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.

 

[bigbob]

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

Avoid Loon during Mass vacation week and Loon is fine midweek. Parking lot between the lodges fills up some days. Fridays will be the busiest mid week day. just stay away from the Gondola if it has a line.

 

[machski]

All I can say is given the parking lots, the new RiverWalk connection gondi (assuming it goes in this year) and all the new single family and townhomes going in a long the rundown to Timbertown, one FGQ down there is not going to be enough capacity potentially starting this season. And I would say Lincoln Express is probably the most needed upgrade lift now aside from the main Gondi on the hill. Not sure Boyne is keeping up with the exploding bed base in town any longer.

 

[bigbob]

All I can say is given the parking lots, the new RiverWalk connection gondi (assuming it goes in this year) and all the new single family and townhomes going in a long the rundown to Timbertown, one FGQ down there is not going to be enough capacity potentially starting this season. And I would say Lincoln Express is probably the most needed upgrade lift now aside from the main Gondi on the hill. Not sure Boyne is keeping up with the exploding bed base in town any longer.

Loon had announced a large expansion is in the works last spring. I have not seen any details other than some glades off of North Peak. I would not be suprised to see another detach lift installed at the new lodge at South Peak. perhaps to another peak.

 

[machski]

Loon had announced a large expansion is in the works last spring. I have not seen any details other than some glades off of North Peak. I would not be suprised to see another detach lift installed at the new lodge at South Peak. perhaps to another peak.

Yeah, there were conceptuals of an entire new pod beyond South to lookers right, but that was conceptual only. I believe they submitted the plans for the Glading out beyond North into the bowl lookers left off NPX to the USFS for approvals. That will be nice, but it won't help the coming overcrowding I see at South starting this season.

 

[thebigo]

liftblog moved the pulse to 2026

 

[skef]

Um…

 

[jaytrem]

Well wasn't the town of Killington trying to move to NH at one point? Maybe they finally made a trade?

 

[1dog]

via Chat:
The town of Killington, Vermont (formerly called Sherburne) has actually tried more than once to secede from Vermont and join New Hampshire.

• 2004 and 2005 – Town meeting votes: Killington residents voted (by fairly strong margins) to pursue leaving Vermont for New Hampshire. The driving issue was frustration with Vermont’s education funding law (Act 60 / Act 68), which required wealthier towns like Killington (with its ski resort tax base) to send large sums to the state’s education fund.
• After the town votes, Killington officials even went so far as to petition New Hampshire’s legislature to accept them. New Hampshire lawmakers gave a symbolic welcome, but in reality, both the Vermont Legislature and the U.S. Congress would have to approve such a border change—something that did not happen.

So, the main push was 2004–2005, though the idea has resurfaced occasionally since then in local discussions.

 

[2Planker]

via Chat:
The town of Killington, Vermont (formerly called Sherburne) has actually tried more than once to secede from Vermont and join New Hampshire.

• 2004 and 2005 – Town meeting votes: Killington residents voted (by fairly strong margins) to pursue leaving Vermont for New Hampshire. The driving issue was frustration with Vermont’s education funding law (Act 60 / Act 68), which required wealthier towns like Killington (with its ski resort tax base) to send large sums to the state’s education fund.
• After the town votes, Killington officials even went so far as to petition New Hampshire’s legislature to accept them. New Hampshire lawmakers gave a symbolic welcome, but in reality, both the Vermont Legislature and the U.S. Congress would have to approve such a border change—something that did not happen.

So, the main push was 2004–2005, though the idea has resurfaced occasionally since then in local discussions.

That 2005 NH nod to killington folks was merely ornamental, knowing that it could never really happen.