Black Mountain, NH OPEN AGAIN more alive than ever

[Edd]

They could build permanent out houses. That's what Gunstock has at their summit. I'm guessing they don't get pumped all season.

BW has something similar at the base of the West Mountain quad.

 

[machski]

All 3 bordering states and Canada to the North…

Well yes with Canada, but not legal to transport it across the border in either direction.

 

[eatskisleep]

They should just do a composting toilet, similar to the Black Mountain cabin (on the old CCC ski trail, not on ski area)

 

[kbroderick]

Police Chief responded to the Conway Sun articlein a Facebook post:

Jackson Police Department NH

“Facts Matter” A Rebuttal Statement from Chief Christopher Perley, Jackson PD After reading an October 25th article in the CDS entitled, “Black Mountain gives police 5 days for docs”, I was...

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[jimmywilson69]

this continues to be such a bizarre way for this whole thing to play out...

 

[Edd]

Police Chief responded to the Conway Sun articlein a Facebook post:

Jackson Police Department NH

“Facts Matter” A Rebuttal Statement from Chief Christopher Perley, Jackson PD After reading an October 25th article in the CDS entitled, “Black Mountain gives police 5 days for docs”, I was...

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Can someone paste the details? No Facebook here.

 

[kbroderick]

Can someone paste the details? No Facebook here.

“Facts Matter”
A Rebuttal Statement from Chief Christopher Perley, Jackson PD
After reading an October 25th article in the CDS entitled, “Black Mountain gives police 5 days for docs”, I was taken aback to say the least. I certainly understand the principles of open government and the validity of NH 91-A laws. We endeavor to fulfill legitimate requests for information, as quickly as we can, while also trying to maintain investigative integrity and privacy rights of any witnesses or victims involved. One of the ways we do this is with redactions of privileged or private information.
To suggest that redactions are some forms of “hide the ball” is patently wrong. The Liquor Commission report, that was provided by the NH Department of Justice was redacted by their office not ours. We were specifically advised that the redacted version of the report was the approved 91-A version for release. We followed the same protocols as the DOJ in applying our redactions as well. All redactions associated with the materials were done for two specific reasons; the Driver Privacy Act (NHRSA 260:14) and the privacy interests of the callers. The Driver Privacy Act, which is also known as 260:14 Records and Certifications paragraph IX(a), specifically prohibits the release of driver or vehicle records to unauthorized persons. It is a misdemeanor to do so as well as additional civil penalties of $2,500 for each violation. Although Mr. Mogensen has repeatedly asked for the vehicle owner information associated with numerous parking violations that occurred on May 3rd, he is not authorized to receive that material. The privacy interests of callers that day were redacted out of caution and out of a specific request. One caller has since recently waived her right to privacy and can now be identified. The other caller, an employee of Black Mountain, requested to remain anonymous. I don’t think it smacks of deceit to honor the wishes of an employee reporting an offense at their place of work, I think it’s what the public expects of us.
The most upsetting part of the article is the continuous inference that I was the singular source of all complaints associated with Black Mountain. This is not only factually incorrect; those facts are known to Mr. Mogensen. In the spirit of open government; the following is a listing of calls and complaints associated with Black Mountain and May 3rd, and the complaint source: (CFS indicates call for service.)
05/03 CFS 25-24280; Parking Complaint at 398 Black Mountain Rd. This complaint was made to the Sheriff’s Office by Phoebe Burr. She is the homeowner’s daughter and caretaker of the property. Although originally redacted, she recently agreed to be identified as the complainant. This was also revealed to Erik Mogensen in an e-mail from the homeowner on dated September 28th.
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The homeowner also included an e-mail from Ms. Burr, explaining that she called the police on May 3rd regarding people parking on their family property. Phoebe Burr is the identified complainant in this case.
The e-mails referenced here were sent to erik@entabenisystems.com on SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2025. This was nearly a month prior to the article published on Oct. 25th.
05/03 OHRV complaint 1. This was an incident where Sgt. Mosher observed a person attempting to drive an OHRV on the roadway. The operator, who was never seen on the roadway, was ordered to park it and obtain a trailer to get it home. Sgt. Mosher would be the complainant in this case.
05/03 CFS 25-24292 OHRV complaint 2. This complaint is still pending in court. A citation was issued by myself for an alleged OHRV violation. I am the complainant in this case.
05/03 CFS 25-24294 Intox/ Patrons/Public Urination/Fire hazard. This report was made to the police by Kevin Bennett, the Town Building Inspector. He reported overcrowding, visibly intoxicated persons, people urinating in the woods and no bathroom facility at the Alpine Cabin. He also expressed concerns about a blocked fire lane at the base lodge. Jackson Building Inspector Kevin Bennett is the identified complainant in this case.
05/03 CFS 25-24335 Report of an Intoxicated Patron/Driver. A FEMALE caller reported to Carroll County dispatch that a male in a blue Toyota truck had been drinking all day in the parking lot and just drove away towards Bartlett. She said he also claimed to have ingested hallucinogenic mushrooms. This was then broadcast as a Be On The Lookout. The complainant is identified as a female.
05/03 CFS 25-24336 Disturbance SHOTS FIRED. This was a report of “shots fired” at or near a fireworks display at Black Mountain. The complaint was investigated with no actionable evidence and remains open. The complainant in this case was Erik Mogensen himself.
05/03 CFS25-24337 Disturbance at Black Mt. Sgt. Mosher reported that he and Officer Eaton were flagged down by 2 employees of Black Mountain for an intoxicated subject that refused to leave. During a parking lot search they were approached by a different employee about an intoxicated person inside the base lodge. They attended to that, returned to the parking lot and were directed by employees to the originally reported subject. After dealing with that person, they returned into the base lodge only to be asked by a Bartender to remove another intoxicated person. The multiple complainants in this case were all Black Mountain employees and in at least one instance Erik Mogensen was present inside the base lodge.
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NHLC Liquor Report #25-436-OF. Within the narrative of this report, produced by Investigator Dumas of the Bureau of Enforcement, a reference is made to a “Petition regarding Black Mountain Ski Area Noise”. This petition was submitted directly to the Selectboard without my involvement. It is signed by upwards of 80 residents in Jackson. I am not one of them. In this matter, the complainants are various Jackson residents.
Fulfilling my obligations as Chief, I gathered together various materials produced from our responses and provide them to the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, Bureau or Enforcement. They have primary jurisdiction on all licensed establishments in NH. Within the NHLC report, Black Mt.’s Attorney asks if it was common for a Police Department to report an incident like this to the Division. Dumas replied to the Attorney, “it was, and that they regularly receive reports from Police Departments regarding liquor law violations.”
A substantive finding in this case, that was communicated personally by Investigator Dumas to Mogensen, LaHood and their Attorney, was that the Alpine Cabin was, for the 2024/25 ski season, unlicensed to serve alcoholic beverages by the State of New Hampshire and remains as such to date. This information was provided as far back as July 15th. The person who discovered that offense was Investigator Dumas.
Clearly, I am not the sole complainant of all things Black Mountain. What’s troubling about that accusation is that Mr. Mogensen, a complainant himself, already has the material that contradicts that false narrative. The allegations and innuendos that I or my agency are doing things for any reason other than public safety are baseless and they demean the concerns and the overall wellbeing of Jackson residents, visitors, Black Mt. patrons, and even Black Mt.’s own employees. The members of the Jackson Police Department remain resolute in our commitment to public safety and all that live, work and visit here.

