Loon South Peak Expansion

[Newpylong]

They're just up there this time of year, along with Lincoln.

 

[2Planker]

Drive north through the notch to Franconia, different world up there, no crowds.

Ski over 60 days/year in NH & Maine
Haven't been to Loon in over 20 years
I'll stick w/ No Crowds at Cannon, The Cat, BW, Black & SR.
SR can be dicey, But you just need to get out of Barker early and avoid everythig low down. Ski Aurora and White Cap mid day

 

[thebigo]

how can you possibly have an opinion on loon if you have not skied there in 20 years?

hung up 105 days last year between cannon, loon and SR. cannon is definitely the choice on weekends and holidays but there is a significant number of days where cannon is simply unenjoyable, primarily due to zero visibility but also occasional boilerplate. loon is an excellent nearby alternative. bunch of days last year were loon in the AM, cannon in the PM after it cleared and softened up. handful of midseason weekend days at loon last year were crowded but lift lines were always manageable, doubt it ever took longer than a few minutes from scan to chair. loons problem is lodge space and parking, they need to get the comp and learning programs out of governors.

 

[2Planker]

how can you possibly have an opinion on loon if you have not skied there in 20 years?

hung up 105 days last year between cannon, loon and SR. cannon is definitely the choice on weekends and holidays but there is a significant number of days where cannon is simply unenjoyable, primarily due to zero visibility but also occasional boilerplate. loon is an excellent nearby alternative. bunch of days last year were loon in the AM, cannon in the PM after it cleared and softened up. handful of midseason weekend days at loon last year were crowded but lift lines were always manageable, doubt it ever took longer than a few minutes from scan to chair. loons problem is lodge space and parking, they need to get the comp and learning programs out of governors.

I live up here. Don’t need to ski it to know that Lincoln and Loon are too packed for my crowd.
I also worked in the ski industry for 25+ years and refer you to "Downhill Slide" by Hal Clifford.
ASC, Peaks, Vail, Boyne, Alterra…. It’s the locals and the area that suffers the most.

 

[machski]

Loon and Lincoln suffer from proximity both distance to Boston and being immediately off of I-93. It also suffers because for whatever reason, it has been the largest town on that side of the Whites for decades, at least with bed space. I would argue it likely has the highest available lodging bed base almost anywhere in NH now with all the development the last decade. Sure Loon has grown, but not quite enough. They need the new West Basin Lodge for sure and likely need to expand terrain further west of South in the coming decade as bed base continues to grow. I do hope they gain approval for the glades zone beyond WBW off North, they need added expert terrain and that zone would be perfect for that.

 

[thebigo]

I live up here. Don’t need to ski it to know that Lincoln and Loon are too packed for my crowd.
I also worked in the ski industry for 25+ years and refer you to "Downhill Slide" by Hal Clifford.
ASC, Peaks, Vail, Boyne, Alterra…. It’s the locals and the area that suffers the most.

your point is the multi-pass is bad for the industry? I do not necessarily disagree but hope you like smuggs, gunstock and MRG because those are your choices.