail but have had a few occassions where we've gone to mountains and found quite a bit of terrain was closed for racing. I had looked at the Sunapee web site on Saturday and saw no mention of racing on sunday. One time when we went to Wa both Smith Walton and Challenger were closed much of the day. There was no mention on the main page of the web site.

[jack97]

Originally Posted by RISkier

In reference to stuff not being listed on event calanders I sense that happens quite a lot. Perhaps I don't look through web sites in sufficient detail but have had a few occassions where we've gone to mountains and found quite a bit of terrain was closed for racing. I had looked at the Sunapee web site on Saturday and saw no mention of racing on sunday. One time when we went to Wa both Smith Walton and Challenger were closed much of the day. There was no mention on the main page of the web site.

Ragged, BW and Cannon does a good job of listing them. Only reason I tolerate it is that the lift system does a good job of bringing skiers up the mountain. In terms of Wa, yeah they don't list all their events but they have announced big races like the sate championships.

Sunapee has a lousy lift system... poor capacity overall. IMO, management knows it.

[SnowRider]

Word from a guy from the mountain was Sunday was record breaking sales. That mountain gets more popular by the day.

They need a high-speed in the sunbowl area and it would have been nice if there exspansion proposal didnt get shot down.

But really, look for this area to develop a ton in the next few years.

[Puck it]

Word is that they are bringing a high speed quad from Okemo to replace the Sun Bowl Quad which came from Okemo also. No timeline though.

[RISkier]

Originally Posted by Puck it

Word is that they are bringing a high speed quad from Okemo to replace the Sun Bowl Quad which came from Okemo also. No timeline though.

I know that putting a high speed quad in the Sun Bowl has been discussed. It's probably needed to disperse skiers a bit. I'm not thrilled cause I think the absence of a high speed lift in that area keeps folks on the front side. I've heard folks say they never ski off any lift at Sunapee other than the high speed quad. If you're a groomer skier Sunapee has lots of great terrain and, in my opinion, it's very well run. It's the closest semi "big" mountain to us but it's really gotten to be a zoo on weekends. We've not gone this year and my guess is we'll not go unless conditions still look pretty good in late March or early April.

[jack97]

Last year, the sunbowl was service by a fix triple. This year, I heard they put in new gears in the lift b/c it kept on stalling last year and they had to run it slower. Also, they replaced the chairs (prolly from okemo) to make it a quad.

It's self serving, I wouldn't mind a hs quad in the bowl, the only run I would do is the bumps at lift line. If the bump field gets scattered w/ newbies, I can pick a new line, since they seed a wide bump trail (which is a good thing).

[Puck it]

What are you talking about? That quad has been for quite a few years. The whole lift came from Okemo. I believe it was a double in the Sunbowl.

From website: On July 1, 1998, Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, acquired the first lease ever given by the State of New Hampshire to operate Mount Sunapee. That summer, the Summit Triple was replaced with a high-speed quad, and the Sun Bowl lift was replaced with a quad chair lift.

[jack97]

Originally Posted by Puck it

What are you talking about? That quad has been for quite a few years. The whole lift came from Okemo. I believe it was a double in the Sunbowl.

I stand corrected, yeah they replaced it two years ago. Last season, my time was cut short due to an injury, so last year has been a black hole. Also, knocking my head on those bumps isn't my memory any good either.

BTW, it was a triple, I started going there on a regular basis for the past four seasons, it might have been a double previous to this.

[Puck it]

Dude, Read the post from their website. It was put in in 1998. Did you hit your head as an injury? I have going there since 2000 and it was never a triple.

[jack97]

Originally Posted by Puck it

Dude, Read the post from their website. It was put in in 1998.

Dunno, the section of the writeup doesn't make sense. It said the sun bowl lift was replaced with a quad chair lift. I think its a typo.


"On July 1, 1998, Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, acquired the first lease ever given by the State of New Hampshire to operate Mount Sunapee. That summer, the Summit Triple was replaced with a high-speed quad, and the Sun Bowl lift was replaced with a quad chair lift. Snowmaking capacity increased and we purchased three new grooming vehicles and a Pipe Dragon for grooming the half-pipe. A halfpipe and a terrain park were created to enhance the skiing/riding experience."



here's their history page;

http://www.mtsunapee.com/mtsunapeewi...ee/history.asp