 

[eatskisleep]

Plot thickens…

 

[jimmywilson69]

See the thing is there is no plot

Both sides need to stop acting like cry babies in the public eye.

Get in a room and work it out like adults.

Be a better neighbor and don't be looking for trouble at every car parked over the line. Seems simple to me...

 

[thetrailboss]

Yeah, um, so.......

Any word on what their target is for this season in terms of skier days? What improvements did they do this off-season?

 

[machski]

Yeah, um, so.......

Any word on what their target is for this season in terms of skier days? What improvements did they do this off-season?

Snowmaking improvements for sure. Newpy has documented that well.

 

[thetrailboss]

Snowmaking improvements for sure. Newpy has documented that well.

Yeah, I've seen some of his pics. I'm interested in seeing more. Their story last year was a nice bright spot.

 

[Newpylong]

As far as snowmaking goes:

All 3 pump motors pulled and being rebuilt. Pump 1 shaft pulled and being rebuilt. Both pumphouses to get PLC automation.
3rd booster pump to be added when it arrives in December (will have to start snowmaking and install during downtime)
New 10" water feed line from pumphouse to Tower 13 (main valvehouse by Cabin) has been installed. This goes up Lower Maple Slalom so it's a trail that didn't have operational snowmaking that now will. Maple will get 40 new to Black HKD Spectrums (we rebuilt them last week). New air feed line travels up next to this.
Old return lines into the pumphouse have been ripped up and replaced. They were beer can thin.
New learning area air/water lines being installed this week.
New air/water lines up Platter lift and down Ninnow are installed. No more gorilla hosing from adjacent lines through the woods to get these covered.
New water spur down to loading area of double to run fan guns installed. In future years this will be extended to be a new base area line
12 new SMI Polecats in process of being installed in base and wider areas
New water and air lines to be installed on the Sugarbush trail which will offer a true novice route off the Triple/mid-station. This on top of the feed line is a huge project it is over 8,000 feet of pipe total to go in.
Old air and water lines to J-Bar have been disconnected and abandoned in place (buried). They were full of bullet holes and the water feed came off the Pond pump so it was low pressure and they could only run air hogs. This is last priority to get done this year.

I don't know what the total number is but it's a few miles of new pipe anyway.

Non-snowmaking that I am aware of:

Platter got a new haul rope
3rd cat
Looks like a lot of renovation in the lodge

Probably more I am forgetting.

 

[eatskisleep]

Wow that’s amazing. Lower maple always looks sad with the southern exposure so having 40 guns lighting that up will be amazing. Nice work. Any ideas on a target opening?

 

[Newpylong]

Yeah it actually had snowmaking but it was disconnected a while ago because there were too many bullet holes to feasibly repair being completely buried.

Unknown on opening, I have heard "earlier than last year", which was already first in the MWV to be open off the summit. Who knows!